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City of Bandera Mayor Rebeca Gibson recognizes Daughter of the American Revolution, Constitution Week, during City Council’s regular meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 10.
Photo by Jessica Nohealapa’ahi
September 17, 2024
Notes from Bandera City Council
By Jessica Nohealapa’ahi
The Bandera Prophet
Bandera City Council members approved the budget and tax rate for the next fiscal year.
The approved tax rate is $0.47 per $100 property valuation, the same as last year’s, however the approved budget will raise more property tax revenue than last year by $54,672.61, of which $9,877.04 comes from new properties added to the tax roll. The budget will take effect Oct. 1.
Council approved new utility rates, with a 1.5 percent increase across the board, effective Oct. 15. Inside the city limits, the conservation rate (1 to 1,500 gallons) will change from $25.01 to $25.39; 1,501 to 2,000 gallons will go up $.45, from $30.01 to $30.46. Please see the full list of residential and commercial water/sewer rates here. A 5-percent garbage rate increase across the board was also approved.
~ In other business, council approved the use of Bandera City Park for a circus. The Bandera County Chamber of Commerce will host the Culpepper & Merriweather Circus on Saturday, Oct. 12, which will be held at the end of the park on the baseball outfield. The midway will open at 1 p.m., with pony rides, a moon bounce, giant slide, face painting and the concession stand. Performances will take place at 2 and 4:30 p.m.
~ Bandera County Convention and Visitors Bureau Manager Carita Jundt read aloud an email sent by a tourist visiting from Germany. The visitor wrote that her 8-year-old son “had a blast watching the gunfighters,” and the horse-drawn wagon ride was “perfect.”
Jundt said both the city and Bandera Economic Development Corporation contribute to those events, adding, “our visitors really do appreciate it.”
The approved tax rate is $0.47 per $100 property valuation, the same as last year’s, however the approved budget will raise more property tax revenue than last year by $54,672.61, of which $9,877.04 comes from new properties added to the tax roll. The budget will take effect Oct. 1.
Council approved new utility rates, with a 1.5 percent increase across the board, effective Oct. 15. Inside the city limits, the conservation rate (1 to 1,500 gallons) will change from $25.01 to $25.39; 1,501 to 2,000 gallons will go up $.45, from $30.01 to $30.46. Please see the full list of residential and commercial water/sewer rates here. A 5-percent garbage rate increase across the board was also approved.
~ In other business, council approved the use of Bandera City Park for a circus. The Bandera County Chamber of Commerce will host the Culpepper & Merriweather Circus on Saturday, Oct. 12, which will be held at the end of the park on the baseball outfield. The midway will open at 1 p.m., with pony rides, a moon bounce, giant slide, face painting and the concession stand. Performances will take place at 2 and 4:30 p.m.
~ Bandera County Convention and Visitors Bureau Manager Carita Jundt read aloud an email sent by a tourist visiting from Germany. The visitor wrote that her 8-year-old son “had a blast watching the gunfighters,” and the horse-drawn wagon ride was “perfect.”
Jundt said both the city and Bandera Economic Development Corporation contribute to those events, adding, “our visitors really do appreciate it.”