Here is a recap of what was featured in the Wednesday, April 13, e-edition of the Taylor Press. The e-edition is mailed to subscribers and available at www.taylorpress.net.
GRANGER ISD, RESIDENTS TALK BONDS
Parents of Lions and other residents in their den had a chance recently to learn more about the upcoming bond election for Granger Independent School District.
Town hall meetings were held at Granger High School April 5 and 7. Residents were able to hear reasons for and effects from a bond proposal that includes a new football stadium, high school campus, renovations and more.
“I think it did well. The first one had more people show up than the second one, but I definitely think that people who wanted to kind of get some answers were able to come out and get them,” said Superintendent Jeni Neatherlin. “We got a lot of good feedback just from the presentation they were able to get.”
The meetings come on the heels of the Feb. 11 vote by the Granger ISD school board to call for a $44 million bond election May 7.
If passed, the bond would result in a tax increase of 35 cents per $100 valuation. The total tax rate would then be $1.26. The increase would not affect citizens ages 65 and older with a homestead and exemption application filed through the Williamson County Appraisal District.
“We will have one more town hall meeting and opportunities for people to get information,” planned Neatherlin. “I’m always looking for opportunities just to make sure that we can get information out there to everybody that wants it.
For more information on the upcoming bond proposal and to look at the presentation from the town hall meetings, visit https://www.grangerisd.net
VIRUS CASES GET SMALL UPTICK
Williamson County COVID-19 cases have had a slow uptick in the last few weeks, although some recent numbers include backlogs.
Confirmed cases, which include past and current episodes reported to the Williamson County and Cities Health District (WCCHD), increased by 394 in the county April 5-11. As of Monday, April 11, WCCHD confirmed a total of 111,092 COVID-19 cases in Williamson County during the pandemic.
The new case load is higher than 241 new cases March 29-April 4 and the weekly average of 180 cases March 15-28. Cases still dwindle from the weeks of Jan 11-24, which saw a seven-day average of 7,938 new cases.
New cases also include backlogged data or cases transferred to Williamson County after residency had been confirmed. In WCCHD’s summary report for March 30-April 6, 429 of the 442 cases added to the county’s total fell in those categories, leaving 13 other recently confirmed cases.
WCCHD’s toll for deaths linked to the disease went up by 15 last week. The number stands at 893 as of April 11.
