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COMMUNITY MAGAZINE & DIRECTORY OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2018 General & Special Election PAGE 4 Night In Ole Converse PAGE 7 Converse EDC News & Happenings PAGE 12 CITY OF CONVERSE DIRECTORY Converse Building Dept. Converse Municipal Court Converse Public Works 407 S. Seguin 402 S. Seguin 8711 Business Court 210.658.8285 210.658.8021 210.659.9513 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Converse City Hall Converse Utilities 403 S. Seguin | 210.658.5356 Converse Police Department 9239 Converse Bus. Lane 402 S. Seguin City Manager | [email protected] 210.658.3453 [email protected] Assistant City Manager | [email protected] 210.658.2322 City Secretary | [email protected] Converse Utility Billing / Bulk Trash Converse Public Library Park & Pavilion Rentals Converse Economic 601 S. Seguin 407 S. Seguin Development Corporation 210.659.4160 210.658.1965 110 West Legion [email protected] Pay by Phone 877.385.7181 210.659.9163/toll free 800.984.5020 [email protected] [email protected] Converse Fire/EMS 107 Station Street 210.658.8900 [email protected] Converse Human Resources 403 S. Seguin 210.566.1446 [email protected] Converse Finance Dept. 407 S. Seguin 210.658.5357 [email protected] AREA DIRECTORY UTILITIES Converse Post Office...............................210.658.5129 AT&T........................................800.464.7928 Judson Independent School District.....210.945.5100 CPS Energy................................210.353.3333 State Comptroller.....................................210.252.1385 Centerpoint Energy..................800.427.7142 Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission....210.731.1720 Time Warner ............................210.244.0505 US Post Office..........................................800.275.8777 Waste Management ...............210.368.5000 Voter Registration..................................210.252.VOTE COUNTY/STATE CONTACT INFORMATION Bexar Cty. Appraisal District Texas Dept. of Motor Vehicles Texas Dept. of Transportation 411 North Frio 3500 NW Loop 410 4615 NW Loop 410 San Antonio, TX 78207 San Antonio, TX 78229 San Antonio, TX 78229-0928 210.224.8511 210.615.1776 210.615.1110 www.bcad.org www.txdmv.gov www.txdot.gov Bexar Cty. Tax Assessor Texas Dept. of Public Safety Commissioner Tommy Calvert 233 N Pecos La Trinidad 1633 Pat Booker Road Bexar County, Precinct 4 San Antonio, TX 78207-3175 Universal City, TX 78148-3432 101 W. Nueva Street, Suite 1029 210.335.6628 Tax Info 210.945.1900 San Antonio, Texas 78205 210.335.6627 Motor Vehicle www.txdps.state.tx.us 210-335-2614 www.bexar.org/tax [email protected] 2 Community Magazine & Directory Cover: © Can Stock Photo / lilkar; Page © Can 7: Stock Photo / macrovector ; Page 9: © Can Stock Photo / iqoncept; © Can Stock Photo / CandyBoxImages October - December 2018 3 Council Places 2, 4, and 6 & Proposition Regarding 4B Sales Tax Redistribution (NO PROPOSED INCREASE IN TAXES) CANDIDATES PLACE 2 Nancy Droneburg - Deborah James PLACE 4 Joan Lindgren - Kate Silvas PLACE 6 Marc Gilbert - Billy Ortiz Thursday, October 18, 2018 - Meet the Candidates from 6:30 PM- 8:30 PM, City Council Chambers Friday, October 26, 2018 - Last Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail (Contact Bexar County Elections Department with questions (210) 335-8683.) THE HOURS OF EARLY VOTING WILL BE: Mon., Oct. 22 thru Fri., Oct. 26 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sat., Oct. 27 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Sun., Oct. 28 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m. Mon., Oct. 29 thru Fri. Nov 2 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Voting locations can be found online on the city website or by calling Bexar County Elections. ELECTION DAY! Tuesday, November 6, 2018 - 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Must vote at precinct voting location) What does this mean? How much revenuedoes Converse expectto collectduring the Proposition A would split the 1/2 percent Sales and Use tax that four year life of the Street Maintenance Sales Tax? the Converse Economic Development Corporation currently receives to 1/4 percent. It would distribute the remaining 1/4 The anticipatedrevenue from the Street Maintenance Sales percent to a fund for the maintenance and repair of City streets. Tax is $612,500 per year, for a total of $2,450,000 over four years. This money CAN ONLY be used for the maintenance and repairs How much willit cost me? of streets but cannot fund building new streets. This is NOT an / increase in taxes. This is redistributing 1/4 percent of Sales Tax For every dollar you spend on taxable purchases in Converse, 1 4 $ revenue from the Converse Economic Development Corporation percent of one penny will go to street maintenance. For each 4, $ $ $ $ $ to the City of Converse Street Maintenance Fund. 0.01; for each 20, 0.05; for each 100, 0.25. This is a sales tax only and will not change any property tax payments. What is a Street MaintenanceSales Tax? Ifapproved by voters, when willthis tax expire? State legislation allows municipalities to collect 1/4 of sales and use tax exclusively for the maintenance and rehabilitation of The tax will begin January 1, 2019 and will expire December 31, existing public streets and alleys, with voter approval. 