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BY THOMAS LEFFLER
Universal City OKs design contract for Olympia Hills Universal City has taken the next step to poten- tially begin improvements to the Olympia Hills Golf & Event Center. In a 4-2 vote on Aug. 5, council approved a contract not to exceed $105,000 with golf architect Nathan Crace for the design and bid process work for council to discuss. Council members Phil Vaughan and Bernard Rubal were the dissenting votes. What you need to know Crace presented a master plan assessment proposing the scope of course improvements from a range of estimates provided by Richard Singer, senior director of consulting services with the National Golf Foundation. The three priority items for the course are bunkers, irrigation and tees, which Crace esti- mates would cost between $1.36 million and $1.89
Selma boosts funding towards Schertz EMS The city of Selma will be giving more than $100,000 of extra funding toward local emergency services over the next three
“We want more professional golfers, so I’m sorry, shiny and new is enticing. That’s what’s [going to] bring them in.” LORI PUTT, UNIVERSAL CITY COUNCIL MEMBER
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million . Improving course bunkers and sand traps is a priority because of their large size, making reg- ular renovations di cult, Crace said. Renovations that minimize the total square footage of bunkers would help the long-term success of the course, according to agenda documents. Vaughan questioned if the proposed improve- ments were a need or a desire. “If we’re already hitting a really high level of rounds, this sounds like it might be more of a desire,” he said. The design and bidding process will take between three and four months, or by November or December, Crace said.
Selma City Council approved an additional 35% in contributions to Schertz EMS for the 2025-26 scal year on Aug. 14. Both FY 2026- 27 and FY 2027-28 will have 5% funding increases. The city contributed $213,096 to Schertz EMS during FY 2024-25. The option chosen by council will see funding rise $104,071 by the end of the current EMS contract in FY 2027-28. EMS Director Jason Mabbitt said in ation- ary costs and bad debt have put the organi- zation at a cash shortfall.
Schertz allocates $405k to emergency services Schertz City Council approved an amendment to its contract with Schertz EMS on Aug. 19. The city will be giving an extra $405,132 through scal year 2027-28. At a glance
Approved Schertz EMS funding
$1.17M
$200K 0 $400K $600K $800K $1M $1.2M
$1.06M $1.12M
for the organization is $300,879. The city contrib- uted $791,273 in FY 2024-25, agenda documents state. Like Selma, Schertz chose an option to increase funding by 35% for FY 2025-26, followed by 5% increases in FY 2026-27 and FY 2027-28. Schertz EMS provides on-call medical services and transports for Northeast San Antonio cities, Guadalupe County, Comal County ESD 6 and Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph.
Additional sta compensation, new personnel and legislative changes have impacted the Schertz EMS budget. The estimated FY 2024-25 shortfall
2025-26
Fiscal Year 2026-27 2027-28
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