CITY & SCHOOLS
News from Hollywood Park and North East and Northside ISDs
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Bexar County Commissioners Court will meet Aug. 8 at 9 a.m. at the Bexar County Courthouse, 100 Dolorosa St., Ste. 2.01, San Antonio. 210-335-2011. www.bexar.org Hill Country Village City Council will meet Aug. 17 at 5 p.m. at 116 Aspen Place, Hill Country Village. MEETINGS WE COVER HIGHLIGHTS HOLLYWOOD PARK City Council voted June 20 to recognize golf cart permits issued by the neighboring city of Hill Country Village. Hollywood Park police Chief Shad Prichard said some Hill Country Village residents drive their golf carts to visit Hollywood Park’s community facilities, such as Voigt Park. Prichard said Hill Country Village officials will likely consider changing their golf cart rules to accommodate Hollywood Park. SHAVANO PARK Local officials July 1 unveiled improvements to the City Hall nature trail. In 2022, residents David and Arlene Starr gave the city $10,000 to support trail improvements in memory of their daughter, Lisa Starr Rosenstein, a running enthusiast who died in a hit-and-run incident May 2, 2021. NUMBER TO KNOW Midpoint pay increase that all Northside ISD staff will get in 2023-2024. Additionally, classroom teachers and other employee groups will get a $2,000 pay hike. 3%
State addresses chronic wasting disease in deer HOLLYWOOD PARK Texas Parks & Wildlife Department representatives said they are working with town DISEASED DEER
Affects deer, elk, reindeer, sika deer and moose in some areas of North America, Norway and South Korea Causes symptoms such as drastic weight loss, stumbling and listlessness Is fatal as there are no treatments or vaccines Poses no risk to humans but does pose a risk to certain primates, including monkeys
Trustees approve nearly $35M in raises NORTH EAST ISD Trustees on June 12 approved a nearly $35 million compensation package as part of the district’s biggest salary increase for all staff in more than 20 years. District officials said the 2023-24 school year compensation package includes a one-time 2% retention supplement for all eligible employees. NEISD officials said returning teachers and librarians will see their respective salaries realigned with cur- rent market pay grades, adding other employee groups, such as bus drivers, custodians and nurses, will receive similar market pay adjustments. elk, reindeer, sika deer and moose in various parts of North America, Norway and South Korea. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it may take more than one year before officials on next steps after the state agency confirmed a case of chronic wasting disease, or CWD, in a white- tailed deer in Hollywood Park. Hollywood Park’s most recent deer committee meeting held July 10 included a TPWD presentation on chronic wasting disease. Hollywood Park Deer Manager Randy Tomasini said June 1 he was contacted by the TPWD about the local case of CWD, which affects deer,
The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department is investigating a case of chronic wasting disease found in a Hollywood Park deer. CWD is fatal and causes neurologic issues in animals.
SOURCE: CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION/ COMMUNITY IMPACT
an infected animal develops symp- toms, which can include weight loss, stumbling, listlessness and other neurologic symptoms. CWD is fatal to animals, and there are no treatments or vaccines. In a message to Hollywood Park residents, Tomasini said this is the first time CWD has been confirmed in
an urban setting. TPWD officials said they will
Stone Oak Park upgrades planned SAN ANTONIO City officials are planning improvements at Stone Oak Park with $750,000 that was set aside in the city’s voter-ap- proved 2022 bond. District 9 City Council Member John Courage and the city public works department held a public meeting about proposed park upgrades June 26 at Parman Library at Stone Oak. Preliminary plans call for turning the park’s North Loop trail into a concrete path and main- taining the trail width consistency. Design work is expected to begin this summer, officials said. implement containment measures to prevent the disease’s spread and pro- vide recommendations on mitigating transmission in town, where the posi- tive deer was captured in late January as part of an effort to reduce over- abundant deer populations.
HIGHER PAY North East ISD’s nearly
$35 million pay package contains key salary hikes for employees:
One-time retention supplement for those who worked at least 90 days in 2022-23 Eligible hourly employees get a 6% increase Eligible salaried employees get a 4% hike from midpoint of their proposed pay ranges Market pay adjustment for returning teachers and librarians, bus drivers, custodians, general and special education assistants All eligible employees get a 2% retention incentive
210-494-3671 • www.hcv.org Hollywood Park City Council will meet Aug. 15 at 6 p.m. at 2 Mecca Drive, Hollywood Park. 210-494-2023. www.hollywoodpark-tx.gov San Antonio City Council
will meet Aug. 3, 10 and 17 at 9 a.m. at 114 W. Commerce St., San Antonio. 210-207-7040 • www.sanantonio.gov
SOURCE: NORTH EAST ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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