Tag: City of San Benito

Gas lines, weather stall street repairs

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Repair work is still underway at two San Benito streets due to delays associated with the relocation of gas lines at one road and inclement weather at the other. The reconstruction of Shafer Road in San Benito has been stalled due to gas lines that require relocating, according to …

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LEGAL BATTLE: City faces counter suit in water plant saga

By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com New developments have sprouted in the ongoing legal saga of the City of San Benito’s problematic Water Treatment Plant No. 2, including a counter suit recently filed against the city. Before discussing the suit, however, San Benito City Commissioners and Mayor Celeste Z. Sanchez were expected to discuss at a …

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Public hearing set for Reagan rezoning

By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The City of San Benito Planning Department is having a public hearing for property owners within a 200-foot radius of a tract of property for which a rezoning application has been submitted. Set for 5:40 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, the public hearing will be held in the City Annex Municipal …

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City still mulling over pay structure

By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com The San Benito City Commission will soon hold a workshop to discuss Ordinance No. 2519, adopting a pay grade and salary classification for certain municipal employees along with an effective date. The workshop will be held at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, where the ordinance, which would repeal 2119 and …

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McCullough Street still under construction

By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Update: Wed. Nov. 5, 3:24 p.m. Item tabled. (additional information in story)  The San Benito City Commission discussed on Tuesday evening approving a change order in the amount of $29,000 to continue reconstruction work on McCullough Street. The road, which was originally approved for construction from Line 17 to Business …

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FAREWELL TO A FRIEND: City says goodbye to Jalomo after 47 years

By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com On Wednesday evening, the City of San Benito celebrated the career of longtime employee Hector “Chuck” Jalomo, who retired Friday, Oct. 31. Jalomo, who has been employed with the city for 47 years and served the last 11 as assistant city manager, received recognition for his years as a public …

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Commission to mull at-will pay structure

By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com In early November, the San Benito City Commission will be discussing the pay scales for the municipality’s at-will employees, before proceeding with a decision. Item number 8 on the Oct. 21 meeting agenda reads as follows: “Consider first reading of Ordinance No. 2519: An Ordinance by the City Commission of …

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Jalomo retires Wednesday after 47 years with city

By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com After 47 years of service to the City of San Benito, Assistant City Manager Hector “Chuck” Jalomo is retiring. Officials will not, however, fill Jalomo’s position, which was responsible for the public works aspects of the city, according to City Manager Manuel Lara. “Actually, what the elected officials did is …

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Commission OK’s signs discouraging illegal dumping

By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com During Tuesday’s San Benito City Commission, officials discussed action on a Memorandum of Agreement between the city and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). The commission OK’d the agreement in an effort to protect surface waters from illegal dumping. Assistant City Manager Arturo Rodriguez said that, at a future …

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Lawsuit alleging conspiracy in federal court

NEWS Staff Report Now it’s in the hands of a federal court. Though originally filed in the 357th State District Court in Brownsville, San Benito resident Alfonso Benavides’ lawsuit alleging local police of false imprisonment, malicious prosecution and conspiracy will now be heard in U.S. District Judge Andrew S. Hanen’s courtroom, according to representatives of …

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