General Manager’s Note — July 2008

General Manager’s Note — July 2008

By Sara Aleman Thursday, 03 July 2008

 

The high cost of fuel and how individuals and businesses cope with it is on most people’s minds these days. To help our staff cope, our publisher decided to increase reimbursement for work-related mileage. This policy was implemented to encourage our team to be out in the community.

I receive phone calls often from people who are actively involved in the area and want to let me know what they are working to accomplish. My reporters have told me that some of these readers are shocked when we show up at their meetings to learn more. They may not realize that our task of keeping the paper local is accomplished every time we are at community functions.

We also enjoy answering persistent inquiries. I was recently asked, “Why do I have a Pflugerville address, but my neighbor across the street has a Round Rock address and children who attend a Pflugerville school?” Read our “Inside Information” on page 24 for more details that should help clear up the confusion for many Round Rock and Pflugerville residents. Several readers have also e-mailed wanting to know more specific information about the Hesters Crossing road construction. We focus on this intersection in the “Community Corridor” feature on page 27.

Thank you for the response on last month’s fine arts story. It is clear that many artists and residents in the area would like to see growth in the fine arts arena. Please let us know how we are doing and invite us to any community events or meetings that you think we should consider. We want this publication to continue to be useful and informative.

Sara Aleman, General Manager

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