Mayor Carl Brugger

 

 

Tue
19
Dec

Granite Shoals fund balance victory in sight

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By Glynis Crawford Smith

The Highlander

Victory in a years-long effort to establish a comfortable general fund balance seems to be in sight for the City of Granite Shoals.

City Manager Ken Nickel told the city council Tuesday night, Dec. 12, that he would have to wait for an official pronouncement from the upcoming audit, but the city's own summary of Fiscal Year 2016-2017 is promising.

“Between the increase in revenue and less money expended we are $243,456, net, to the good,” he said. “Added to current reserves, I believe we will hit the 90-day reserve of normal or best practices.

“It is nice to have the balance, but we have to remember, one major expense could knock it out.”

Fri
29
Jul

Granite Shoals bides time on bond issue

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Ready for hard work, early arrivals Wednesday, July 27, prepare to spread out around Granite Shoals to give back to the Highland Lakes community. They are part of an effort organized by youth ministers of the First Baptist Churches of Granite Shoals, Kingsland and Marble Falls, Hill Country Fellowship, Church of the Epicenter in Burnet and Lake Shores Church in Marble Falls and others. In two days, about 75 youth took on parks projects and home repair and clean up for eight residents in need.

By Glynis Crawford Smith

The Highlander

The Granite Shoals City Council chose a conservative path Tuesday, July 26, delaying a citizen vote on a bond issue that could restore major thoroughfares.

The meeting wore on to midnight as the council weighed the possibility of putting a bond issue for around $2.8 million on the November ballot. In the end, Mayor Carl Brugger's vote decided to delay the ballot option to citizens until May.

The bond issue would buy the city another $3.4 million in grant matching funds if the proposed street project were to cost as much as $6.2 million.

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