CITY & COUNTY
News from Cibolo, Live Oak, Schertz & Universal City
COMPILED BY JARRETT WHITENER
NUMBER TO KNOW The percent increase in stormwater usage rates adopted by Universal City. City Council approved the rate increase July 19. New rates are to be e ective with all bills whose beginning meter reading occurs on or after Sept. 1. 15% CITY HIGHLIGHTS LIVE OAK On Aug. 9, Live Oak City Council sold $18 million in bonds approved in the May election. Funds are to be used on roads, bridges and sidewalks. UNIVERSAL CITY City Council on July 19 approved a bid of $165,403.53 for parking lot improvements for Red Horse Park, 1100 North Blvd. Upgrades include new striping, paving and accessible parking. Schertz City Council will meet Aug. 23 and Sept. 6 at 6 p.m. 1400 Schertz Parkway Bldg. 4, Schertz. 201-619-1030. www.schertz.com Cibolo City Council will meet Aug. 23 at 6:30 p.m. 200 S. Main St., Cibolo. 210-658-9900. www.cibolo.gov Universal City City Council will meet Aug. 16 at 6:30 p.m. 2150 Universal City Blvd., Universal City. 210-659-0333. www.universalcitytexas.com Garden Ridge City Council will meet Sept. 7 at 6 p.m. 9400 Municipal Parkway, Garden Ridge. 210-651-6632. www.ci.garden-ridge.tx.us Live Oak City Council will meet Aug. 30 at 7 p.m. 8001 Shin Oak Drive, Live Oak. 210-653-9140. www.liveoaktx.net Selma City Council will meet Sept. 1 at 6:30 p.m. 9375 Corporate Drive, Selma. 210-651-6661. www.ci.selma.tx.us MEETINGS WE COVER
Schertz PD nds error in evidence purging process
SCHERTZ An administrative error by Schertz Police Department sta has led to the improper destruction of evidence a ecting 1,378 cases between 2007-2018 in Bexar, Comal and Guadalupe counties, city o cials said. The error was discovered during a review the department has been working through as part of the Texas Police Chiefs Association’s Best Practices accreditation program over the past year, according to a July 12 release. This program is intended to guide police departments through an internal review of their policies, procedures, equipment, facilities and operations to ensure they are providing e cient and e ective delivery of service while protecting individual’s rights, according to the release. As part of this process, the SPD contracted with a consul- tant to assist with improving the e ciency of the evidence room by completing a full inventory and purging old evi- dence, with sta working on purging evidence in January. There have been no criminal violations found against SPD sta , city o cials said, and none of the identi ed cases were related to open or pending criminal cases. For validation and accuracy, city of Schertz sta is work- ing with the three counties to determine how to best move
PURGING EVIDENCE The administrative error by the Schertz Police Department and improper destruction of evidence resulted in discussion with county attorneys to best resolve the issue.
1,378 cases a ected
11 years of evidence
3 counties
SOURCE: SCHERTZ POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
40% of purged evidence met the statute of limitations
forward, county attorneys are vetting the review. Approximately 40% of the purged evidence had already met the statute of limitations, city o cials said. “The goal of the Schertz Police Department is to provide exemplary law enforcement service and, unfortunately, in this instance we failed to meet that standard,” recently appointed Police Chief Jim Lowery said. “On behalf of the department, we apologize for this mistake.”
Cibolo Council designates historic trade route an honorary trail
Historic opportunities With the approval of an honorary Old Spanish Trail, City Council and sta have options for marking the trail area.
Benches
Brick logo
CIBOLO City sta and council on July 12 discussed the possible renaming of Loop 539 to Old Spanish Trail, named after the 700-mile-long historic trade route. Fire Chief Mario Troncoso said there are already two Old Spanish Trails within Guadalupe County, meaning the name could not be changed since it would interfere with 911 calls. With this news, the city pivoted to recognize the actual location of the Old Spanish Trail, which runs along
FM 78 from Pfeil Road, running parallel to the railroad tracks, to Wiederstein Street and Loop 539. Council voted to name the area an honorary trail without o cially changing any road names. With the honorary trail approved, Cibolo sta will determine the best way to mark the trail. Options include specially colored street signs marking the area within the trail and/or putting benches along the area to focus on the historic landmark.
Alternate colored street signs
Interpretive signage
SOURCE: CITY OF CIBOLO COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
Honorary trail
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NOTE: HONORARY OLD SPANISH TRAIL REPRESENTED BY CIBOLO ROADS.
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NORTHEAST SAN ANTONIO METROCOM EDITION • AUGUST 2022
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