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Inside the Moon Golf Cart Parade A2 Birthday Polka Party A7 Catch of the Week A8 Biplane A14 Issue 884 The 27° 37' 0.5952'' N | 97° 13' 21.4068'' W Island Free The voiceMoon of The Island since 1996 March 25, 2021 Weekly www.islandmoon.com FREE Photo by Sally Mitchell Around The PIPOA Annual Island Meeting By Dale Rankin Saturday, March 27 The skinny water founds its way The annual meeting of the Padre into the flats this week as the water Isles Property Owners Association temperature stuck in the 60s and is set for 10 a.m. at the Padre Island brought a rare cool southern breeze Baptist Church, 14253, SPID. The across our little sandbar. The Police doors open at 9 a.m. and members can Blotter swelled to War and Peace cast ballots for the vacant seats on the territory with a rash of wrecks up Board of Directors prior to the start and down SPID from the JFK to of the meeting. State Representative Commodores but by Monday it had Todd Hunter and District 4 City blown most of the spring breakers Councilman Greg Smith are slated OTB and life settled into the routines to address the members. See the full of the new spring. The spring break agenda in this issue. traffic counts have been surprisingly light but it feels like it might be the calm before the storm as the Covid By the numbers fever feels like it might be about to New rules for trout fishing in Laguna Madre. Bag limit and size restricted. See page A11 for details. break and if that happens it may be a Padre Isles record summer hererabouts. Trees and Island marker coming Property down How an Obscure Island Board Owners Crews began this week removing the Association trees and marker is Causing Waves at the on the east side of SPID at the base of Budget the JFK Causeway. Editor’s note: This is the third The recent freeze County Courthouse and final part of a look at the killed the trees and budget of the Padre Isles Property the marker is on Commissioners took six meetings to seat four members Owners Association private property and is being removed by the owner. Association Costs and 3rd The marker and trees on the west side of the Coastal Parks Board Party Expenses of the road will remain. The word 3680 acres of land from the Texas $35,000 Community Engagement is that a new seafood restaurant is Charlie Zahn and two of the board’s By Dale Rankin members had each served nearly General Land Office that borders 2021 Budget planned for the area behind Starbucks Padre Island National Seashore. The When the Nueces County Coastal two decades including Jim Needham $5000 Community Engagement Count cont. on A4 but no word on when construction board operated quietly and stayed Parks Board meets on the fourth who replaced Zahn as chairman. 2020 Budget may begin. under the political radar for decades. Thursday of every month in a The board was able to self-fund the $85,000 Insurance Expense 2021 cramped room at the county offices majority of its operations and hire But that changed after the General Packery Flats improvements Budget near Bob Hall Pier there are usually Director Scott Cross who secured a Election last November when the more members of the seven-person variety of grants and reimbursements makeup of the Nueces County $54,145 Insurance Expense 2020 board present than spectators. from other sources such as the Commissioner’s Court swung from Budget Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The the previous mix of three republicans The board operates as a semi- $13,000 Balloting Expense 2021 board took on added responsibility in autonomous body under the Texas Budget 2016 when Nueces County acquired Board cont. on A4 Local Government Code and is $7000 Board/Annual Meeting responsible for the management 2021 Budget The word from city staff is that the of the Padre Balli Park on Padre $1.5 million in improvements to the Island including Bob Hall Pier and Traffic Count: Spring Break 2021 $5304 Board/Annual Meeting Packery Flats area under the JFK I.B. Magee Park in Port Aransas Northbound – leaving Padre Island; Southbound – entering Padre Island) 2020 Meeting Bridge will not include paving of including Horace Caldwell Pier and $24,000 Collection Fees 2021 the parking lot between the bridge the recreational vehicle parks at Aquarius/Park Road 22 15,594 Southbound Budget and Packery Channel or the area both locations. It is unique among Thursday, March 11 under the bridge. The Island Strategic county committees in that while it Thursday March 18 $6000 Collection Fees 2020 Action Committee voted to apply all reports to the County Commission 21,850 Northbound 18,896 Northbound Budget of the money in the 2018 