For the first time this year, the sales tax payment to Salado dropped compared to last year. Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced that he will send sales tax allocations checks to cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts.
Patriot Day Celebration to honor First Responders
Mark your calendar for the Salado Patriot Day Celebration 6:30 p.m. Tues., Sept. 11 at the First Baptist Church.
The Salado Lions Club, Salado Rotary Club and Salado Masonic Lodge #296 are co-sponsoring the event to honor Salado’s First Responders.
Developer will give update on Sanctuary project
By Tim Fleischer Editor-in-Chief
Robert Sulaski will give aldermen an update on Sanctuary development at their 6:30 p.m. Sept. 6 meeting at the Salado municipal building.
While the Village of Salado will be ready to provide sewer service to the property by January 2019, no work has been done on the Sanctuary development of commercial, hotel, entertainment, multi-family and single family construction, other than the demolition of the Wildfire Arena.
BoA to hear presentation on Salado Vista WWTP during Sept. 6 meeting
By Tim Fleischer Editor-in-Chief
Aldermen will hear a presentation from Dirk Aaron with the Clearwater Underground Water Conservation District on Sept. 6 concerning a proposed 250,000 gallon per day wastewater treatment plant to be built south of Salado.
The Village may join State Representative Scott Cosper in requesting a public hearing on the proposed treatment plant. It may also add its comments to those that have already been submitted regarding the discharge location for the plant.
Mill Creek ownership pulls out of negotiations with Village
Meeting on Aug. 14 at Pro Shop
By Tim Fleischer Editor-in-Chief
MCCC, LLC withdrew on Friday, August 10 from negotiating with the Village of Salado for the possible purchase of the Mill Creek Golf Course, following a two-and-a-half hour town hall style meeting the night before during which VIllage Administrator Don Ferguson announced that the Village was pursuing re-zoning the golf course.
Sales tax rebate to Salado up 11% for August
The Village of Salado will receive $46,037.07 for its August sales tax rebate check when Comptroller Glenn Hegar sends out the rebate checks this week. This is an increase of 11.44% compared to the $41,308.88 paid last Aug.
For the year, Salado is running 12.52% ahead. In 2018, the Village has received $320,462.19. Through August 2017, the Village received $284,793.92 in sales tax rebate checks.
Salado Public Library District is also running almost 10 percent ahead of last year. The Library will receive $34,039.73 check, compared to $31,029.08 last August. For the year, the Library District has received $242,826.72, which is 10.29 percent more than the $220,159.90 paid through August 2017.
The table below is a historical look at the sales tax payments made to the Village of Salado since its inception.
| 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40,456.60 | 45,704.34 | 24,954.36 | 25,558.15 | 25,963.70 | 30,307.07 | 26,452.99 | 27,183.54 | 27,292.95 | 35,237.65 | 30,275.00 | 26,887.25 | 28,124.55 | 25,997.82 | 23,328.83 | 22,625.52 | 21,762.56 | . |
| February | 49,490.54 | 45,494.57 | 46,698.52 | 44,050.67 | 43,219.86 | 46,852.41 | 45,326.95 | 43,579.55 | 42,732.32 | 42,088.32 | 45,648.51 | 43,256.74 | 45,995.54 | 39,723.68 | 38,974.79 | 46,753.32 | 40,396.09 | . |
| March | 30,974.81 | 29,838.04 | 23,609.16 | 22,594.01 | 24,777.68 | 21,594.93 | 30,416.75 | 20,310.58 | 20,654.39 | 21,124.09 | 21,143.89 | 17,660.19 | 19,462.60 | 20,156.27 | 16,437.56 | 13,706.38 | 17,424.27 | 0.00 |
