Water Quality Issues Persist in CHCCS Buildings
Students are back in the classrooms at Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, but the district is still contending with water quality issues that arose from last year’s extended closure.
In a message to staff and families on Monday, CHCCS Assistant Superintendent Patrick Abele said officials are still detecting copper and lead in some water samples taken from the schools.
For that reason, Abele said CHCCS schools will keep providing bottled water to staff and students for the rest of the school year, and using only bottled water for food preparation “until testing confirms the water is safe to drink.”
FREE NEWSLETTERS Indiana Grand Racing & Casino added a sportsbook to its Shelbyville facility. (Photo courtesy of Caesars Entertainment)
Millions of dollars in bets have been placed inside venues like Bankers Life Fieldhouse and Lucas Oil Stadium since mobile sports gambling was legalized in Indiana in 2019.
Now, teams like the Indianapolis Colts and Indiana Pacers are trying to earn some indirect revenue from sports betting, carving out areas in their facilities that cater directly to fans who want to follow their bets while taking in a game downtown.
Earlier this year, the Pacers introduced the PointsBet Hardwood Club, a sports bar constructed during the first phase of the $360 million renovations to the fieldhouse. It features dozens of tables and a massive TV screen capable of showing up to 64 games at once. One of the goals for the space, team officials say, is to give gambling-hungry fans a space of their own.
The City Council voted emphatically, 9-0, on Monday night to create a new ordinance that not only bans fireworks, but also creates a $300 non-criminal fine that the Chelsea Police intend to enforce vigorously after last summer’s crazy battle with fireworks.
Councilor Todd Taylor said he had never gotten so many calls from so many corners of the City after he spoke up last summer about the barrage of fireworks during the pandemic from May to August. Nightly, fireworks boomed throughout the sleeping hours and disrupted the lives of many residents – with virtually nothing that could be done enforcement-wise due to the soft ordinance that was on the books.
All results are unofficial until certified and canvassed by the county clerk.
Bee Cave
The makeup of Bee Cave City Council will remain unchanged following the May 1 local election. Incumbents Andrew Clark, Kevin Hight and Andrea Willott will hold onto their seats after receiving a majority of votes.
Bee Cave voters also approved a special election to reauthorize the local sales and use tax along with eight ballot propositions focused on updating the city’s charter.
Read more about the election results
Eanes ISD
Incumbents Jennifer Champagne and James Spradley will retain their seats on the Eanes ISD board of trustees after beating out their challengers.
Changes coming to Pflugerville, Lake Travis school boards
For Travis County election results and vote count totals, please visit our election results page.
Champagne, Spradley keep seats on Eanes school board
Incumbents Jennifer Champagne, Place 5, and James Spradley, Place 4, will keep their seats on the Eanes school board after a very contentious and expensive election.
Final results from the county show Champagne with 54.5% of the votes in her race against opponent Jennifer Stevens. Spradley led challenger Nigel Stout with 55.5% of the vote.
About 10,400 votes were cast in each race, including about 7,400 early ballots cast in person. These numbers are significantly higher than previous spring elections in Eanes in 2019 closer to 2,700 people voted for school board races in May.