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City won’t back down

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island City Council on Wednesday rejected a proposal to rescind the action taken at the Dec. 18 meeting to approve the $15 million renovation plan for the Convention Centre. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by …

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Council OK’s fill for park

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island City Council at its meeting Wednesday approved a $30,000 budget amendment to replace the fill under the playground equipment at the Water Tower Park. The funds will be drawn from unrestricted reserves set aside for this project. To read the rest of this story, please …

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Suit filed against City

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island Business Owners Association (BOA) and the Rio Grande Valley Committee for Good Government have filed a lawsuit against the City of South Padre Island claiming a litany of Open Meetings Act violations. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South …

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Kite Fest retired

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com When Bill, Susie and John Doan of B&S Kites sponsored the first SPI Kite Fest 14 years ago, they had no idea what they were starting — or even what they were doing. Knowing that flying a kite was a fun and exciting activity, the event organizers said that …

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City allocates $425k for marketing plan

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island City Council on Wednesday approved allocating $425,000 from excess reserve funds to go toward the city’s marketing plan, via Machete, Inc. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by clicking here or call the news office at (956) …

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Authorities track, contain wild deer over weekend

BY PAMELA CODY Special to the PRESS Island residents were witness to an unusual sighting in town when a young deer was spotted wandering the neighborhoods last week in the vicinity of West Gardenia Street. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by clicking here or call the …

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Managerial search continues

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com On Tuesday, South Padre Island Mayor Robert Pinkerton Jr. reported that the search for a new city manager is still ongoing and that officials will soon finalize a roster of candidates. “We have 63 total applicants and the list has not yet been narrowed down yet,” he said. “We …

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City pulls plug on TV show

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island Transition Board recently decided not to move forward with a proposal to film a fishing TV show for the Outdoors Channel and Sportsman Channel that would have showcased sporting conditions around the Island as well as the area’s various activities and locations. To read the …

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City to focus on marketing, repairs in 2014

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com City of South Padre Island officials have a full slate of business when they return to duty in the new year. Topping the list of city business are repairs to the South Padre Island Convention Centre and Gulf Boulevard as well expansion of the city’s marketing plan. To read …

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Committee, Board selections OK’d

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The South Padre Island City Council at its meeting last week approved a series of appointments of members to vacant and/or expiring terms to the City’s committees, boards and commissions. To read the rest of this story, please subscribe to the Port Isabel-South Padre PRESS E-edition by clicking here or call …

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