Fayetteville City Finances Looking Good

“The City has operated in a fiscally responsible manner,” commented City Councilman Neal Doty. “Most of the General Fund debt for the City has been paid off over the last two years. There is a balance of less than $30,000 scheduled to be paid in the upcoming fiscal year. At some period in 2023, the City will be debt-free. This applies to the General Operating Fund, and not the System Fund. The System Fund is continuously financing system improvements for our water and sewer, so there is still debt there, but it is reasonable and much less than half of the actual cash reserves the City holds for the System Fund. The reduction in debt results in a net tax decrease for all property owners in Fayetteville. The rate has been cut by over 35%, but the actual city taxes will not go down quite that much because the general property values, as appraised by the County, rose on average over 15%. All in all, it results in a tax cut.”

FISD Fayetteville ISD juniors and seniors will be placing orders for class rings and graduation items this month. FISDs Fire Prevention week runs from Oct. 9 through Oct. 15. The Lickskillet Queen & Court Pageant will be held Oct. 13.

Lickskillet

In case you didn’t know and we know you do, our Annual Lickskillet Days are coming up: Oct. 15 and 16. Check out the posters around town for all the details or go to the Chamber’s website: https://www.greaterfayettevillechamber. org/lickskillet- days-2022.

Biz Buzz New hours for Prohibition: Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. Joe’s Place was jumpin’ with tunes from Mike Stroup and Annie Rost and a host of FISD volleyball fans. Fayetteville Bank will be closed on Monday, Oct. 10 in observance of Columbus Day.

FFA Fayetteville FFA has a unique combination of goodies for sale. Contact any FFA member to purchase beef and cookie dough to contribute to their fundraiser held until Oct. 14. The 20222023 FFA Officers are listed on this website page: https://www. fayettevilleisd.net/248578_2

Fayetteville Park Work is progressing at the Fayetteville park. Memorials to those you love can be captured in a plaque on benches or a newly planted tree. The cost is $500. Contact Karen Bookout at (281) 361-4555.

Art Exhibit

An exhibit recently opened last weekend at the Red andWhite Gallery featuring the works of Sue Benner. You can enjoy the collection through Nov. 5. Benner is a textile artist who creates complex dyed and painted textiles combined with recycled fabrics. Her work is shown worldwide in galleries and museums. View the work here: www.redandwhitegalleryonline. com.

Bluegrass Bluegrass fans are pickin’ again this Saturday. All levels of pickers are welcome to continue the tradition of live, acoustic bluegrass jamming in the town square. Play begins between 2-3 p.m. For more information on Fayetteville Picking Park, go to https://www.facebook.com/ groups/100734977031117.

Public Rosary The community of St. John and St. Mary will hold a public rosary on the square this Saturday, Oct. 8 at 12 p.m. This will be one of over 20,000 held this month to commemorate the Miracle of Fátima. You may bring a lawn chair, but there will be chairs if needed.

Food Truck Reminder that the Central Texas Food truck has changed their delivery date at St. John to the second Wednesday of the month. For this month, it’s Oct. 12. Please inform your friends and family of the date change. It’s drive-thru distribution and will follow all CDC guidelines.

Celebrations Happy Birthday wishes are extended to: Adeline Murphy, Amber and Dustin Canik-9; Braden Rohde, Chris Stepan-11; Darla Kubala-13. Happy Anniversary wishes are extended to: Earl and Alice Schmitt, James and Margie Svrcek-7; Larry and Betty Jo Sodek-10; Braden Rohde-11; Andrew and Theresa Keilers-13.

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