Government
BY JARRETT WHITENER
Council to use $9M in bond funds for 9 projects Cibolo City Council approved a resolution Nov. 14 authorizing a plan to purchase certificates of obligation in an amount not to exceed $9 million. Council also approved a resolution allowing use of Certificates of Obligation. The details The bond funds would cover nine projects outlined in the resolution, with work on Lower Seguin Road using the largest cut of the funds at nearly $3.82 million. What’s next? With the approval of the resolution, public notices are required to be published prior to the sale. The certificates of obligation are scheduled to be issued in January with proceeds delivered in February.
Cibolo shelter saves 96.2% of dogs, cats In 2022, the Cibolo Animal Services shelter saved more than 90%—the nationally recognized benchmark to be considered “no-kill”—of the dogs and cats that entered the facility, according to an Oct. 20 release. “Our hard-working employees and volunteers ... devote their time to ensuring the animals in our community are cared for and rescued from dangerous situations,” Cibolo Chief of Police Thedrick Andres said in the release.
Cibolo bond projects
Total: $9 Million*
Lower Seguin Road: $3.82M Fire fleet-ladder truck: $1.8M Fire fleet-engine/pumper: $1M Land acquisition: $900K
Park improvements: $750K Public works fleet: $391K Change in cost for three road projects: $141K Loose equipment-fire truck: $101K Deer Creek low water crossing gates: $100K
302 saved
153 saved
315 dogs entered
158 cats entered
* VALUES ARE ROUNDED
SOURCE: BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY/COMMUNITY IMPACT
SOURCE: CITY OF CIBOLO/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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