| April | 29,638.28 | 25,058.41 | 25,554.50 | 25,196.54 | 29,930.99 | 22,260.69 | 23,023.29 | 20,062.64 | 20,152.08 | 20,327.89 | 22,640.66 | 21,025.94 | 21,192.26 | 19,168.67 | 16,237.22 | 14,247.07 | 17,564.89 | 0.00 |
| May | 46,475.43 | 39,894.46 | 41,486.33 | 42,284.66 | 38,369.05 | 39,276.19 | 35,734.28 | 36,261.75 | 36,242.69 | 34,137.70 | 34,642.89 | 32,599.69 | 33,662.76 | 31,374.65 | 32,598.11 | 28,661.78 | 26,984.29 | 0.00 |
| June | 32,787.79 | 29,190.66 | 26,865.73 | 25,678.19 | 25,882.11 | 31,758.88 | 28,548.58 | 23,835.58 | 24,382.87 | 25,797.42 | 19,854.28 | 24,627.19 | 24,691.20 | 24,049.05 | 22,874.40 | 21,666.50 | 23,101.73 | 0.00 |
| July | 34,601.67 | 28,304.56 | 25,114.41 | 26,851.71 | 25,154.53 | 26,179.85 | 33,468.75 | 24,648.72 | 22,811.01 | 26,749.39 | 27,036.50 | 29,181.17 | 27,391.93 | 24,153.34 | 22,486.02 | 22,648.55 | 22,439.64 | 0.00 |
| August | 46,037.07 | 41,308.88 | 38,955.95 | 35,517.04 | 37,403.67 | 35,042.83 | 39,417.00 | 39,475.28 | 34,160.66 | 35,413.89 | 37,111.49 | 32,553.63 | 36,012.91 | 32,572.59 | 30,433.50 | 29,534.76 | 29,423.14 | 0.00 |
| September | 37,895.46 | 42,747.72 | 26,842.95 | 26,020.55 | 23,875.22 | 27,875.10 | 31,512.10 | 22,488.21 | 24,944.70 | 23,871.22 | 29,532.91 | 26,909.19 | 24,198.55 | 23,722.73 | 23,178.88 | 21,624.42 | 25,994.56 | 18,552.23 |
| October | 30,847.04 | 26,102.60 | 23,363.93 | 31,898.57 | 31,051.12 | 23,746.42 | 21,701.74 | 24,438.80 | 24,318.64 | 25,515.90 | 25,616.16 | 23,318.10 | 22,002.90 | 20,544.88 | 18,143.92 | 19,983.87 | 18,018.47 | |
| November | 43,643.52 | 35,769.25 | 34,829.54 | 36,914.22 | 29,198.10 | 32,720.24 | 35,250.56 | 35,880.88 | 32,022.82 | 34,699.70 | 33,073.13 | 33,323.94 | 29,880.62 | 32,676.89 | 29,793.24 | 27,910.76 | 28,437.22 | |
| December | 31,876.29 | 29,693.02 | 33,486.67 | 27,507.91 | 26,548.01 | 31,533.73 | 26,934.46 | 27,283.21 | 28,434.77 | 29,580.53 | 28,312.43 | 25,516.55 | 26,905.87 | 23,443.82 | 21,002.62 | 20,706.81 | 22,077.10 | |
| TOTAL | 348,357.65 | 433,908.49 | 371,646.78 | 365,431.66 | 370,897.51 | 367,945.18 | 381,901.08 | 341,732.61 | 340,976.56 | 349,523.80 | 357,682.26 | 341,702.71 | 342,890.89 | 319,708.19 | 303,214.90 | 290,408.08 | 293,692.61 | 87,085.02 |
The table below is a historical look at the sales tax payments made to the Salado Public Library District since its inception.
Salado Library District Sales Tax History
| 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 270.992.82 | 333,894.69 | 297,664.89 | 281,117.28 | 287,154.22 | 367,525.93 | 323,372.07 | 257,910.43 | 248,055.27 | 239,130.24 | 259,373.69 | 250,336.47 | 233,991.44 | 203,954.20 | 189,437.87 | 180,539.10 | 180,070.24 | 178,277.15 | 169,163.71 | 147,726.91 | 7,903.04 |
| January | 35,237.47 | 31,578.19 | 19,179.06 | 19,651.29 | 19,619.82 | 28,022.09 | 19,663.43 | 20,538.36 | 18,850.83 | 22,677.79 | 21,223.82 | 19,571.70 | 18,242.71 | 16,206.87 | 14,828.82 | 14,021.96 | 14,697.20 | 13,379.93 | 15,031.40 | 9,936.19 | . |
| February | 32,892.39 | 32,575.42 | 33,558.04 | 31,591.91 | 31,034.12 | 31,000.42 | 31,902.26 | 30,458.91 | 28,867.23 | 29,233.12 | 31,927.16 | 27,589.02 | 29,003.88 | 23,770.41 | 23,122.88 | 24,793.93 | 23,721.62 | 22,934.81 | 20,967.02 | 19,797.61 | . |
| March | 25,498.84 | 22,822.25 | 20,334.60 | 18,033.21 | 21,314.18 | 32,702.29 | 22,803.06 | 15,430.27 | 15,403.56 | 15,468.48 | 16,166.79 | 13,775.07 | 13,643.21 | 12,907.90 | 10,904.76 | 10,660.96 | 11,165.32 | 9,049.21 | 12,304.34 | 7,954.28 | . |
| April | 24,549.50 | 21,476.78 | 21,341.11 | 19,490.75 | 22,271.45 | 27,257.22 | 18,331.74 | 15,504.62 | 15,488.44 | 14,731.51 | 16,443.17 | 16,267.70 | 14,810.66 | 11,873.57 | 10,544.08 | 10,331.42 | 11,743.32 | 10,116.49 | 10,640.72 | 9,268.16 | . |
