Local High Speed Internet Access Possible
Glasscock County’s Commissioners’ Court gave its permission April 8 for WesTex Telecommunications to bring their cable television into the county. The service will include up to 68 channels and an option for high speed Internet access, according to Bob Wilson of WesTex. He said the service will be available almost immediately in Garden City, but rural areas such as St. Lawrence will require different technology, which will come later.
Commissioners decided to hold the county’s annual Volunteer Appreciation Dinner April 21 at 6:30 p.m. in the community center. Fire department and emergency medical service volunteers, as well as members of the community center foundation, will be honored for their work in the county.
At the request of the county clerk’s office, the court approved the installation of buzzers on courthouse doors so the employees in that office will be aware when someone enters the building. The clerk’s office is now the only one in the courthouse that is open in the afternoon.
The court voted to continue exempting both licensed travel trailers of less than 400 square feet and property owned by charitable organizations from ad valorem taxes.
The court designated April as Fair Housing Month in Glasscock County, as required by the grant which is funding the water system’s elevated tower.
County Judge Wilburn Bednar reported that the plumbing leak in the community center has been repaired.