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City of Bastrop water customers in Zone 2 those east of Texas 95 and southeast of Texas 71 and MLK Drive should expect to have water service restored Friday night, Mayor Connie Schroeder told the Advertiser.
Residents in Zone 2 have been without water since Thursday morning due to a strategic decision by public works officials and city management to take the zone offline as demand for water was exceeding supply. Zone 1 includes the Central Business District and Zone 3 houses the hospital, so officials cut service in Zone 2 to keep the other zones with service, Schroeder said.
Customers in Zone 2 should have their water service restored around 8 p.m Friday but service may be intermittent over the next 24 hours. “We are asking all water customers to reduce their water usage as we work to bring service back online,” the city said.
Bonnie Pierson never envisioned a library career.
Her initial plans revolved around working in print media like magazines or newspapers, before a later interest developed in public relations work.
But a part-time job at the Elgin Public Library in the mid-1990s gave Pierson a taste of life in the library, one she returned to at the turn of the century in Bastrop and hasn’t left since.
On Jan. 11, Pierson’s library career entered a new chapter when she was announced as Bastrop’s new library director.
Pierson assumes the position after the November departure of Becca Sexton, who had served as director since July 2019.