Bandera’s City Council decided in a split vote on Thursday, Sept. 17, to retain Republic Services as its garbage collector and to consider appointing someone to the seat that had been vacated by former Councilwoman Lynn Palmer in the next few weeks rather than waiting until after the November election to fill the post. In addition, council held a public hearing and a workshop earlier this week on the $3.2 million budget proposed for next year as it moves toward a vote on the budget and the property tax rate that will support it on Thursday, Sept. 24. The proposed property tax ...