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Commissioners Approve Plan To Regulate Game Rooms In Hill Co. The Hill County Commissioners Court held a public hearing Tuesday, May 11, before approving a game room order that will give the county the ability to regulate the facilities beginning this summer. While gambling is illegal in Texas, game rooms can operate under some exceptions if the machines are for entertainment purposes and give out winnings in prizes other than cash. During the public hearing, a patron of local game rooms and a game room operator both referenced cash prizes, leading County Judge Justin Lewis to warn them that they were making self-incriminating statements in the public forum.
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Commissioners Hear Update On Agreement With Chamber The Hill County Commissioners Court met in a special session Tuesday, April 6, to hear an update from the county s economic development coordinator and consider several special agenda items. Last August, commissioners approved an agreement with the Hillsboro Area Chamber of Commerce to create a county-wide effort to promote tourism and economic development. Chamber Director Wendy Ellis led the effort, with the chamber paying her salary and the county covering her benefits as economic development coordinator. Ellis told the court that she has accepted a new job and will no longer fill the position, with Tuesday, April 6, being her last day at the chamber. She expressed her thanks to County Judge Justin Lewis and commissioners.
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Community Appearance Focus For City Of Hillsboro In recent years under the leadership of former City Manager Frank Johnson, the City of Hillsboro has been addressing a number of community appearance issues, and that is expected to continue under new City Manager Megan Henderson. These improvements have come in the form of clearing grown up lots, demolishing substandard houses and, more recently, the removal and trimming of downtown trees and the purchase of a building on the west side of the courthouse square. Mrs. Henderson pointed out, “Community appearance is part of the city’s program of work that impacts everything we do.
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Commissioners Hear Presentation On Centralizing Local Tax Collections The Hill County Commissioners Court met in a regular session Tuesday, March 9, and heard a presentation from Hill County Appraisal District (HCAD) Chief Appraiser Mike McKibben on a possible agreement regarding county tax collections. McKibben told the court that centralizing tax collections through the Hill County Appraisal District could save the county money, would be convenient to the public and could be accomplished without much extra work for his office, which already collects over $30 million in tax levies for local entities. Centralized collection makes paying taxes so much easier, and it s a huge benefit to the public, McKibben said. They only have to go one place to pay taxes.