bond issue it has statutory authority to issue 20,896 Southbound 16,551 Southbound $164,000 Association Fees, Total for Island projects to that area with revenue bonds based on cash flow 2021 Budget the idea that the parking facilities from its operations. In the case of Friday March 19 Friday, March 12 $78,949 Association Fees, Total would be improved. However, as Bob Hall Pier the board oversees the 23,266 Northbound 20,528 Northbound the plan has emerged from the city operation and contracting for Mikel 2020 Budget 18,653 Southbound staff the $1.5 million will instead Mays Beachside Bar and Grill from 23,340 Southbound Professional Fees be used solely to update the traffic which it collects a percentage of the Saturday March 20 Saturday, March 13 ramps onto SPID. The boat ramps at operating expense and which, along $55,000 Accounting/Auditing 22,068 Northbound that location are among the busiest with the two piers and the commercial 22,653 Northbound 2021 Budget along the Texas Gulf Coast and the operation at Horace Caldwell Pier, 20,860 Southbound 22,124 Southbound $45,859 Accounting/Auditing city is under contract to maintain generates about 80 percent of the Sunday, March 14 2020 Budget the boat ramps and the parking area board’s income. Sunday March 21 17,624 Northbound $60,000 Legal Fees 2021 Budget which is often filled to capacity with For more than a decade the board 22,194 Northbound trucks and trailers on weekends. No was chaired by Port Aransas resident 14,211 Southbound $37,000 Legal Fees 2020 Budget reason was given for the exclusion of $10,000 Investment Fees 2021 improvements to the parking area. Budget Vaccinations A little Island history $10,000 Investment Fees 2020 As we went to press on Wednesday Budget three vaccination events were in the $125,000 Professional Fees Total planning stages for Padre Island and What the City and the PIPOA 2021 Budget Port Aransas. The first was set for Thursday morning at Waves Resort $92,859 Professional Fees Total and occurred before we distributed Agreed To Do 2020 Budget this issue of the Moon. The second $819,000 G&A Total 2021 planned event is Monday, March 29 Annexation agreement spells out responsibilities Budget in Port Aransas for people needing a second round of the vaccination and Editor’s note: The annual members signed as President of the PIPOA. maintain such bulkheads and $652,688 G&A Total 2020 a second event on Friday, April 2 for meeting of the Padre Isles Property The following are some – not all – of canals, and channel markers from Budget those needing the first round. Details Owners Association is Saturday, the terms agreed to by the two parties. the intra-coastal (sic) waterway to $1,979,000 Total Expense 2021 were not available at press time, for March 27. (See the full agenda in and within the subdivision. Budget more information see the Nueces this issue). So this week we turn LAND USE Water Quality $1,876,329 Total Expenses 2020 County website. the Island clock back forty years to Variances to the city zoning will 1981 as then privately-held PIPOA The Association will be responsible Budget Real estate numbers only be approved through the normal property on Padre Island was being procedures of the City of Corpus for monitoring the quality of water $230,000 Revenue In Excess of A check of single-family home sales annexed into the City of Corpus Christi. The Property Owners in the canals as required by Corps Expenses 2021 Budget Christi. Talks had been ongoing of Engineers Permit #9009 and for on Padre Island finds the following: Association will be notified of any $165,534 Revenue In Excess of for several months until finally a taking such corrective action as 2018 – 129 waterfront houses and request for variances. Expense 2020 Budget 194 dry lot houses sold; 2019 – 134 Memorandum of Understanding was may be required. signed by the city dated December BULKHEADS AND CANALS $0 Non-Recurring Revenue/ waterfront houses and 171 dry lot If necessary, due to water quality 2, 1981 which sets down the terms (Expense) houses sold; 2020 – 200 waterfront Maintenance conditions, or to maintenance and 239 dry lot houses sold. of the annexation agreement and the duties and responsibilities of All bulkheads and canals will remain activities in canals or on Association $230,000 Excess Revenue Added We’ve survived Spring Break 2021 the city and the PIPOA. Acting City under the control of the Association. bulkheads, CITY will police the to Reserve Fund 2021 everybody, say hello if you see us Manager Ernest M. Briones signed The Association will continue to $165,534 Excess Revenue Added Around The Island.

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