CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF MEADOWLAKES — The price of a proposed ground-level water storage tank has jumped 20 percent over the anticipated cost, and city leaders said they will postpone another water plant-related project and re-route reserves to foot the bill.

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DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR MEADOWLAKES — The storm that rolled across the Highland Lakes on April 2 left hail and wind damage in its wake, but it also left Marble Falls Area EMS Inc. Executive Director Johnny Campbell a little shaken and very thankful.

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FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — When voters head to the polls for the Highland Lakes elections May 11, they’ll find they have a lot of selections on the ballot, with a few exceptions. The filing date for the May elections closed March 1. Residents have until April 11 to register to vote if they [...]

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FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — Some of the most important elected positions in the lives of people isn’t in Washington, D.C. or even Austin, but much closer to home. Local municipal elections scheduled for May 11 give people a chance to play a role in how their communities face the future. City councils effect [...]

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MEADOWLAKES — Resident Joe Summers believes the age of cell-phone texting has a downside — especially because using the devices while driving can distract motorists and lead to an accident. Summers is asking the City Council to approve a ban on texting while operating a motor vehicle. Officials, however, are worried about enforcing such a [...]

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MEADOWLAKES — City Council passed a 3.5 percent property tax rate increase and a $2 million budget for the 2012-2013 fiscal year Sept. 18. Residents also will see a hike in water rates. The budget goes into effect Oct. 1. The current tax rate is 30.45 cents per $100 valuation. The new tax rate will [...]

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MEADOWLAKES — Friends have set up a fund for the Granite Shoals fire chief and his family to help replace possessions lost due to smoke and water damage during a blaze at their home Aug. 28. The fire in the 200 block of Chaparral, which broke out about 12:45 p.m., damaged a side of the [...]

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MEADOWLAKES — A blaze at the home of a firefighter Aug. 28 damaged a side of the dwelling and the roof, as well as causing some smoke and water damage inside, officials said. A woman and a child were at home when the blaze in the 200 block of Chaparral Street broke out about 12:45 [...]

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MEADOWLAKES — Homeowner Perri Mancil wasn’t expecting any guests Aug. 20 when she looked out her window, but she ended up with 40,000-50,000 buzzing visitors who stayed several days. On Aug. 23, those guests got an escort to their new home, courtesy of two Georgetown beekeepers who removed the hive after the winged intruders invaded [...]

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MEADOWLAKES — A proposed cent-and-a-half property tax increase and a 21  percent hike in water rates could help pay for a new water tank, balance the public works fund and replenish budget reserves, city officials said. On July 30 during a workshop at City Hall on the proposed $2.2 million fiscal year budget, City Council [...]

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MEADOWLAKES — City leaders don’t have to look any further than their own community for a loan to build a new ground-level water storage tank, officials say. City Council members July 10 approved drawing up a contract for a 7-year, low-interest loan from the Meadowlakes Property Owners Association worth $300,000. “They have the money to [...]

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MEADOWLAKES — Upgrading infrastructure including exploring the costs of a new water tank dominated discussions at the June 12 City Council meeting. Council members are considering purchasing an additional ground-level water storage tank. Meanwhile, public works officials have upgraded a computer system that handles water supply data.

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