| May | 36,229.20 | 32,365.25 | 31,329.59 | 29,954.84 | 26,845.74 | 39,144.20 | 24,571.36 | 26,384.38 | 26,612.58 | 22,306.69 | 24,644.54 | 23,053.15 | 22,102.11 | 19,473.32 | 19,682.63 | 16,927.75 | 15,567.87 | 17,081.45 | 16,175.86 | 14,508.53 | . |
| June | 26,699.74 | 22,467.04 | 22,371.22 | 21,917.99 | 22,512.44 | 22,981.80 | 20,267.49 | 19,606.40 | 18,084.51 | 19,107.27 | 16,327.61 | 19,098.99 | 16,880.05 | 16,225.17 | 14,603.20 | 14,106.32 | 13,569.85 | 13,825.38 | 11,600.99 | 9,873.49 | 0.00 |
| July | 27,679.85 | 25,845.89 | 20,708.03 | 21,263.13 | 19,798.51 | 42,276.46 | 34,947.74 | 19,630.43 | 17,831.76 | 19,267.68 | 18,668.06 | 22,007.97 | 18,351.00 | 16,093.78 | 13,885.08 | 14,341.43 | 14,549.14 | 15,110.64 | 13,230.32 | 11,930.19 | 0.00 |
| August | 34,039.73 | 31,029.08 | 31,386.85 | 26,348.23 | 27,749.38 | 36,898.55 | 34,473.12 | 28,318.68 | 25,450.62 | 22,627.55 | 29,749.49 | 23,561.98 | 24,377.55 | 20,651.64 | 19,313.19 | 18,549.14 | 16,967.71 | 18,320.32 | 16,884.37 | 16,011.51 | 0.00 |
| September | 28,166.10 | 31,103.80 | 22,529.21 | 21,334.13 | 19,583.44 | 30,363.88 | 29,335.22 | 18,552.20 | 18,683.36 | 16,699.02 | 20,751.61 | 18,018.18 | 16,141.32 | 15,823.71 | 14,522.99 | 13,334.11 | 15,281.73 | 13,435.59 | 12,103.61 | 13,571.98 | 0.00 |
| October | . | 24,751.68 | 21,553.85 | 20,113.84 | 23,865.78 | 29,345.85 | 26,971.87 | 17,749.36 | 17,878.34 | 16,967.95 | 18,800.97 | 21,230.51 | 16,879.34 | 14,441.73 | 12,703.70 | 12,374.56 | 12,231.98 | 12,802.18 | 11,889.95 | 14,724.76 | 0.00 |
| November | . | 32,561.60 | 27,104.74 | 26,542.89 | 29,362.96 | 27,454.36 | 30,215.05 | 26,060.15 | 24,983.78 | 22,237.92 | 24,226.61 | 24,575.23 | 25,656.50 | 19,712.17 | 20,828.95 | 18,159.79 | 17,257.64 | 17,011.81 | 15,864.98 | 9,722.46 | 0.00 |
| December | . | 25,317.71 | 26,268.59 | 24,875.07 | 23,196.40 | 20,078.81 | 29,889.73 | 19,676.67 | 19,920.26 | 17,805.26 | 20,443.86 | 21,586.97 | 17,903.11 | 16,773.93 | 14,497.59 | 12,937.73 | 13,316.86 | 15,209.34 | 12,470.15 | 10,427.75 | 7,903.04 |
Salado boy faces brain surgery to stop seizures
By Tim Fleischer Editor-in-Chief
New Year’s Eve is typically a night of celebration, looking back on the past 12 months and looking forward to the next 12.
But for Trey and Jessica Lovett who have called Salado home since 2009, it was the first indication of a serious and life-threatening condition for their 10-year-old son Houston.
“This was a blow out-of-the-blue,” Houston’s mother Jessica said of the New Year’s seizure, adding that he had no other health issues and no family history of seizures.
Meeting tonight on possible purchase of Mill Creek
By Tim Fleischer Editor-in-Chief
Saladoans are invited to a public meeting 6 p.m. Aug. 9 at Salado Intermediate School to discuss the possible purchase of the Mill Creek golf course by the Village of Salado.
Salado Shock are U8 State Champions
Girls have to beat undefeated Cameron twice for the trophy
Layla Parker hit a two-run double in the final inning to boost the Salado Shock over the Cameron Thunder on July 13 to win the TTAS 8U Coach Pitch State Tournament played in Groesbeck.
Three students sent to hospital due to heat
Staff will monitor heat index before marching outside
By Tim Fleischer — Editor-in-Chief
On a day in which heat records were broken across central Texas with temperatures peaking at 114 F, three Salado High School marching band members were sent to the hospital with symptoms of heat illness after the first day of outdoor practice on Mon., July 23 on a day that set heat records in central Texas.