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BY JARRETT WHITENER
Live Oak o cials name Anas Garfaoui city manager Anas Garfaoui was appointed city manager for Live Oak during the Jan. 9 City Council meeting. The details
Learn more According to the city web- site, the job of the city manager is to act as the chief operating
City Council looked for someone to ll the role. Garfaoui has served as the assistant city manager since April 2022. Prior to working in Live Oak, Garfaoui was the assistant city administrator for the city of Katy. During the Jan. 9 meeting, council members entered a closed session to discuss the city man- ager position and then announced Garfaoui as the new city manager.
o cer of the city, working directly under City Council. In the role, Garfaoui will provide management in the day-to-day activities of the city and will be responsible for the implementation of city policies. Anas Garfaoui
Former City Manager Glen Martel announced his resignation during the Sept. 12 City Council meeting. His last day was Sept. 29. Following Martel’s resignation, Garfaoui was appointed as the interim city manager while
SCUCISD trustees approve 2024 25 academic calendar
Cibolo sta launch bond info website Cibolo city sta have developed a web page to inform residents of a planned bond election in November. An amount for the bond has not yet been announced. The details The bond would be used for a new animal shelter and a public safety facility. The cur- rent shelter has limited space for animals, per the city’s website. The public safety facility would give rst responders a place for training and prepa- ration. Should both projects pass, residents would likely see a property tax increase of $0.05 per $100 valuation. Cibolo’s current tax rate is $0.4699 per $100 valuation. City sta said the website will be updated periodically. Visit www.cibolotomorrow.com to learn more.
Important dates Aug. 15: First day of school Nov. 25-29: Thanksgiving break Dec. 20-Jan. 3: Winter break March 17-21: Spring break May 30: Last day of school
The Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City academic calendar for the 2024-25 school year was approved during a Jan. 16 board of trustees meeting. What parents should know The 172-day calendar starts the school year on Aug. 15 and ends the year on May 30. Deputy Superintendent Damon Edwards said the upcoming calendar will reduce the number of early release days, having early release planned only for the day before the winter break on Dec. 19 and the last day of school on May 30. This is down from the 11 early release days in the 2023-24 academic calendar. “We had to have half days because it was the only way we could create any time for our teach- ers,” Edwards said.
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Rather than using early release days for instruc- tional time, seven teacher work days are sched- uled throughout the school year. Teachers will also begin the year early with eight days of work prior to the rst day of school. Edwards said the academic calendar was created by a team of stakeholders, including sta , parents and other community members, to help bring a cohesive plan together. Edwards said the process to plan the new calen- dar began in September, and the preferred calendar was voted on in December prior to bringing the calendar to the board of trustees for approval.
Renovations to be done at Olympia Hills Golf Course
$550,000 Allocated for renovations in FY 2023-24
golf course. The remaining funds are expected to be used for parking lot upgrades, which are estimated to cost around $225,000, Turner said. That project is in the design phase. What else? Council also approved a bid of $614,999 from Abelar Inc. for drainage improvements on the course. This project is funded through the stormwater capital improvements section of the FY 2023-24 budget.
Renovations to Olympia Hills Golf Course and Event Center are expected to begin in March. Work will be done on ooring, restrooms and more. The details On Jan. 16, a bid in the amount of $234,979 was awarded to Joeris General Contractors. City Manager Kim Turner said these funds come from allocations of the Venue Tax in the Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget. When the budget was approved, $550,000 was allocated for renovations and other projects at the
• $234,979 approved for facility renovations • $225,000 estimated for parking lot renovations
$1.12 million Allocated for drainage improvements • $614,999 approved for drainage improvements
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