Langford Community Management Services

 

 

Fri
18
Jan

Public can sound off on Burnet County flood debris grant

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Connie Swinney/The Highlander
The pile of flood debris, just off Phillips Ranch Road in Granite Shoals could be closer to being hauled off. Burnet County will likely apply for a block grant to help pay for debris removal. The debris pile is the result of the October flood event.

 

 

 

 

By Lew K. Cohn
Managing Editor

Burnet County commissioners will hold a public hearing at 5:05 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, about applying for a $350,000 Community Development Block Grant for removal of October 2018 flood debris.

Commissioners voted Tuesday, Jan. 15, to contract with Langford Community Management Services, a Leander-based firm, to administer and provide project-related management services for the county's grant application. Langford has provided grant administration services to a number of local entities, including several block grants for the City of Marble Falls.

The Jan. 22 public hearing will allow citizens the opportunity to discuss all aspects of the Texas Community Development Block Grant program, which is part of the Texas Department of Agriculture. Discussion topics include citizen participation, past CDBG fund use, eligible CDBG activities and amount of funding available.

Wed
23
Nov

City breaks ground on Public Safety Facility, contracts CDBG admin, confirms record charter vote

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Glynis Crawford Smith/The Highlander

At a ceremony Monday, Nov. 14, to break ground on the new Marble Falls Public Safety Facility to house the Marble Falls Police Department and Municipal Court, Police Chief Mark Whitaker said one word, “Wow,” sums up the culmination of a 26-year effort to build a new home for law enforcement to 606 Avenue N. Manning shovels are, from left, former Council Member Richard Lewis, Assistant City Manager Caleb Kraenzel, consulting engineer Tony Plumlee of Willis Environmental Engineering, Public Works Director Perry Malkemus, City Engineer Eric Belaj, Council MemberRyan Nash, Mayor Pro Tem Jane Marie Hurst, City Manager Mike Hodge, Whitacre, Mayor John Packer, Council Member Craig Magerkurth, Municipal Judge Cheryl Pounds, Patrol Lt. Steve Eckstein, consulting architect Ray Gill of Architect R. Gill & Associates.

By Glynis Crawford Smith

The Highlander

November has been bustling in the City of Marble Falls with the groundbreaking for the Avenue N Public Safety Facility on Nov. 14 and city council meetings Nov. 15 to set sewer repairs in motion and Nov. 21 to canvass the record charter amendment vote.

On Nov. 15

The $275,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) announced last month and another proposed for $300,000 in 2017-18 will be administered by Langford Community Management Services of Leander, following the decision by the Marble Falls City Council Tuesday, Nov. 15.

Langford was the only company of seven qualified service companies contacted by the city to bid for the $30,000 contracts, but it came with staff recommendation.

“I have been working with the city since 1997,” said Langford's Margaret Hardin.

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