First, congratulations to the Beeville City Council, which has narrowed the search for a new city manager to two candidates.
The council was scheduled to meet Friday (Oct. 30) to determine a final selection for the position for which 54 applicants had applied. By the time you read this, Beeville may have a new city manager.
Best of luck to the two finalists, John Longoria, a former Beeville resident and city councilman now working with the Lower Colorado River Authority in Austin, and Tom Ginter, employed with the City of Port Aransas as interim director of public works.
Next, we appreciate the efforts of community leaders County Judge David Silva, Mayor Jimmy Martinez and Bee Development Authority Director Joe B. Montez, who took part in “some very fruitful meetings” in Washington, D.C., last week.
From all reports, their requests to receive federal funding for a $1.5 million economic development grant were well received.
The grant will pay for refurbishing shops at Chase Field to allow Sikorsky to rebuild components and systems on Black Hawk helicopters. This could create as many as 250 additional jobs at Chase, which would greatly benefit the entire community.
Additionally, we add a belated word of congratulations to Wayne K. DuBose, retired coach, teacher and principal, and his family for the well-deserved recognition in the naming ceremony for the Skidmore-Tynan school gymnasium.
We remember DuBose, who enjoyed a 36-year career at Skidmore-Tynan High School, as an always friendly, dependable, dedicated fan of the Bobcat athletic program through the years. We knew we could always count on him to provide excellent coverage of all the S-T teams for this newspaper.
More than 120 of his family, friends, former co-workers and ex-students attended the unveiling ceremony last Friday.
Although DuBose’s declining health precluded his attending the event, his family said he was honored by the tribute. It would be difficult to find another more deserving of such a sign of respect and admiration, and we wish the Bobcats and Lady Bobcats continued success in the Wayne K. DuBose Gymnasium in the years ahead.
Lastly, only 157 votes had been cast during the early voting period through Thursday at the courthouse.
If for no other reason, we encourage Bee Countians to go to the polls on Nov. 3 and cast a ballot for Proposition 11, which would protect private property rights from abuses of power of eminent domain.
In fact, after careful study of the 11 constitutional amendments, we recommend votes in favor of all of them.
Don’t forget to vote Tuesday.
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