Boa to Consider Allowing Night Driving of Carts
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Salado VVillageillage VVoiceoice VOL. XLII, NUMBER 22 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2019 254/947-5321 SALADOviLLAGEVOICE.COM 50¢ BoA to consider allowing night driving of carts BY TIM FLEISCHER According to the Texas EDitOR-in-CHIEF Department of Motor Ve- hicles, “state law allows for Salado aldermen will dis- use of golf carts with a slow- cuss at their regular meet- moving vehicle emblem in ing 6:30 p.m. September 19 the following situations: amending the current golf • in master planned com- cart ordinance to allow for munities with a uniform set nighttime operations on Vil- of restrictive covenants in lage streets. place, The proposed amend- • on public or private ment puts in place language beaches, that aldermen directed vil- • during the daytime and lage staff at their Sept. 5 no more than two miles meeting to inject into the or- from where the owner usu- dinance. Aldermen had just ally parks the golf cart and defeated a directive to staff for transportation to or from that would have put in place a golf course, or some regulations suggested • to cross intersections, by aldermen John Cole. including a road or street “I went door to door and that has a posted speed limit talked to as many people as I of more than 35 miles per could before I was elected,” hour.” Cole told an audience of Municipalities are al- about 70 at the municipal lowed to pass local ordi- building Sept. 17. “The big- nance allowing or restricting gest concern I got was not the use of golf carts. the sewer. It wasn’t Sanctu- In these cases, the golf ary. It wasn’t expansion. It cart must be insured and Jake Markham and Taylor Rich were crowned 2019 Salado High School Homecoming King and Queen. Markham is was golf carts.” have the following minimum the son of Keith and Caroline Markham while Rich is the daughter of James and Kendra Rich. The two were crowned He said the current ordi- equipment: head lamps, tail during the halftime of the Salado Eagles home game versus the Austin Travis Rebels. The Eagles won 50-0. For photos nance “says we can do any- lamps, reflectors, parking of the senior nominees, turn to page 4B this edition. (PHOTO BY ROYCE WIGGIN) thing we want to do with a brake, mirrors, and a slow- golf cart.” moving vehicle emblem, ac- The room seemed to be cording to the Texas DMV. divided evenly between The issue of insurance on BoA mulls deals for new properties, those who wanted no fur- a golf cart brought various ther regulations and those statements from residents. who wanted regulations con- Some said they were cov- cerning children driving and ered on their property and issues legal threat to existing ones BY TIM FLEISCHER other safety regulations such off property by homeowners duct a portion of the overall mechanism be it sales tax rent economic development EDitOR-in-CHIEF as seat belts and night time insurance. Others said that impact fee of $3,750 per Liv- rebate or property tax re- policies, including the cur- driving. they found separate policies ing Unit Equivalent (LUE). bate.” rent requirement for a devel- Discussion among resi- just for their golf carts. Oth- The same week that al- The collection system por- The Village has entered oper to pay the full cost of dents at the town hall meet- ers said that policies only dermen will discuss and tion of the Impact Fee is into two economic develop- extending sewer to its loca- ing went from those who covered licensed drivers op- consider issues relating to about $1,200. ment agreements, one with a tion if requesting it. wanted to restrict young erating the golf cart. the wastewater service ex- Village administrator developer already in the Vil- For the 130-something children from driving golf Whether local police will tension policy for future brought up development lage limits (Stagecoach Inn) original customers, though, carts to those residents who check proof of insurance for developments in Salado” agreements with properties and one for a development which have generated sales felt that any regulation was golf cart operators on public existing property owners re- that may annex into the Vil- that subsequently annexed tax for the Village for 19 one more form of over-regu- streets remains unanswered. ceived a postcard that stated lage and tie into the sewer into the village. Both of years and property taxes lation by the government. They haven’t so far. that failure to connect by the system that would allow those agreements included to the village for a decade, The current ordinance al- Discussion on the issue