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This week, the bond market caved the day after the deal was sealed at the better rate. are the smallest city in the state, and maybe the nation, to have this high a Granbury mayor David Southern said. new rating should save us a lot of money in While the city celebrates its new credit rating, it also honored its finance department, which received two national awards this week. The Government Finance Officers Association gave Granbury a certificate of achievement for excellence in financial reporting and the distinguished budget presentation award. The award-winning finance professionals include director Wayne McKethan, Becky Price and Eva Gregory.

The City Council plans some sweeping changes around town, including road extensions at Crawford Street and Plaza Drive, Highway 377 widening in partnership with TxDOT, and more parking on the square. projects will be very good for Granbury, and for the Southern said. The council earlier this month met in a special session, approving expenditures that would be funded by property tax and sales tax and in some cases, cooperative agreements with the county and state. The total 27 projects at an estimated $115 million will not require an increase in the property tax rate, Southern said. values increased $171 million this he said.

tax rate in the future will not be going up and may be going The most immediate project involves parking on the square. Southern explained that the lot behind the Opera House is grossly under-utilized. could have so much more parking if we took down the quonset hut, clear the alley and reconfigure the parking lot to hold more Southern said. could get maybe 200 cars in He suggested extending the back of the Opera House to make up for space lost from the quonset structure for dressing rooms, technical use for short- term storage of costumes and sets. the Opera House could allow for more backdrops on the Southern added.

The new parking space would be constructed with deep piers to allow up to three floors of parking. would like to see a limestone and red brick parking building, he said. could start out with a regular parking lot and then add on Other parking space could be garnered where the old medical complex and costume shop sit, Southern suggested. Another project involves the culvert on Moore Street getting reconstructed for better safety during high rains. Another project is a band shell in Shanley Park.

Elsewhere in town, Crawford Road is planned for extension to the Old Cleburne Road (called Edge on the south side of Highway 377 East). Plaza Drive, likewise, would be extended to the old Highway 4. would provide relief routes for the extra Southern said. bond will do three times the number of streets we did in our last bond three years Southern said. He said half the bond money will go to streets and roadway projects.

Capital Improvements from 2004 bond: Cleburne Street between Pearl and Bridge Streets Bluff Street between Houston and Lambert Streets Lambert Street between Doyle and Pearl Streets in 2007 bond: Crawford Court extension to Old Cleburne Road at Highway 377 East Plaza Drive extension from Highway 377 East to Acton Highway (Farm Road 4) Historic district parking lots and sidewalks parking garage behind Opera House Opera House improvements second oor of conference center Phase II of the hike and bike trail, from under the Crockett Street bridge to Lambert Branch Heritage Park, across Lambert Branch and to the Wetlands Park replacement of Crockett Street bridge 25 city streets will be reconstructed or overlaid, with the list not yet determined mobile band shell for Shanley Park improvements to re station up the city The family of deputy Larry Miller, who died on duty in 1992, gathers at Granbury City Council Tuesday night when North Gordon Street was officially renamed Larry Miller Top row from left are sheriff Gene Mayo, James Fisher, Laura Fisher, Anne Miller widow), Bonnie Reed and mayor David Southern. Children from left are Abigail Fisher, Elizabeth Fisher, Jacob Fisher and Daxon Miller. Street name changed to honor fallen hero Denise 1 1 10:37:29 AM 10:37:29 AM.