By News Staff on Thu, 12/27/2018 - 00:00

Series of meetings set for water rate input

A series of public, town hall, meetings have been scheduled for early in 2019 to discuss Rockdale’s changing water rate situation.

Recently, city council members heard preliminary figures on how much water and sewer rates will need to be increased to cover a 30-year, $48-million expenditure to replace the city’s water and sewer systems.

The initial proposals reflected rates more than doubling and elimination of the current flat rate for the first 2,000 gallons.

Whittaker said public meetings will be held in the following dates and places:

• Jan. 3, New Hope Baptist Church.

• Jan. 14, regular monthly city council meeting, moved to Patterson Civic Center.

• Jan. 17, Patterson Civic Center.

• Feb. 11, regular monthly city council meeting, site to be announced.

Filing period window set to start for elections

With the new year coming in on Tuesday, the filing period for 2019 city and school elections is right around the corner.

First day to file for Rock-dale city and school balloting is January 16.

Final date is Feb. 15.

Election day is May 4.

School board candidates may file weekdays at the Central Administration Building, 520 West Davilla.

City candidates may file at City Hall, southwest corner of Cameron and Wilcox (US 79 and FM 487.

Cow-calf clinic ahead Jan. 3rd in Cameron

CAMERON—The 38th Annual Central Texas Cow/ Calf Clinic will be held Thursday, Jan. 3, at the Milam County Youth Exposition Building, 301 South Houston in Cameron.

This program is presented by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension of Milam, Robertson, Bell, Burleson, Falls and Williamson Counties, according to County Agent Floyd Ingram.

Registration is from 7 to 8 a.m. with the presentations starting at 8 a.m. and concluding at 3 p.m.

Three hours of continuing education units (CEUs) will be given for Pesticide Applicators License holders, one IPM and two general.

Ingram said those planning to attend should R.S.V.P. with the Milam County Extension Office (254-697-7045) for a meal count by Monday, Dec. 31.

Cost is $20.00.

“This was the hottest and driest spring/summer we have seen since the drought of 2011. Stock tanks dried up, hay pastures went from green to brown,” County Agent Floyd Ingram said.