BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island City Council on Wednesday approved selecting an executive search firm to lead the search for the next City Manager. The City has received seven bids from firms: Colin Baenziger & Associates; Strategic Government Resources; Ralph Anderson & Associates; The Waters Consulting Group; Bob Murray & …
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Sep 19 2013
City adopts $4.3M budget
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel City Commission on Tuesday unanimously adopted a $4.3 million budget for FY2013-14. The following is a financial breakdown, by department, for next year’s operating budget. The first number listed next to each department indicates how much was budgeted for next year. To read the rest of …
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Sep 19 2013
Council targets street improvements
BY MARTHA MCCLAIN Special to the PRESS The familiar topic of street improvements in Laguna Vista was discussed at the Town’s September meeting, with a report on funding methods presented. Options to create street improvements were addressed by City Manager Rolando Vela who presented suggestions for Council consideration. Various financing possibilities were included in a …
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Sep 12 2013
Lewis inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Legendary University of Houston basketball coach Guy V. Lewis was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame last weekend for his accomplishments and for the impact his coaching had on the game of basketball. Guy’s son, Vern, accompanied Guy on the trip to Springfield, Mass. as his …
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Sep 12 2013
WHAT A RUSH: Kiteboarder loves to defy gravity
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, then serenity is the hand of the holder. And for SPI Kiteboarding owner Jason Norwood, few things in life offer as much Zen as flying flat-footed 20 feet in the air while the warm Gulf winds carry you over the …
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Sep 12 2013
Alleged sex offender booked
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Cameron County authorities last week arrested an alleged Port Isabel sex offender, marking the second sexual assault arrest in Port Isabel in two weeks. At around 9 a.m., Sept. 5 a complainant entered the Cameron County Constable’s Office to report a sexual assault of a child. Ignacio Alfonso Rodriguez …
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Sep 12 2013
EDC identifies loan recipients
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel Economic Development Corporation (EDC) provides small business loans to area business owners through the EDC’s Revolving Loan Program. Initially, EDC officials refused to identify the names of the businesses that have received funding through the program. However, the PRESS submitted a Freedom of Information Act request …
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Sep 12 2013
WAVE funding questioned
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Everyone wants a free ride but, eventually, someone always ends up paying for gas. After an exhausting debate and in front of a standing room only crowd of residents, the Port Isabel City Commission Tuesday voted 3-2 in favor of contributing $50,000 to the WAVE Transit public transportation system …
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Sep 12 2013
Causeway collapse memorial Sunday
Special to the PRESS The public is invited to join the City of South Padre Island and the City of Port Isabel at a special ceremony in remembrance of those that perished and in honor of those that survived the tragic collapse of the Queen Isabella Causeway in 2001. The ceremony will be held at …
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Sep 05 2013
RESTORED: Woodcarver shapes dead tree into work of art
BY SASHA HELLERManaging Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Most people see a dead or dying tree, momentarily feel saddened by the loss of life, and then go about their business. But when woodcarver Chris Hawley recently passed by a dead tree in the Port Isabel Lighthouse Square, he saw an opportunity to make the world a little more …
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