Low-income Nixon residents could see quarterly food bank

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Low-income citizens living in Nixon may expect to see a food bank in their town after hearing from the Kenedy Housing Authority at the Monday, April 10 meeting.

The Kenedy Housing Authority manages the Three Rivers, Smiley, Nixon, Falls City, Yoakum and Gonzales Housing Authorities.

The decision has been tabled for next month’s meeting with Nixon council members wanting more information from the San Antonio Food Bank.

“There are about 862 households in the City of Nixon,” said William Linn, a spokesperson for the Kenedy Housing Authority. “Twelve percent of our children and 19% of our seniors are living in poverty here in Nixon. The low to moderate income percent which is used to determine whether or not you can get a CBDG grant in the state of Texas, for Nixon, is 52.37%, which means that 451 households in Nixon either live in poverty or are just barely getting by.”

The medium household income is $60,000 and the overall poverty rate of Nixon is 11.3 percent, according to Linn. The food bank would be quarterly, if approved, and will come from representatives in San Antonio.

The City of Nixon and Republic Services will also be having its annual brush pile cleanup starting the week of May 8. Only those in the City of Nixon and with Republic services will have their brush picked up. The city is asking residents to limit brush piles for three cubic feet within eight feet of the curb.

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