City adopts $4.3M budget
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel City Commission on Tuesday unanimously adopted a $4.3 million budget for FY2013-14. The following is a financial...
View ArticleCity doles out marketing funds
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel City Commission on Tuesday allocated $10,000 for the Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce to be used for marketing, promotion,...
View ArticleFire Department to expand fleet
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel City Commission on Tuesday accepted a grant from the Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program that will...
View ArticleDelays plague new Event Center
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com Project architect Manuel Hinojosa on Tuesday reported to the Port Isabel City Commission that the Event and Cultural Center will not be...
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Cantu removed, re-appointed
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com It’s not every day that a city commissioner is removed from office, then re-appointed and sworn in again — all at the same meeting. To...
View ArticleCity land usage questioned
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com During the public comment portion of Tuesday’s Port Isabel City Commission meeting, resident Melissa Alfonso briefly asked the officials...
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City preps Yacht Club Hotel purchase
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel City Commission held a special called meeting Wednesday evening to hear a brief presentation from representatives with...
View ArticleCity OK’s new loan for Hotel purchase
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel City Commission on Tuesday authorized the Economic Development Corporation (EDC) to submit a Texas Leverage Fund Loan...
View ArticleCommission meeting postponed
BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Aug. 12 meeting of the Port Isabel City Commission was postponed Tuesday night due to a lack of quorum. A make-up date had not been...
View ArticleCity adopts property tax rate
BY Sasha Heller Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The Port Isabel City Commission on Tuesday adopted the property tax rate of $0.626327/$100. Mayor Joe E. Vega noted that the tax rate...
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