Here is a recap of what was featured in the Wednesday, Mar. 22, e-edition of the Taylor Press. The e-edition is emailed to subscribers and available at www. taylorpress.net.
NEW ZONES FOR TAYLOR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT GRADE SCHOOLS
At the March 20 Taylor Independent School District Board meeting, trustees unanimously approved a facility assessment committee’s proposal developed about a year and a half ago to have two comprehensive elementary schools starting this fall rather than the “stacked” model currently in place.
T.H. Johnson will remain a prekindergarten through kindergarten campus, while Naomi Pasemann Elementary and Main Street Intermediate will become a first through fifth grade school.
Currently, the district has students starting their education at T.H. Johnson from prekindergarten through first grade, then moving up to Naomi Pasemann for second through fourth grade, and finishing at Main Street Intermediate School for fifth grade.
According to Devin Padavil, Taylor ISD superintendent, new attendance zones would give Main Street Intermediate about 550 students and Pasemann about 517 to start with next school year.
Padavil said it was important to the district to maintain this economic equality between the zones.
CITY PLANS FOR FUTURE WATER AND WASTEWATER NEEDS
A new Water and Wastewater Master Plan could bring improvements to Taylor’s designs for growth. City leaders are considering approval.
The plan would feature data collection, hydraulic modeling and analysis and a 10 and 20-year capital improvement project for improving current conditions and addressing future growth needs.
According to city documents, the engineering firm HDR began preparing this plan prior to the development of the Envision Taylor Comprehensive Plan, but city staff put the brakes on it several times to get more accurate projections for growth and development. City staff wanted to plan for infrastructure needs that are consistent with the comprehensive plan and reflect the arrival and needs of Samsung Austin Semiconductor.
COUNTY MULLS AVERY-PICKETT VFD LETTER
Emergency Services District No. 10 may take over Avery-Pickett Volunteer Fire Department territory, but must review letter first.
At the March 14 ESD meeting, commissioners met in executive session with their attorney Ken Campbell regarding a letter they had received from the attorney representing Avery Pickett.
The letter proposes to amend its agreement with Williamson County and allow ESD 10 to be the first-responder in territory that will be subject to an annexation vote in May, west of state highway 95 in Taylor’s extraterritorial jurisdiction.
An ESD is a taxsupported entity created by a public vote to provide fire protection and emergency medical services in a designated area. Most volunteer fire departments, however, raise revenue through charitable donations and activities such as Bingo, and do not have a fulltime paid staff.
LADY DUCKS FLEX AT STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
The Taylor Lady Ducks traveled to the Comerica Center in Frisco, to compete in the state championship meet where one competitor walked away state champion.
Analise Frias lifted 1,190 pounds in the 259 and over weight class, which made her the best lifter in the state in 4A.
Joining Frias in the 259 and over weight class was teammate Sophia Plonka, who finished in the top 10. Plonka lifted 955 pounds to earn ninth place in the leaderboard.
The Lady Ducks also had strong showings in the 148-weight class and the 220-weight class with Ri’Queleigh Holmes-Grant and Krista Randig competing in those respective weight classes. Holmes-Grant would take home 12th place lifting 820 pounds, while Randing took eighth lifting 900 pounds.
