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City updates: beach patrol resumes for season; butterfly garden planting planned; appraisal notices to be mailed April 1
Summary
Council heard staff updates: the beach patrol office has been refitted and patrols resumed for the season; a volunteer butterfly and bird‑friendly garden planting is scheduled for March 25; Cameron County appraisal valuations will be mailed April 1 and the city will host appeal assistance days.
Council received several staff and volunteer updates during the announcements portion of the meeting.
Fire Chief Jim Pigg reported the new Beach Patrol office on the mezzanine is complete, patrols are back on the beach for March through the summer season, and that a team led by Lieutenant Casillas Pedro traveled to Ecuador to train and assist lifeguards there.
Lisa (staff) described a public project converting an old "sandbox" site at the south end of the island into a butterfly and birding garden with roughly 30% native plants and 70% butterfly‑friendly plantings; public planting is scheduled for March 25 at 10 a.m. and public works prepared the planting bed and irrigation.
A council member reported on the Cameron County Appraisal District: 2025 valuations will be mailed April 1 (not May 1 as in some prior years). The city will host multi‑day sessions to help residents who wish to protest valuations; for the first time since the 1980s the appraisal district will allow online protests and send comparables within 48 hours so property owners are better prepared for hearings.
