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Holiday Events!
Don't miss all of our Holiday Events! View all the details at the bottom of this newsletter!
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Meetings & Discussions
On Tuesday, November 17, 2015 City Manager Bill DiLibero, Assistant
City Manager Darla Jones and City Secretary Susan Hill attended the South Padre Island
Chamber - Public Affairs Luncheon.
On Tuesday, November 17, 2015 City Manager Bill DiLibero, Public Works Director
Armando Gutierrez Jr., and Coastal Resources/Parks & Recreation Administrator
Reuben Trevino met to discuss the Seaside Circle Walkover.
On Thursday, November 19, 2015 City Manager Bill DiLibero attended the SPI
Marathon Recap meeting to discuss future marathon improvements.
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On Thursday, November 19, 2015 Assistant City Manager
Darla Jones and Building Official Jay Mitchim attended
the FEMA Flood Mapping meeting in Brownsville
regarding the updated FEMA maps and how it will
influence future development on the island.
On Friday, November 20, 2015 City Manager Bill DiLibero, Assistant City Manager
Darla Jones, and City Secretary Susan Hill attended the Rio Grande Valley Human
Resource Consortium Annual Supervisors Seminar in McAllen.
On Saturday, November 21, 2015 City Manager Bill DiLibero attended the McAllen
Public Utility retreat to speak about teamwork.
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Visitors from Germany
Udo Dehmel is visiting
our Island for four
days. He came from
Ys-Yillingen,
Germany. Welcome to
South Padre Island!
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Visitors from Switzerland
Cattaneo
Gancarlo will be
on the Island for
a few days
visiting from St.
Moritz
Switzerland.
Welcome to
South Padre
Island!
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Visitors from England
Brenda and Kris Mills are
here KITEBOARDING for
two weeks from Kent UK.
Welcome to our beautiful
Island!!
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Texas Turkeys say Happy Thanksgiving!
Be sure to stop by the South Padre Island Visitors Center to snap a picture of the all new Thanksgiving themed sandcastle! Thanks to artist Andy Hancock for this amazing sand sculpture!
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Connect Texas
Convention & Visitors Bureau Director, Keith Arnold, Senior Sales Manager, Mike Flores and Schlitterbahn Beach Resort Director of Sales, Mike Bigelow attended the inaugural CONNECT-Texas
Reverse Tradeshow November 15-17 in Frisco, TX. The South Padre Island Team met
with more than two dozen Statewide Association Meeting Planners, completed several
education sessions and attended valuable networking opportunities in the Frisco
Conference Center with these Association Executives.
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John Hall's Alaska
A representative from John Hall's Alaska was at the Convention Centre on Saturday to educate
attendees concerning tours and cruises available to those wanting to visit
their beautiful state.
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Seventh Day Adventist Church
Members of the Seventh Day Adventist Church were also at the Convention Centre this past
Saturday. Their group had over 200 attendees.
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Police Department
On Monday, Sgt. Woodard, Officer Cisneros and PIO
Gary Ainsworth were busy making gift bags for
Girls Scout Troup 377 from Port Isabel who were
getting a tour of the Police Dept. building.
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Brush Time
The Environmental Health Services Department would like to remind you to please place your brush and bulky items on the right-of way from the 25th to the last day of the month for pick up on the first three workdays of the month. Thank you for doing your part in keeping South Padre Island beautiful!
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Recycle Land 2015
Environmental Health Services Department and Keep South Padre Island Beautiful would like to
give thanks to everyone who helped make this event a success and for their continued support in
protecting our environment.
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Mosquito Minimization
Larvaciding and pesticide spraying have been conducted throughout the entire island to minimize the mosquito count. Staff will continue to monitor both weather conditions and mosquito activity to target areas of need.
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Christmas Lights & Decorations
Public Works crews began installing
the Christmas decorations, banners
and lights at the entrance medians
and along Padre Blvd. Completion
of this project is expected to be this week in order to
light up the holiday season
on
Thanksgiving Day.
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Routine Maintenance
The crews received training on
how to operate the new street
sweeper two weeks ago. They are
following the assigned schedule and last
week they swept streets East
of Padre Blvd.
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HOT Tax Permit Registration
Final compliance date was July 1, 2015!
Notices of Violation have been, and continue to be sent to several property owners on the island.
The City of South Padre Island has passed Ordinance 15-03 requiring all property owners who advertise their property for short term rental to register their residential rental unit (s (house, condo, apartment or bedroom) with the City, AND to comply with all applicable laws including the collection and remittance of hotel tax. Register today online at
www.myspi.org/hottax
, the final compliance date is July 1st 2015.
To learn how to comply with the new City Ordinance please view the pre-recorded webinar.
We will also be available by phone to answer any questions you may have. Call Georgina Ramos: (956) 761-8382 or Email:
[email protected].
If you have a Rental Property Manager on the island they may be handling the registration process for you.
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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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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 Carlos Centeno by phone: (956) 761-8390 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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EVENTS
Looking for even more events? We've added and a new 'EVENTS' tab at the top of this newsletter! Just click that link and you can view our full calendar of events.
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Date
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Event
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Location
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Time
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| Nov 24-29 |
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Laguna Atascosa Wildlife Refuge
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9:00 AM
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| Nov 24-29 |
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Laguna Atascosa Wildlife Refuge |
1:00 PM
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| Nov 24-29 |
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Coconuts Bar & Grill |
12:00 PM
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| Nov 24-29 |
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The Quarterdeck Lounge
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8:00 PM
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| Nov 24-29 |
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Louie's Backyard
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9:30 PM
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| Nov 25 |
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The Quarterdeck Lounge
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7:00 PM
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| Nov 25-26 |
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The Garden Grille & Bar
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6:00 PM
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| Nov 26 |
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Louie's Backyard
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7:00 PM
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| Nov 26 |
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Isla Grand Beach Resort
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11:00 AM
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| Nov 26 |
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Beachside Bar & Grill
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10:00 AM
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| Nov 26 |
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The Garden Grill & Bar
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5:00 PM
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| Nov 27-28 |
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Clayton's Beach Bar & Grill
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2:00 PM
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| Nov 27-28 |
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Tequila Sunset
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5:00 PM
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| Nov 27-28 |
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Louie's Backyard |
10:00 PM
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| Nov 28 |
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South Padre Surf Company
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9:00 AM
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| Nov 28 |
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Clayton's Beach Bar & Grill
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3:00 PM
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| Nov 28 |
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Louie's Backyard
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7:00 PM
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| Nov 29 |
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NAMAR Event Center
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11:00 AM
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| Nov 29 |
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Clayton's Beach Bar & Grill |
2:00 PM
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28th Annual Lighted Boat Parade
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Christmas Celebration 2015
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Lighting of the Christmas Tree 2015
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Lighting of the Island Christmas Contest
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