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City Council Agenda for Wednesday, June 19
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The City Council meeting for this Wednesday, June 19, 2013, includes agenda items brought up in previous City Council and Planning and Zoning meetings. After approval of minutes and departmental and financial reports, there will be a public hearing for…
Education House Bills Signed into Law by Governor Perry
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Information provided by Manor ISD: Top Stories Brief Summary of Education Bills Passed on Monday “On Monday, Governor Rick Perry signed into law HB 5 (Rep. Aycock), which reduces the number of end-of-course exams required for graduation from 15 to…
Letter to the Editor re 161 Acre Dump at 290 & 130
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Ladies and Gent: Attached please find a collection of Letters and Emails that are being sent to the City of Austin Zoning and Platting Commission to try to prevent an upcoming zoning case from proceeding. This case would allow a…
Remarks by the President on Immigration Reform
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THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release June 11, 2013 REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT ON IMMIGRATION REFORM East Room 10:38 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. Welcome to the White House. It is a…
Planning & Zoning to Consider Rezone from Single Family to Duplex
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There are five items on the agenda for tonight’s planning and Zoning meeting, all regarding the Las Entradas and Shadowglen communities. Items two and five are to consider and approve plans for new phases of Shadowglen and Las Entradas respectively.…
It’s all good at Manor Farmers’ Market
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Manor Farmers’ Market every Wednesday at Jennie Lane SmartPark Free WiFi and Fitness Zone 4-7 PM Live music with Jimbro Lutz Manor Musician and Jeweler bolaman.com Pinn Farm: We will have yellow squash, potatoes and tomatoes Laverne’s Vegetable Patch - This…
New Mayor & Elected City Council Sworn In
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On Wednesday, June 5th, 2013, Rita G. Jonse was sworn in as the first woman Mayor of Manor. Mrs. Jonse has served as a City Council member for 3 years, and also serves as Treasurer for both St. Joseph’s Catholic…
Keep Our Children Safe by Blackland Reporter Reader
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Please check your neighborhood playgrounds for safety. Attention neighbors, On the night on Wednesday, May 22 my husband and I took our two children to the front park by the amenity center. Emma, my daughter was slider down the slide…
A New 161 Acre Dump for East Austin
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This item is on the agenda for City of Austin Zoning and Platting TONIGHT. Act now. This was originally a copy and paste sent to the Blackland Reporter yesterday. We’ve cleaned it up. Talked to some folks and have more and corrected…