Weekly Newsletter: CAD Board extends chief appraiser's contract before opposing electees take office, Burleson CERT thriving and looking to expand
Weekly Newsletter: CAD Board extends chief appraiser's contract before opposing electees take office, Burleson CERT thriving and looking to expand
Plus, a good-as-it-gets week for basketball in Burleson in the Sports Report
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Johnson County CAD Board extends chief appraiser’s contract before opposing electees take office
The Johnson County Central Appraisal District board extended chief appraiser Jim Hudspeth’s contract three years despite board-electees requesting a shorter extension at the board meeting December 14 at the district’s office.
At the meeting, board electees Amy Lingo and John Wood requested the board extend Hudspeth’s contract for a shorter period of time to allow them to do their due diligence and determine whether a longer extension is necessary.
The board chose to extend Hudspeth’s contract three years despite Lingo’s and Wood’s request after discussing it in executive session at the meeting.
Cleburne property tax-reform proponent Craig Hundley, who advocated for Lingo, Wood and fellow electee Duane Goulding before the election, believes the board awarded Hudspeth this contract to make it harder for the electees to make changes to the board when they take office, Hundley said.
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The Burleson Community Emergency Response Team is thriving and looking to expand
When disaster strikes, communities are reminded why its first-responders are so important. Some disasters can require more than first-responders though. If such a disaster ever strikes Burleson, the community will be ready because of its Community Emergency Response Team.
Burleson CERT, a group of disaster response-trained volunteers ready to serve the community when they’re needed, is thriving, Burleson emergency operations manager Joe Laster says. The program’s grown 81% to 38 members in 2023 and now offers two annual trainings and condensed training for private businesses after originally offering one annual training.
Sports Report: Spartans earn first district-win behind 17 from Jones and a Cox double-double
Last week was as good as it gets for basketball in Burleson as each varsity team from the two high schools won their respective games.
Centennial took care of Cleburne as the Spartans earned their first district-win of the season behind 17 points from Keylan Jones and a 13-point, 14-rebound performance from Jared Cox, and Ellie Stanley led the Lady Spartans with 12 points in an overtime win. The Elks and Lady Elks also took care of business as they both earned wins against Joshua.
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