Kirby NewsLocal news for Kirby, TX continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Fewer get home loans, so apartments fill up- December 23, 2007 "There's a large empty-nester population that's now matured, their kids have gone off to school, and they're now wanting to downsize" Apartment occupancies are on the rise as fewer people have been able to qualify for home loans since the subprime mortgage industry cratered. via Houston Chroniclehttp://www.topix.net/city/kirby-tx/2007/12/fewer-get-home-loans-so-apartments-fill-up?from... Kirby area could soon vote on a special tax, but not China Grove- December 20, 2007 "Their out is 'Did the city do it Then why should we' We knew that was coming" Kirby volunteer firefighters have gathered the necessary 150 signatures on a petition to form an emergency services district in the roughly 24-square-mile section of unincorporated Bexar County they serve. via MySA.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/kirby-tx/2007/12/kirby-area-could-soon-vote-on-a-special-tax-but... Thousands of County Residents May Lose Fire Protection- December 8, 2007 "For us, all that we can afford to send out in the county is one truck and one person" Kirby Fire Department Website A lack of funds could add up to 20,000 people going without nearby fire protection. via WOAI.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/kirby-tx/2007/12/thousands-of-county-residents-may-lose-fire-pro... |