On December 18, 2008, The University of Texas System Board of Regents granted the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) permission to expand their athletics and add a football program!
UTSA will develop an $84 million athletic complex over the next several years and add an NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS, formerly Division I-AA) football program to advance the athletics department existing 16 intercollegiate sports programs with the addition of an NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS, formerly Division I-A) Conference.
The Athletic Program will be funded through student fees, corporate and private support and other revenue sources and will not affect the academic budget. The UTSA Students support expanding the athletics program and to double the athletics fee over the next 5 to 7 years from $10 per semester credit hour up to $20 per semester hour. The Fee will be capped at 12 semester credit hours.
The expansion of the Sports Program and adding football is to provide an enhanced and more complete University experience to the current students and to bring former students and the San Antonio Community closer to the University and it's development towards National Research University Status.
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Until Phase l of the Athletics Complex is completed, the team will practice either on the 1604 Campus or at one of the surrounding high school facilities. The new UTSA Athletics Complex will be located on a 125 acre of land located at Loop 1604 and Hausman Road.-it's 1 miles Southwest of the UTSA 1604 Campus. The Athletics Complex will include facilities for soccer and track, roadway, surface parking and other related infrastructure. After that, depending on successful fundraising, practice football fields will be added.
For more information about the UTSA Athletics Initiative Business Plan, check the UTSA Athletics Web site.
The San Antonio City Council recently approved a 3.9% rate adjustment (increase) in our water & sewer usage will go into effect in January, 2009.
The funds will go directly into our community to repair and replace our aging water and waste water infrastructure and to provide funding to develop critical water supply projects. The estimated increase would be approximately $1.63 per month - based on the average SAWS residential usage of 7,788 gallon of water and 6,178 gallons of wastewater usage per month.
Complete rate tables and a residential rate calculator are available on the San Antonio Water System website.
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When buying or selling a home in North East, North Central or North West San Antonio, TX, you deserve local expertise and advice. Judi Morgan provides full time, professional real estate services to buyers, sellers, corporate and military transferees in San Antonio, Stone Oak, Canyon Springs, Shavano and Shavano Park, Castle Hills, Rogers Ranch, Helotes, Sonoma Ranch, Alamo Ranch, Red Bird Ranch, The Dominion, Leon Valley and more.
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San Antonio is suffering an extreme drought. Since September, 2007, we've had only 16.4" of rain in the San Antonio area. That just isn't enough rain to recharge the Edwards Aquifer. Here's one way to help postpone water usage restrictions.
You can get a FREE home water conservation audit. It only takes a few minutes but it could save you some money. Here's how it works:
Why Should We Be Saving Water???
Contact San Antonio Water System (SAWS) to request more information about a Free Home Water Audit by dialing 704-SAVE.
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When buying or selling a home in North East, North Central or North West San Antonio, TX, you deserve local expertise and advice. Judi Morgan provides full time, professional real estate services to buyers, sellers, corporate and military transferees in San Antonio, Stone Oak, Canyon Springs, Shavano and Shavano Park, Castle Hills, Rogers Ranch, Helotes, Sonoma Ranch, Alamo Ranch, Red Bird Ranch, The Dominion, Leon Valley and more.
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Winter here in San Antonio usually brings rain. This is when the Edwards Aquifer is recharged by all of the seasonal rain. No t this year - we're in the midst of an extreme drought - the worse one since the 1950's. Our Aquifer level is falling instead of rising or at least holding steady.
Did you know that we use 2,000 gallons of water every time we use our irrigation or sprinkler system? San Antonio Water System (SAWS) is asking that we try to reduce the amount of water we're using both inside and outside. With a combination of some winter rain and conservation of water, we can postpone the drought restrictions.
It's winter - our lawns and landscape plants don't need as much water as they do during the summer. If you have Bermuda or Zoysia grass in your lawn, they're dormant this time of year. Water your winter annuals, vegetables and plants newly planted this fall by hand as needed. If you continue to use you're your irrigation system, reduce the run time on the controller to about two minutes per station once per month.
