QUOTE OF NOTE
Public hearing on utility impact fees announced
New Braunfels City Council Meets Oct. 10, 24 at 6 p.m. at 550 Landa St., New Braunfels 830-221-4000 • www.nbtexas.org Comal County Commissioners Court Meets Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27 at 8:30 a.m. at 100 Main Plaza, New Braunfels 830-221-1100 • www.co.comal.tx.us MEETINGS WE COVER the city’s American Rescue Plan Act funds for additional utility assistance programming to the McKenna Foundation Sept. 12. The foundation will oversee administration of the funds to nonpro t organizations— including the New Braunfels Food Bank, the Family Life Center, the Salvation Army and the Community Council of South Central Texas— where residents seek the assistance and collect data on various needs throughout the community. NUMBER TO KNOW The total available funds for the budget for the city of New Braunfels’ 2022-23 scal year; it exceeds the city’s projected $312.09 million in projected expenses. $368.67M CITY HIGHLIGHTS NEW BRAUNFELS Collection of Winter Storm Uri charges necessary to replenish the New Braunfels Utilities reserves has been delayed through October 31 to extend customer support. The charges were initially set to resume in September. NEW BRAUNFELS The city approved a $210,000 grant from the New Braunfels Economic Development Corp Sept. 12 to renew a contract with the SPARK Small Business Center. Also known as the University of Texas at San Antonio Small Business Development Center New Braunfels Satellite Oce, the center provides free advising, market research, referrals and workshops for small businesses and prospective small-business owners. NEW BRAUNFELS The council approved up to $500,000 from “THIS RATE IS HIGHER THAN THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE; IT IS GOING TO GENERATE A HIGHER LEVY, TOTAL PROPERTY TAXES FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR.” JARED WERNER, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, ON THE CITY’S PROPERTY TAX RATE
BY SIERRA MARTIN
WATER AND WASTEWATER IMPACT FEES
NEW BRAUNFELS A public hearing will be hosted by New Braunfels Utilities to consider the update of water and wastewater impact fees Oct. 24 at 6 p.m. at the New Braunfels City Council Chambers. The public hearing allows New Braunfels City Council to consider updates to the water and wastewater impact fees charged to new or expanded water and wastewater service within corporate limits and the city’s extraterrito- rial jurisdiction as well as other new customers served by contract with NBU. The impact fees will not apply to existing NBU customers who do not request an expansion of service through larger meters or extended or larger diameter lines or to properties that do not receive water or sewer service, NBU said. Copies of the capital improvements plans and potential impact fee schedules are available at the o ces of NBU located at 263 Main Plaza, New Braunfels, and online at https://nbutexas.com/developer-driven-projects. Any member of the public has the right to appear at the hearing and present evidence for or against the update, according to NBU.
The city of New Braunfels will have to go through several steps to review and make amendments to the water and wastewater impact fees.
OCT. 24
Public hearing on impact fees and rst reading of the ordinance
NOV. 14
City Council meeting for the second reading of the ordinance
DEC. 8
Board meeting to consider setting impact fee collection rate
SOURCE: CITY OF NEW BRAUNFELS COMMUNITY IMPACT
Veterans Treatment Court program receives funding
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BY SIERRA MARTIN
COMAL COUNTY The Texas Veter- ans Commission Fund for Veterans’ Assistance presented $3.3 million in grants to 13 organizations in the San Antonio area Sept. 1, including the Comal County Veterans Treatment Court. Charles Stephens, County Court at Law No. 2 judge, accepted a check for $150,000 that will provide veterans in Comal County with veterans treat- ment court services. “We really appreciate the Texas Veterans Commission’s e orts and grant funding to help us help our veterans in need,” Stephens said. “Thanks to their assistance, we have had 61 veterans graduate from the Eugene Hooper Veterans Treatment Court who are better prepared to be productive and meet life’s challenges. We look forward to continuing to work with our veterans in need.” The CCVTC was established in 2015 by Stephens to provide military veterans with an alternative to the traditional criminal justice system. To learn more about the treatment court, visit www.co.comal.tx.us/vtc.htm.
The Gateway at Gruene Apartments has been told by the city to halt construction.
Stop-work order issued for apartment construction project
of New Braunfels was noti ed that the contractor performing the exca- vation had signi cantly exceeded the scope of the permit. City inspec- tors immediately responded to the scene and ordered the contractor to stop excavating,” the city said in a statement. “However, the contrac- tor continued to remove subgrade material in that area, which has now resulted in the city issuing a full stop-work order.” When completed, the Gateway at Gruene will include 227 luxury apartment units ranging from 575-1,400 square feet and include studios and one- to three-bedroom oor plans and townhome-style buildings with both surface parking and detached garages, according to developer MNO Partners.
BY SIERRA MARTIN
NEW BRAUNFELS A stop-work order was issued by the city of New Braunfels for construction taking place at the site of a new apartment complex called the Gateway at Gruene Apartments, being built in the 2400 block of Common Street. According to the city, the builder for the project received the proper permits to begin construction, including excavating up to a 9-foot- deep detention pond. “Last Thursday (Sept. 1), the city
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