John Benson began work June 1 as the Village of Salado Adminstrator. He brings more than 15 years experience leading municipal operations.

The Salado Chamber of Commerce recognized local business, volunteers and citizens during its annual awards banquet held May 14 at The Venue.

By Tim Fleischer
Editor-in-Chief

Village of Salado aldermen may announce a Lone Finalist for Village Adminstrator following an executive session at the end of its 6 p.m. May 21 meeting. Local citizens had a chance to meet four candidates for the position at a reception at The Venue at 9 a.m. May 14. Each candidate had a chance to introduce themselves followed by question-and-answer session. Candidates for the position are John Benson, Chad Foster, Greg Hutson and Jose Rivera.

Salado voters elected four SISD board trustees, two Salado Library District directors, a new mayor and two new aldermen on May 2. The following results are unofficial until they are canvassed by their respective governing bodies.

By Tim Fleischer
Editor-in-Chief

Salado Public Library District directors Dec. 1 voted 3-1 to keep the children’s book “When Aidan Became a Brother” on the shelves after hearing a request from Stephen Sequiera to remove it from the collection.

Aldermen will consider at their 6:30 p.m. May 1 meeting Ordinance 2025-13, which will regulate and tax special events on private property as well as taxing farmers markets.

Following an Aug. 22 public hearing on the FY 2025 budget and an Aug. 26 public hearing on the tax rate, Village of Salado aldermen unanimously adopted the budget and set the tax rate at $0.4860 per $100 valuation. The tax rate is composed of $0.3019 for maintenance and operations and $0.1841 for debt service costs.