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Volume 8, Issue 12
December
2006
AACOG
8700 Tesoro, Suite 700
2006 Chairman
2006
Vice-Chairman
Executive Director
Deputy Executive Director
Deputy
Director
Serving the Counties
of: Home Depot CommUnity Impact GrantsKeep things clean during the holiday season The Yuletide Guide: How to Take the Waste Out of your Holiday
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The Annual Christmas Along the Corridor Pony Express Courier Run is a celebration of American history, heritage, and the holidays, hosted by AACOG, the U.S. Postal Service, and Ft. Sam Houston. More than 120 Pony Express Christmas Couriers travel over 120 miles carrying proclamations to communities in seven counties along the historic Alamo-La Bahia Corridor and other segments of the 300-year-old Camino Real de Los Tejas. These couriers deliver a special holiday greeting from the Governor of Texas to San Antonio. This is a patriotic and unique event, spotlighting the historical and cultural significance of the Alamo region.
Click here for information on Christmas events
throughout the AACOG Region. AACOG
will have its Winter 2006 Semiannual Meeting of the Area Council and
Board of Directors on Wednesday, December 13, 2006, at the
Marriott Plaza San Antonio, 555 South Alamo Street, Hidalgo Ballroom, San Antonio. The Texas Association of Counties will host eight one-day workshops on PREPARING TO TAKE OFFICE: A prep school for newly elected officials between December 4 and 13, 2006 at various locations across the state of Texas. All new and newly elected officials, including Judges, Commissioners, Tax Assessor-Collectors, Treasurers, County Clerks, District Clerks, County/District Clerks, Constables, Justice of the Peace, Sheriffs, and Attorneys should attend. For full information, dates and
locations,
click here. Source: article courtesy of Texas Association of Counties
The Texas Department of Housing & Community
Affairs (TDHCA) is finalizing negotiations for the Senate Bill 712 (SB712)
contracts for over 30 Weatherization Agencies in Texas. The SB712 contracts
will provide approximately $10 million in new weatherization funding for the
entire State of Texas to be utilized over a 12-14 month period starting later
this year. AACOG is one of these 30 agencies that will be receiving a portion
of this funding, approximately $50,000 or more for the weatherization of
households in Frio, Atascosa, Wilson, Medina and Karnes counties. In April of
this year, AACOG was already awarded $1,750,488 from the U.S. Department of
Energy, TDHCA, and City Public Service Energy for the weatherization of
households in the AACOG region. AACOG weatherized over 400 households in the
region last year.
The open enrollment period for Medicare Part D is November 15, 2006-December 31, 2006. This is the time to enroll in a plan if you haven’t done so yet, or make a change to another plan if you find one that provides better coverage.
For more
information, contact Heather Willden (210) 362-5303. In response to the Walk & Roll Challenge, the Alamo Area logged over 58,000 smart miles, and reduced over 200 lbs of pollution this past October. Participants competed against each other in four different Smart Miles categories: walking, cycling, busing, and car/ vanpooling. Prizes were awarded to each category winner--the participant logging the most miles in a category. 2006 Walk & Roll Challenge Winners:
To promote the use of alternative modes of transportation in the Alamo Region, AACOG challenged citizens to log their smart miles during the month of October. Commuting miles, recreation miles, training miles, and/or errand mileage, they all counted, as long as they were traveled within the 12-County region (Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, Medina, and Wilson). For more information on the 2006 Walk & Roll Challenge, contact Heather Willden at (210) 362-5303 or visit www.walkandrollchallenge.com.
AACOG’s main office will be closed
Monday, December 25, 2006, through Monday, January 1, 2006, and will re-open for
business on Tuesday, January 2, 2006. WorkSource Career Centers will
be closed Monday, December 25, 2006 and Monday, January 1, 2006, but will remain
open during regular business hours Tuesday, December 26, 2006 through Friday,
December 29, 2006, and will re-open for business on Tuesday, January 2, 2006.
Alamo Regional Transit services in the eleven counties surrounding Bexar will
only provide transportation for Medicaid clients Tuesday, December 26, 2006
through Friday, December 29, 2006, and on Tuesday, January 2, 2006.
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AACOG's Mission:
To enhance the lives of all residents of the Alamo Region by working in mutual respect and partnership with all levels of government, the business sector, and the community at large to meet regional challenges and to create regional strengths.
Last updated on August 16, 2010
