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National Tropical Weather Conference
Mayor Patel welcomed The National Tropical Weather Conference to South Padre Island at the Hilton Garden Inn on Thursday, April 9, 2015. He also thanked Tim Smith for all his years of community service and weather reporting in the Rio Grande Valley.
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Great Plains Honor Council Welcome
City Manager Bill DiLibero gave a Welcome speech to the UT Pan Am University - Great Plains Honor Council and had the honor of participating in their Tie Cutting Ceremony. Event took place Friday, April 10, 2015.
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Film Crew & Press Conference
Public Information Officer and Film Commissioner Adrian Rodriguez hosted a film crew on Saturday, April 5th, 2015. The crew is producing an online show featuring events on the island. He also attended the press conference at the Hilton Garden Inn where this years hurricane predictions were announced.
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Visitors From Germany
Peter and Heike Illig are visiting South Padre Island from Germany for few days and will be camping in an RV Park. They are traveling around Texas for the next 6 weeks. Their daughter is an exchange student in Dallas, Texas and that brought them to our Island.
Welcome to our beautiful South Padre Island!!
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Sidewalks & Driveways
The contractor finished pouring the second driveway, valley gutter, and sidewalk section at the Vistors Center this week. It was opened to traffic on Saturday.
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Gulf Boulevard
The landscaping contractor planted 33 Sabal Palm trees along Gulf Blvd. from Sunset to Constellation this week. The Public Works crews will plant the bedding plants next week in the same area.
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Routine Maintenance
Crews are continuing with the weeding and pruning of the plants on the entrance medians. We have received several compliments on their work.
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Old City Hall Renovations
A pre-bid meeting was held this week for the Old City Hall Renovation Project. Council Member Sam Listi, Assistant City Manager Darla Jones, and Public Works staff attended the meeting. The bid opening will be held on Wednesday April 22nd.
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National Travel and Tourism Week
National Travel and Tourism Week is fast approaching. This year it will be held from May 2nd through the 10th and Rally Day will be May 5th. The City of South Padre Island will also be scheduling our Rally Day on May 5th and will be celebrating with a Hot Dog Picnic to welcome everyone outside of the Visitors Center.
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Water Conservation
At South Padre Island we're no strangers to water, but we're also no strangers to harsh Texas droughts; which is why we need to remember to conserve water. Please don't leave sprinkler systems or water hoses running unattended for long periods of time and only water your yards and wash your vehicles when necessary. This is just one small step we can take to help reduce waste.
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April Yard of the Month
Congratulations to our April Yard of the Month winner, Furcron Realtors at 4800 Padre Blvd, South Padre Island, Texas! Furcron Realtors will receive a sign to place in their yard for this month honoring their accomplishment. Thank you Furcron Realtors for helping keep our Island beautiful!
If you have a neighbor or know of a business here on South Padre Island who take pride and extra care of their landscaping be sure to nominate them to be our next Yard of the Month! Send your nominations to [email protected] and shine a light on those who are helping keep SPI beautiful!
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Port Isabel Bay Classic
The Inaugural Port Isabel Bay Classic, hosted by the Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce and Pirate's Landing Fishing Pier will be happening May 8-9. Open to the first 50 boats or up to 200 anglers. Early registration is $75 for adults and late registration is $90. For more information contact the Chamber office at 956-943-2262 or email
[email protected].
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South Padre Island Sand Crab Beach Run
The
Sand Crab Beach Run, happening April 25th, is run entirely on the sand and is a great way to get a little exercise under the stars! This event is very walker friendly and offers a 5K, 10K and Kids Mile Run. The course will follow blinking orange lights every 1/10th of a mile and runners are required to run with a flashlight or head lamp in order to see. After finishing the race, get fed while listening to some great music at Clayton's Beach Bar & Grill!
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The First Annual
Cyclovia So Padre
will turn Padre Boulevard into a car-free and care-free environment for families and their pets to bike, run and play together. South Padre Island's first ever Cyclovia will stretch across Padre Boulevard, connecting Bahama Street to Capricorn Drive, on Saturday, May 2, 2015 from 1pm - 6pm!
Cyclovia So Padre will feature two Reclovias "Recreation Stations" throughout our route that offer tons of free outdoor games and activities for kids of all ages! From yoga to tai chi & jiu jitsu classes,
Cyclovia So Padre will have something for
everyone. So get up, get out and come experience South Padre Island in a whole new way!
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2015 Summer Causeway Run
Run or walk to Port Isabel across the beautiful Queen Isabella Causeway from South Padre Island, Texas. 10K Causeway Run happening June 6, 2015, starts at 8:00 a.m. and 5K Fitness Walk starts at 8:30 a.m. The event route starts on South Padre Island and finishes across the Causeway in Port Isabel. Call 1-800-527-6102 or 956-943-2262 for more information.
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Recycling
Recyclable items can be taken to Old City Hall every Saturday from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM.
Items that can be recycled are:
- Newspaper
- Cardboard
- Office Paper
- Aluminum
- Tin
- Plastic
To offer a better recycling service please:
- Compact, crush or break down plastic bottles, cardboard boxes, aluminum cans or any other items that may be reduced in size. This helps us use the most amount of space in the bins.
- Remove any food, liquid, metal fasteners, adhesive materials or other items that may contaminate the whole load.
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Animal Control
Friends of Animal Rescue operates the South Padre Island Recovery Center and Animal Shelter. The shelter is licensed by the State of Texas as an animal shelter and quarantine facility.
The shelter is located at 4908 Padre Blvd and open to the public Tuesday-Sunday from 10 AM to 4:30 PM. We do make arrangements to meet owners after hours if necessary in order to reunite pets with their families. Friends of Animal Rescue can be reached on their 24 hour hotline at 956-772-1171. Animals that are not claimed within 7-10 days are vetted (including Spay/Neuter) and adopted out to loving homes.
Friends of Animal Rescue is a 501c3 nonprofit organization. To see the latest animals found or furry friends up for adoption please check out the Friends of Animal Rescue
Facebook page.
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Incentive Policy
The South Padre Island Economic Development Corporation and the City of South Padre Island have approved an incentive policy in order to assist qualified new and existing businesses and to benefit the economic climate on the Island. Businesses can apply for property tax abatements as well as sales tax abatements for improvements that will contribute to the economy of South Padre Island. The City and the EDC will evaluate the applications to determine if they meet the established criteria for the programs. You can find a link to the policy, guidelines, and applications on both the City web page (
www.myspi.org) and the South Padre Island EDC web page (
www.southpadreislandedc.com)
For more information, contact Darla Lapeyre, South Padre Island Economic Development Corporation Executive Director, at (956) 761- 6805 or email
[email protected]; or Dr. Sungman Kim, City of South Padre Island Development Director, at (956) 761-8113 or email
[email protected].
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FREE Business Listing
Calling on all South Padre Island businesses. Please be sure to update your FREE business listing on the Convention & Visitors website (
www.sopadre.com). If you haven't been provided with your login credentials please contact Sam Ballenger by phone: (956) 761-8135 or email:
[email protected]. By using your FREE business listing you have the ability to upload images, coupons, business description, and much more. Take advantage of this FREE marketing tool provided by the Convention & Visitors website.
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