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The Last Stand for the Good Ol Boys of Santa Rita
SAN ANGELO, TX Now that the City of San Angelo has reaffirmed it will allow Lifepoint Baptist Church and Texas Tumbleweeds Gymnastics to carry on with the commercial use of LBC’s gym, the battle between the church and a few Santa Rita neighborhood landowners has moved back into the district courtroom.
LBC applied at the City for, and received, a special use permit, or exception, to use its gymnasium for commercial purposes even though the gym is located on property that is zoned as residential. Some Santa Rita residents objected, fearing that allowing commercial use of the gym could become an initial domino to fall fostering an encroachment of commercial businesses into their historic neighborhood. The attorneys for the church said LBC was wanting to maximize the use of the gym facilities by leasing it to Texas Tumbleweeds that runs faith-based gymnastics programs for San Angelo youth. The Santa Rita group filed a lawsuit
Jesus is Resurrected in Santa Rita, But Only Under Very Special Conditions
SAN ANGELO, TX Tuesday’s San Angelo City Council meeting had some surprising twists and turns as the body considered the right of Lifepoint Baptist Church (LBC) to rent its otherwise underutilized gymnasium to a commercial gymnastics training company called the Texas Tumbleweeds. The council threaded a camel through the eye of a needle and said the church’s commercial gymnastics ministry can stay, but only under very special conditions.
The issue demonstrated the tension between municipal zoning laws and the First Amendment and the freedom of religion. LBC was seeking a renewal of a special use exemption to rent its gym to an operational business even though the property is located on a lot that is zoned for residential use. A few nearby Santa Rita residents had sued the City, the church, and Texas Tumbleweeds over the original exemption granted in August 2019. During the present year’s renewal p
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SAN ANGELO As efforts to revitalize downtown San Angelo continue with new landscaping, sidewalks and street lights, visitors to the area will soon see something else novel: a giant clock.
On Tuesday, May 18, 2021, the San Angelo City Council approved construction of a Washington Four Dial Street Clock under its consent agenda. Council members authorized City Manager Daniel Valenzuela to negotiate a licensing agreement, allowing a private entity to install the clock within a street right-of-way.
The project is privately funded by 1 West Concho LLC, represented by San Angelo businessman Lee Pfluger, and will have no cost to San Angelo taxpayers, city documents stated.
In District 2, Thompson earned 147 of the 204 early votes, and DeLaCruz held 41.
As votes started the roll in through the night, Thompson and Miller s leads continued to expand. Final results showed Thompson with 417 votes, nearly 70% of the vote, which pointed toward his reelection.
Miller earned the most votes out of any SMD candidate with 896, beating DeWitt s 635. He credited his win to his team s old fashioned campaigning, which included phone calls and knocking on doors. I had someone tell me, you get a handshake out of someone, you seal their vote, and it worked, Miller said. I have a lot of learning to do . but I m looking forward to it.