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Liberty Hill, ESD 4 to divide sales taxes Liberty Hill and Emergency Services District 4 have agreed to share sales taxes collected from areas annexed by the city. Liberty Hill will receive a 1.35% sales tax on transactions in annexed areas, and ESD 4 will receive a .4% sales tax on those transac- tions, according to an interlocal agreement provided by Christian Kurtz, director of economic development for Liberty Hill. The agreement went into effect on Feb. 24. Dig deeper Liberty Hill and ESD 4 have overlapping jurisdictions, according to the agreement. The city is located entirely within the ESD. The city imposes a 1.75% sales tax, which is the same as the sales tax the ESD imposes, excluding some areas included in the city limits, according to the agreement.
When to use drones The drones will provide support for emergency operations such as
search and rescue
damage assessments
flooding wildland firefighting
scouting hazardous areas
SOURCE: CITY OF LEANDER/COMMUNITY IMPACT
Leander to apply for emergency drone grant Leander could receive three state-funded drones and training for 10 personnel after City Council approved an application submittal for a grant from Texas’s State Homeland Security Program. Leander’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management is hoping to receive $100,000 from the 2025 state program to bring the drones and needed training to the city, according to agenda documents.
The two-minute impact The drones would allow the homeland security and emergency management office to quickly assess situations and gather on-the-ground information for efficient coordination, according to the documents. The drones would also support emergency operations in situations including search and res- cues, damage assessments, floods and wildfires, according to the documents. What else? The SHSP aims to support state and local efforts to prevent terrorism and targeted violence and prepare for threats and hazards, according to the governor’s eGrants website.
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