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Volunteer group seeks 7-year lease for Bandera livery; asks city for water, electricity and cameras
Summary
A local equine group asked the City of Bandera to lease a small city-owned building as a volunteer-run livery (horse parking) site, requesting access to water and electricity and offering to cover most costs through donations and membership dues. Councilmembers raised liability, insurance and term-length questions but no formal vote was taken.
A local volunteer group presented a proposal to the City of Bandera to lease a small city-owned facility and operate it as a livery — a place where people can secure horses while visiting downtown. The group requested access to electricity and water, asked the council to consider a seven-year lease, and said volunteers and modest user donations or membership dues would cover most costs.
The request was presented as a tourism- and heritage-oriented amenity intended to give riders a safe place to tie—and monitor—their horses while in town. The proponents said they plan to provide removable tie-pins, garbage and manure bins, signage requiring proof of negative Coggins testing and a posted farm-animal liability notice. They also proposed installing cameras…
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