Fredericksburg Standard Newspaper

• Turnout ‘Great? At 122nd County Fair
  ?It was one of the best fairs we have had in several years,? said Marvin Crenwelge, president of the sponsoring Gillespie County Fair and Festivals Association.
• Highway Safety Spurs Approval For 290 Project
  A $2.2 million project on Fredericksburg?s eastern end that will include a new bridge and protected turning lane stretching from in front of the Hill Country University Center campus to near the Old San Antonio Road was approved Thursday in Austin by the Texas Transportation Commission.
• ‘Just Keep Swimming…?
  Calling for the City of Fredericksburg to not only keep Town Pool but also to bring it and the park pool up to modern standards, citizens voiced their opinions last Wednesday during a city council open house.
• City Plans Budget, Tax Rate Hearings
  City of Fredericksburg public hearings on both the effective tax rate and proposed 2010-2011 budget are scheduled for Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Gillespie County Law Enforcement Center conference room.
• County Ready To Listen
  Residents here will have an opportunity to voice their opinions next Wednesday, Sept. 8, during a 5:15 p.m. hearing on a County of Gillespie proposed budget.
• Harper Frontier Day Ready To Ride
  A parade down Harper?s Main Street, otherwise known as U.S. Highway 290 West, is one of the main attractions for Saturday?s 46th annual Frontier Day celebration in the western Gillespie County community.