Oct. 1 deadline may result those developers to be re- rebates of varying percent- there are no offers of eco- lows operation of golf carts during the hour long town “in the Village taking legal imbursed for some of their ages of hotel occupancy nomic development agree- on roads that are within the hall seemed to get in the action to bring the property costs of connecting to the taxes, sales tax rebates, and ments or reimbursement of Village of Salado boundar- ditch more than any golf cart into compliance.” sewer system. property tax rebates. Fur- impact fees. ies and have posted speed driving by anyone. Currently the policy for Development agreements, ther, the agreement with Instead, they get a yellow limits of less than 35 mph. You can find a video of extension of the sewer col- Ferguson said, could include Stagecoach Inn waived any postcard that threatens legal Other than that, it defaults the meeting on social media, lection system is borne by “reimbursement through in- future sewer impact fees. action if they do not comply to state law regulating those if you haven’t already. the developer. Bearing that crement financing, or some Aldermen will discuss by Oct. 1. operations. cost, the developer can de- other type of refunding possible changes to its cur- Four generations make cupboard cookies for Christmas in October BY JEnniFER CLARK vide annual scholarships for local high school students to Mary Hodge moved to attend college or technical Salado in 1946 after marry- school. ing C.B. Hodge. The Hodge This year the Bake Sale family had been in the Prai- will be held October 11 and rie Dell/Salado area since 12 and volunteers like the the late 1800’s and Mary’s Hodge family are always family, the Harrisons, ar- needed to support this annu- rived in Texas in the 1830’s al event. The Auxiliary wel- and were first citizens of the comes any baked items such state. Mary is a 5th genera- as pies, cakes, breads, cook- tion Texan, making Emer- ies, cupcakes and brownies. son, her great granddaugh- Baked items may be deliv- ter, an 8th generation Texan. ered to The Venue on Col- Mary was a charter mem- lege Street from 8 am to 5 ber of the Salado Chamber pm on Thursday and Friday, of Commerce Ladies Aux- Oct. 10 - 11, and from 8 a.m. iliary when it was organized to 10 a.m. on Saturday, Octo- in the early 1970’s. Christ- ber 12. mas in October, the Aux- Baking containers are iliary’s annual fundraiser, provided free of charge at quickly followed, alongside the Chamber Visitors Cen- the Ladies Auxiliary Annual ter (across from Stagecoach Bake Sale, and she has been Inn) Friday, September 30 cooking every year since. until Monday, October 7. Now the annual baking has Support your community become a family tradition. and join the Hodge family Proceeds from the Christ- in this Salado tradition by mas in October Bake Sale baking for Christmas in Oc- are given back to the com- tober. The Ladies Auxiliary Four generations, one recipe: Mary Hodge is shown above with her daughter Rita Zbranek, great-granddaughter Em- munity each year, donated to appreciates your support in erson Conley and grand-daughter Marisa Conley at her Salado home perfecting the cupboard cookies recipe for the local nonprofits and to pro- baking for this year’s sale. upcoming Christmas in October bake sale. (PHOTO BY JENNIFER CLARK) Page 2A, SALADO Village Voice, September 19, 2019 FORUM An Open Exchange of Ideas Retail sales up 4.1% from last year, auto sales up 1.8% from July The Markets Jason Walrath, Kathi’s husband, Tom Maynard, State Board of Education Member for Our dear old favorite District 10, Kathi Walrath Diane Walrath, Kathi’s mother-in-law Louis Walrath, Kathi’s index, the S&P 500 Stock Market & Economic father-in-law Index (SPX), turned in an above-average week, rising Update 0.96% to close at 3007.39. Congratulation to Kathi That puts it still 20 points By Jeffrey W. McClure below where it was about six weeks ago, but on an improving trend after the GDP growth was driven by that the sustainable U.S. Walrath for being named Chinese government an- consumer spending. Almost GDP growth rate was nounced a suspension of exclusively based on con- 1.75%. He cited a critical tariffs on at least some pork sumer spending growth, labor shortage, immigration the U.S. GDP grew at an restrictions, and trade poli- TASB Hero for Children and soybean imports in re- sponse to President Trump’s annualized rate of 3.1% in cy uncertainty as the limit- Congratulations to Kathi short-term deferral of tariff the first quarter and at a 2% ing factors on U.S. Growth. Walrath for receiving the increases from the current rate in the second.