In a presentation to council members, city staff laid out the basic structure of the program, which is expected to place put more than 28,000 people into either certification and degree programs and result in at least 15,728 people into “high-quality” jobs in in-demand fields.

San Antonio The future growth of the citys Howard W. Peak Greenway Trails System is uncertain, even as voters ponder a new purpose for the sales tax that has funded its expansion for the past 20 years. Without an alternate, sustainable funding source identified, once that 1/8 cent sales tax funding is removed, the programs in limbo. A 1/8 cent sales tax has funded aquifer protection and the creation of linear creekway parks since voters first approved the tax in 2000. The sales tax currently funding the projects will be collected for that purpose until next spring. He sees room to expand beyond the original goals of the trails system, which would require sustained funding.

SAN ANTONIO The San Antonio City Council is considering using a 1/8 cent sales tax to fund a four-year program to help 40,000 out of work or under-employed San Antonio residents move into higher-paying careers. Economic Development Department Director Alejandra Lopez told the council that 154,000 San Antonio workers have filed for unemployment since mid-March. The council can only order the election to put the sales tax initiative in front of San Antonio voters who would have the final say. Nirenberg believes using the sales tax for workforce development would cause a huge shift in the citys workforce. City Manager Erik Walsh said the city has options for the EAPP, including a plan city staff had suggested before the pandemic that the city use a portion of the money SAWS sends the city each year.