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Selma prepares to issue $9million in certificates of obligation for road improvements, public safety
2022 Cibolofest plans its return
BY JARRETT WHITENER
BY JARRETT WHITENER
of Lookout Road. The public safety training facility will include an indoor shooting range, a three-story fire training structure with a burn lab, confined space, outdoor classrooms and a facility expansion to the existing fire station, Casias said. This new facility will allow police and fire personnel to train locally and be able to conduct enhanced training exercises for high-risk responses while remaining available for emer- gency calls. Other municipalities in the area will also be able to train in the facility, bettering the emergency response teams in surrounding cities. The council will revisit this item during its regularly scheduled April 14 council meeting, where they are expected to take action to adopt an ordinance that authorizes the sale of the certificates.
WHAT THEMONEY WILL BE SPENT ON If approved, Selma officials would use the $9 million in certificates of obligation to focus on roads and public safety projects with estimated costs slightly lower than what will be available.
SELMA City Council on Feb. 10 approved a notice of intention resolution to issue $9 million in certificates of obligation, which will not have any impact on the property tax rate. The funds would be used to pay for a new ladder truck; a public safety training facility; and road improvements to Wiederstein Road and a portion of Lookout Road. The ladder truck will replace one the city has had in service for around 20 years. Road improvements would be aimed toward the southern stretch of Lookout Road and part of Wie- derstein Road in the Live Oak Hills subdivision, City Administrator Johnny Casias said. The city was also awarded funding from the Alamo Area Metropolitan Planning Organization for pedestrian improvements on the same stretch
CIBOLO On Feb. 8, Cibolo City Council approved financial mea- sures to allow Cibolofest to return in 2022. The event will be held on Oct. 1. Cibolofest was not held in 2020 or 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the city. City officials brought the festival proposal to the council in October. The festival is funded through sponsors and partnerships in the community, according to City Secretary Peggy Cimics. During the meeting, council approved new sponsorship tiers to help the city raise more funding. Revenue from sponsorships in 2019 total approximately $18,950, and estimated sponsorship revenue is projected at $30,000 in 2022, Cimics said. “It could be more than that, but we never know,” Cimics said.
Public safety facility ($4.5M) Road improvements ($2.9M) Replacement ladder truck ($1.5M)
$9M available
SOURCE: CITY OF SELMA/COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
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