Now is a good time to check or have your irrigation system checked for any maintenance issues. Take a walk around your yard and look for any unexpected wet spots. If you find any, it could indicate a leak in the system. Once you've walked around your yard, run each zone in the system and check for broken or blown spray heads. All spray heads should pop up when turned on; if some don't pop up - it might be because of low pressure in the system or a leak. While the system is running also check for misaligned sprinkler heads that are misdirecting the water. Water in the street would indicate some misaligned sprinkler heads. There shouldn't be any runoff in the street. This is prohibited by city ordinance and can result in a fine. If you're handy you can probably make the repairs and adjustments yourself - if not contact a licensed irrigation system contractor.
Remember, San Antonio has year-round watering restrictions. You can water using a sprinkler or irrigation system between 8:00 PM and 10:00 AM. Watering during the middle of the day is against the law, unless you're using a hand-held hose, bucket, or watering can. Violation of the water restrictions are subject to tickets and fines.
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When buying or selling a home in North East, North Central or North West San Antonio, TX, you deserve local expertise and advice. Judi Morgan provides full time, professional real estate services to buyers, sellers, corporate and military transferees in San Antonio, Stone Oak, Canyon Springs, Shavano and Shavano Park, Castle Hills, Rogers Ranch, Helotes, Sonoma Ranch, Alamo Ranch, Red Bird Ranch, The Dominion, Leon Valley and more.
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How about a Rainmaker's Convention? Any help would be appreciated. San Antonio completed 2008 with the driest 16 months September, 2007 through December, 2008, in recorded history. We had less than 1" of rain in the past 4 months and climate scientists are saying the dry conditions could last until the fall. The San Antonio Water System (SAWS) is considering implementing drought restrictions when the Edwards Aquifer falls to 660 feet above sea level. The restrictions currently kick in at 650 feet above sea level but in conditions of severe drought this would kick in earlier and help conserve more water.
The area drought is classified as exceptional which is the worst category. Residents can expect widespread crop and pasture losses and shortages of water in reservoirs, streams and wells.
Since September 1, 2007 we have experienced 16.4 inches of rain which is more than an inch less than the next driest period which occurred at the end of the 7 year drought of the 1950's. 2008, with 13.76 inches of rain, ended as the third driest year since rainfall record keeping began in 1871. The 0.96 inches of rain recorded since Sept 1 this year marked only the third time less than an inch of rain has fallen during any four month period, according to the National Weather Service data.
The outlook for relief is bleak. The latest weekly forecast by scientists for the weather phenomenon known as La Nina indicates it's strengthening and could last until next fall.
La Nina, an upwelling of cold water in the Pacific Ocean, changes wind and moisture circulation patterns, generally bringing drier conditions to Central Texas.
RECORD DROUGHT
THE 12 DRIEST 16-MONTH SEPTEMBER THROUGH-DECEMBER PERIODS IN SAN ANTONIO (IN INCHES)
•1. 2007-08 16.40
•2. 1955-56 17.71
•3. 1916-17 18.93
•4. 1909-10 20.24
•5. 1924-25 20.58
•6. 1953-54 21.02
•7. 1938-39 22.65
•8. 1900-01 22.87
•9. 1954-55 22.89
•10. 1898-99 23.94
•11. 1995-96 23.98
•12. 2005-06 24.17
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When buying or selling a home in North East, North Central or North West San Antonio, TX, you deserve local expertise and advice. Judi Morgan provides full time, professional real estate services to buyers, sellers, corporate and military transferees in San Antonio, Stone Oak, Canyon Springs, Shavano and Shavano Park, Castle Hills, Rogers Ranch, Helotes, Sonoma Ranch, Alamo Ranch, Red Bird Ranch, The Dominion, Leon Valley and more.
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