Apr 17 2015
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS New appointees to the Laguna Vista Board of Ethics will be required to sign written statements agreeing to be available to attend called meetings within a specific time period, following action approved Tuesday by the Town Council. Specifically, the board repealed and replaced Ethics Ordinance No. 2012-19 on …
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Apr 17 2015
By DINA ARÉVALO Port Isabel-South Padre Press editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Joe Vega may be young at age 23, but he hasn’t let that stop him from giving back to his community. Recently, the rapper and manager of Dirty Al’s made a return to one of his favorite places to hang out as a kid, the Boys and Girls …
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Apr 17 2015
By MARTHA McCLAIN Special to the PRESS Ebony Lane will undergo major road and sewer line improvements in a project scheduled in Laguna Vista this summer. Requests for bids for the project have been published with a May 7 deadline set for contractors. Bid award is scheduled at the May 12 Laguna Vista Town Council meeting, …
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Apr 17 2015
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS Where are you from? We are originally from San Antonio. We purchased our first home on the Island in 2005 and have lived here part-time for almost 10 years. In April 2014 we made the permanent move to the Island. I still have some board of director responsibilities …
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Apr 17 2015
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS With the recent review of Form Based Code and zoning on the Island, the SPI Development Standards Review Task Force (DSRTF) met Tuesday morning to discuss the Schedule of Uses for types of development to be allowed on Padre Boulevard and in the Entertainment District. Digging deeper into …
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Apr 17 2015
By ABBEY KUNKLE Special to the PRESS The Parks, Recreation, and Beautification Committee have been busy with preparations for the new City Park and planning for a future community center. The committee met Wednesday morning to continue work on current projects and to discuss plans for their next big event, the Fourth of July Parade. …
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Apr 17 2015
Volunteers needed for Adopt-A-Beach Spring Cleanup Special to the PRESS Saturday’s Texas General Land Office Adopt-A-Beach Spring cleanup will take place rain or shine, so come on out and be a part of the nation’s biggest all-volunteer coastal cleanup. The 2015 Texas General Land Office Adopt-A-Beach Spring Cleanup takes place at 30 of Texas’ most popular tourist …
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Apr 17 2015
Special to the PRESS To pee or not to pee? That is the question! My sons often have to deal with this issue as do I and thousands of beach visitors to the City of South Padre Island every year. My sons’ way of dealing with it? They just pull down their board shorts wherever …
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Apr 17 2015
Special to the PRESS To The Editor, I wish to clarify an issue that should be important to all the residents of Laguna Vista. I am referring to the marina that the Laguna Vista taxpayers own. A few weeks ago, a story appeared in the Port Isabel PRESS about the marina. From the comments I heard from citizens, one would think that something …
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Apr 17 2015
By ESTEVAN MEDRANO Port Isabel-South Padre Press press@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel Commission proclaimed the month of April as Autism Awareness Month at Monday’s special meeting. The Commission also welcomed several children and their parents present at City Hall who participated in the Run/Walk for Autism held this past Saturday at Beulah Lee Park. Mayor Joe …
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