2022. The voters can vote to extend the tax. Whatis the main purpose and goal for the Street Maintenance Election Information Sales Tax Program? The last day to register to vote for the November 6, 2018 General To provide dedicated funds for repair, preventative maintenance & Special Election is October 9, 2018. Election Day Voting Hour and reconstruction of existing public streets within the city limits are 7 a.m to 7 p.m. of the City of Converse. This allows Converse the ability to Early Voting complete reconstruction of roadways in need of major repair. The goal is to improve mobility and extend the life of streets. Mon., Oct. 22 thru Fri., Oct. 26 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sat., Oct. 27 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Can the money generated by the StreetM aintenanceSales Tax Sun., Oct. 28 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m. be used for purposes other than street repair? Mon., Oct. 29 thru Fri. Nov 2 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. No, the money can only be used for existing street-related You can vote at any of the voting sites during Early Voting repairs, including sidewalks. ONLY. Election Day VotingLocations: How does the Cityof Conversedetermine what streets willb e Precinct maintained or repaired? 4059 Rosewood Rehab & Care Ctr The Public Works Department uses a pavement management 4130 7700 Mesquite Pass system to help assess and determine maintenance needs. 4162 Converse, TX 78109 Are other cities collectinga Street MaintenanceSales Tax? 4201 4067 Converse City Hall Conf Rm According to the State Comptroller's Officethe local cities of 4114 405 S. Seguin Alamo Heights, Castle Hills, Cibolo, Floresville, Grey Forest, Hill Country Village, Hollywood Park, Leon Valley, Kirby, Olmos Park, 4191 Converse, TX 78109 Karnes City, Selma, and Windcrest have sales tax programs for 4196 street maintenance. 4132 Judson Middle School 9696 Schaeffer Rd. Converse TX 78109 4163 Spring Meadows Elementary 7135 Elm Trail San Antonio, TX 78244 Applicationsfor ballots by mail must be received no later than the close of business on October 26, 2018. Applicationsfor ballots by mail will be mailed to: Jacquelyn F. Callanen (Early Voting Clerk), 1103 S. Frio, Ste. 100 San Antonio, TX 78207. Please call City Secretary Holly Nagy at 658-5356 or email [email protected] further informationabout mail ballot applicationsand votingprecincts. 6 Community Magazine & Directory October - December 2018 7 LIBRARY NEWS Converse Public Library’s 5th Annual Pumpkin Decorating Contest Open to everyone! Winner will be announced on Halloween via our Facebook and Twitter accounts! Do not need to be present to win! Must pick up prize and pumpkins by Wednesday, November 7! Top five pumpkins will be selected and then the one with the most likes on our Facebook wins! Pumpkins must be here by Octo- ber 24 in order to give everyone a week to vote! Only Two Rules! 1. DO NOT CARVE INTO THE PUMPKIN! You can decorate it with paint, glitter, pushins décor, etc… but don’t carve it. If you carve the pumpkin it will rot, and we will be forced to discard your creation. 2.MAKE YOUR PUMPKIN KID FRIENDLY – Pumpkins will be displayed in the Childrens’ Wing. *Nothing crude or too scary– we don’t want to frighten the other pumpkins! We are pleased to announce we now offer an afternoon Preschool Story-time every Wednesday at 1:30 pm! Same great program in the morning, two times to choose from! We want to make sure that our morning preschoolers have the same opportunity to come to the library for story-time! Ms. Hannah looks forward to seeing many more smiling faces! Converse Fire Department News: October is National Fire Preven- tion month. This year’s 2018 Cam- paign “LOOK. LISTEN. LEARN. Be aware. Fire can happen anywhere” is October 7-13, 2018. The National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) works to educate reducing the likelihood of having a fire and how to escape safely by LOOK-ing for places where a fire could start, LISTEN-ing for the sound of the smoke alarm and LEARN-ing two ways out of every room. For more information about fire prevention, please contact the Converse Fire Department or you can visit www.nfpa.org for more fire prevention tips. The Fire Department will be visiting local schools for a fire prevention talk and demonstration. We ask that you please talk about what they learned, and as a family project develop a home fire safety plan. Smoke detectors save lives! We recommended testing your smoke detectors at least monthly, by pressing the test button to ensure the alarm is working correctly.