October 2022

Dollar General replat request fails

The City of Alpine held its regularly scheduled council meeting on Oct 4 and plenty of debate and opinions were heard at the meeting regarding a replat issue with a proposed commercial retail development within city limits, a Dollar General.
Philip Cornett, from John Crown and Associates, spoke on behalf of the Dollar General during Tuesday’s City Council meeting, as a large crowd gathered to show opposition to the proposed new store construction at 1911 N. State Highway 118. Avalanche photo by J.T. Maroney

County focuses on collecting unpaid tax

The problem of uncollected hotel motel occupancy taxes has been a hot topic of much discussion in Brewster County, with many consequences on the line affecting both the county and hotel-motel operators.
Photo by Wesley Tarpley