Tag: repairs

Bumpy Ride: Pothole plagued street finally gets repairs

By PETE BANDA Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com It’s been a rough ride, literally, for many San Benito residents over the last couple decades. Well, for some, that ride is about to come to a very smooth and comfortable end in the near future. During a meeting of the San Benito City Commission on Tuesday, City officials presented …

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STARTING OVER: Owner of fire-ravaged home postpones retirement to rebuild

By MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ Managing Editor editor@sbnewspaper.com Rosie Cavazos had a plan: Retire at the age of 62 from the Plano Independent School District, where she worked for 28 years as a bilingual paraprofessional; move back to her hometown of San Benito and live in the house where she and her six siblings were raised. Unfortunately …

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City closes eroded fishing pier; repairs planned

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A fishing pier located at the south end of the resaca has been closed off by the City of San Benito due to erosion. “There was some erosion on there, and (Mike) Canales, the Parks Director, is contacting contractors to get us an estimate to go out there …

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Street repairs project update presented

By FRANCISCO E. JIMENEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com Assistant City Manager Hector Jalomo presented an updated report on the street improvement project to the San Benito City Commission on Tuesday. Presented were the streets that have thus far been paved by city crews, Jalomo said. “In the past three weeks we have been working on streets …

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