Alice Echo News Journal
BEN BOLT - Ben Bolt residents will see nearly 70 new street signs installed in the next few days.
County Commissioner Wicho Gonzalez stated the lack of signs in the area has become a safety issue when emergencies arise involving emergency medical services (EMS) or the fire department. In Ben Bolt, it s normal to hear directions given by landmarks at the yellow house on the left make a right at the blue house on the corner take a left, Gonzalez said jokingly. Many of our streets do not have any signs at all and the ones that are up are old and need to be replaced.
Alice Echo News Journal
The U.S. Post Office in Ben Bolt closed last week leaving many area residents upset with the new agenda sending them to travel to Alice. There are many elderly residents in the area that have voiced their concerns and we are working on solutions, Commissioner Wicho Gonzalez said. A blue box for outgoing mail will be installed as soon as tomorrow by the Ben Bolt Water Department on Salazar Ave. and we are currently looking for a place to house a mailbox unit similar to what you would see in an apartment complex.
For now, all residents that have a postal box at the office in Ben Bolt; will have to take their mail key and proof of identification to the Alice Post Office on 2nd Street where they will issue a new mailbox. Rental fees if paid will still be honored.