LCRA, Hamilton County Electric Cooperative Award $8,003 Grant for Fence at Lometa Track


LCRA and Hamilton County Electric Cooperative representatives present an $8,003 grant to the Lometa Independent School District to add a fence around its track. The grant is part of LCRA’s Community Development Partnership Program. Pictured, from left to right, are: Steve Dyer, LCRA Governmental and Regional Affairs representative; Joe Raibourn, Hamilton County Electric Cooperative director of office services; David Fisher, LISD superintendent; Lori A. Berger, LCRA Board member; Jamie Smart, Lometa ISD principal; Martha Leigh M. Whitten, LCRA Board member; and Lewis Bridges, Lampasas County Commissioner, Precinct 3.

The Lometa Independent School District soon will improve its track facility thanks to an $8,003 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority and Hamilton County Electric Cooperative.

The grant, part of LCRA’s Community Development Partnership Program, will enable Lometa ISD to add a 6-foot-tall, chain-link fence around its track. The track surrounds the district’s football field, which has a residential area on one side and a large pasture on the other. Domestic animals and wildlife are often found at the track, creating potentially unsafe situations for both students and visitors. The new fence will help keep animals away, making the football field and track safer and more secure.

An additional $7,000 in local matching funds will help pay for the fence.

“We are very appreciative for the grant,” said Lometa ISD Principal Jamie Smart. “A lack of funds has prohibited this project until now. The fence will have one way in and one way out, and will be an important addition to our facility. It will help protect our assets and improve safety during community and school activities.”

Lometa ISD serves a population of more than 850 people and encourages the community to use its facilities. People regularly walk or run the track, and kids use the facility for football and soccer. Lometa schools also have a playground, a community center, a gymnasium and tennis courts available for public use when they are not in use by the school.

“We are the largest employer and really the central hub for this small community,” Smart said. “We take great pride in serving as its heart.”

The community grant is one of a number of grants recently awarded through LCRA’s Community Development Partnership Program. The program provides economic development and community assistance grants to cities, counties, volunteer fire departments, regional development councils and other nonprofit organizations in LCRA’s electric and water service areas. The program is part of LCRA’s effort to give back to the communities it serves. Hamilton County Electric Cooperative is one of LCRA’s wholesale electric customers and a partner in the grant program.

Applications for the next round of grants are due July 31. More information is available at
lcra.org/cdpp.

About LCRA
​The Lower Colorado River Authority serves customers and communities throughout Texas by managing the lower Colorado River; generating and transmitting electric power; ensuring a clean, reliable water supply; and offering access to nature at more than 40​ parks, recreation areas and river access sites along the Texas Colorado River, from the Hill Country to the Gulf Coast. LCRA and its employees are committed to enhancing the lives of Texans through water stewardship, energy and community services. LCRA was created by the Texas Legislature in 1934. For more information, visit
lcra.org.

Media Contact
Clara Tuma
512–578–3292
clara.tuma@lcra.org


Source: LCRA Business News

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