BY PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS In last week’s regular meeting, the South Padre Island City Council approved a budget amendment for inspection and repair recommendations concerning the pedestrian walkway adjacent to the east end of the Queen Isabella Memorial Bridge. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South …
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Oct 17 2013
Off-site parking codes amended
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island City Council on Wednesday amended the City’s Code of Ordinances to allow condo owners associations to build off-site parking areas to be used by their residents. Mayor Pro Tem JoAnn Evans noted that this is a valuable step toward alleviating some of the Island’s parking …
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Oct 03 2013
Birding Center shortfall paid off
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island City Council on Wednesday approved a $66,779 cash advance from the Economic Development Corporation (EDC) to the South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center, using EDC reserves. EDC Chairman Scott Friedman confirmed that the cash advance will be used to cover a recent shortfall in …
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Sep 26 2013
City doles out marketing funds
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel City Commission on Tuesday allocated $10,000 for the Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce to be used for marketing, promotion, development and expansion of special events. This year’s allocation is consistent with the previous two years in which the Commission also contributed $10,000 toward Chamber events. To …
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Sep 26 2013
Changes to Gulf Blvd. are coming
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com South Padre Island City officials hosted an open house Wednesday for residents interested in the City’s plan to enhance 21 blocks of Gulf Boulevard with an estimated $500,000 series of improvements To read the rest of this story, subscribe to The Port Isabel-SouthPadre Island PRESS. Call (956) 943-5545 to learn more …
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Sep 19 2013
Firms set to search for new city manager
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 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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