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Tolls could rise .50 pending approval by City Council
A.D. Ibarra
-Eagle Pass
The International Bridge Board unanimously approved increasing fees for both bridges in search of more revenue for the city's general, and operation
both junctions.
Mario Diaz, International Bridge Manager, presented the proposal which in essence would raise the toll by .50 cents for cars and trucks, which could generate up to an extra $750,000 per you.
Pedestrians may be facing an increase of .25 cents and increase the tolls of commercial vehicles and buses $3.50 per axle.
He said that these are rates that most borders have been raising their tolls for several years and the City of Eagle Pass' tolls have remained the same for quite some time.
A comparative study by administration revealed that even with these changes that have been contemplated for commercial traffic, local bridges will remain lower than others.
All proposed changes to bridge tolls are still pending approval by city council.
During Thursday's meeting, Lorena Ruiz, was appointed Secretary, Kimberly Cantu was named Vice-President and local accountant Jesus Casas was named Chairman of the Board. Local attorney Victor Perry was not present.
Former JP Cesar Perez found guilty and charged in indictment
A.D. Ibarra
-Eagle Pass
A seven woman-five man jury convicted former Justice of the Peace Cesar Perez of theft by a public servant of $1,500-$20,000 after a four-day trial where both prosecution, Lead Prosecutor Lance Kutnick and Assistant Prosecutor Jonathan White, who were sworn in as Assistant District Attorneys by D.A. Roberto Serna, and Defense Counsel Rogelio Muñoz and Earl Herring, duked it out in what was clarified by DA Roberto Serna to be the 293rd District Court before The Honorable Amado Abascal, 365th District Judge in a solemn, but patient courtroom late Thursday evening.
Perez who was indicted in December of 2012 along with his two secretaries at the time, Elisa Martinez and Martha Zamarripa charging them on counts of engaging in organized criminal activity and theft by a public servant. After dismissing the first count the trial was focused on the second count of theft.
A.D. Ibarra
-Eagle Pass
The Eagle Pass Chamber of Commerce held their monthly community breakfast on Wednesday and Director Sandra Martinez was visibly moved by the presentation of a plaque to CoC assistant Ana Maria Arizpe, who has worked diligently for the chamber for 38 years. Arizpe informed The News Gram of t he fact that she has seen many a project come and go since she began on November 22, 1963, the day that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. "They closed the bridge that day, I'll never forget." She also recalls being bussed to Highway 57 to inaugurate the highway that links our country to Mexico City which was a grand accomplishment and remains indelibly etched in her memory. "It increased much tourism from people from Saltillo, Torreon and other major Mexican cities," she recalls, "We worked in conjunction with the Department of Tourism in Mexico." She says that when she came in they shared the Chamber of Commerce with the Maverick County Development Council which later moved to Industrial Park. "I feel as though I'm losing my right arm," stated Martinez who says she has been living with her day to day for many years, "I am truly going to miss her." Arizpe will be replaced by new assistant Margie Montoya.