Council nixes CR 200 manufactured home park after hearing from citizens  

The Hallettsville city council was blitzed with citizens - mostly against - on the building of a manufactured home park at 161 CR 200 at Monday night’s monthly meeting.

Concerns about more traffic, safety and noise summed up sentiments among the naysayers.

The council voted unanimously against the item after a 29-minute public hearing.

The Planning and Zoning Commission also voted against the measure in an August meeting.

The council voted to change the Texas Barnstormers Fly-in from Oct. 1 to Oct. 28, as requested by its curator, Jim Baker.

Roddy Renger will be the city’s representative on the Lavaca Central Appraisal District board after he was given the nod by the council.

Sales Use & Taxes were $70,350.41 for August compared to $72,252.15 a year ago.

The amount collected this year is $494,974.57.

The Hallettsville Police Department made 18 arrests for 30 violations last month.

Ten were for warrants and two each for unlawfully carrying a weapon and for public intoxication.

Bills totaling $597,406.28 were paid.