Rockwall Herald Banner. The City of Fate will hold public hearings Monday and Sept. 7 on a proposal to increase property tax revenue by 13.2 percent. Both public hearings will be held at the Fate Community Center, beginning at 7 p.m. The proposal calls for the city’s tax rate to increase from 21.44 cents per [...]

By J.J. Smith. Convicted former City of Fate Secretary Sandra Lobban can use her retirement funds that the City paid her during her 20 years in that position to repay all or a portion of the $7,165.58 she stole and has now been sentenced to repay. In other words, she can repay what she stole [...]

By J.J. Smith. The long process of bringing the City of Fate’s back audits up to date will finally be completed at the Fate City Council meeting June 21. According to Mayor Bill Broderick (pictured), Council members have already reviewed the draft of the 2008 audit provided by City Manager Vicki Mikel and will approve [...]

By J.J. Smith. The recent sentencing of former City of Fate secretary Sandra Lobban for stealing between $1,500 and $20,000 and subsequent court order requiring her to pay the City back $7,165.58 has left many area residents shaking their heads wondering how she could get away with stealing that much – and maybe even more [...]

By J.J. Smith. Fate Mayor Bill Broderick’s “State of the City” address to an overflow crowd of about 125 people last night at The Lakes Church was interrupted briefly when two men stood up and shouted angry comments as they and half a dozen others left while the Mayor was trying to answer a question [...]

By J.J. Smith. In view of several problems which have surfaced recently in the City of Fate, Fate Mayor Bill Broderick has scheduled a town meeting to discuss the state of the City June 14. The meeting will begin at 7 pm, at The Lakes Church, located just north of I-30, between State Highways 549 [...]

By J.J. Smith. Add a former City of Fate secretary to the list of public servants in Rockwall County who have now been convicted of theft. Former Fate City Secretary Sandra Lobban was sentenced April 22 to five years probation and ordered to pay restitution of $7,165.58 by Rockwall District Judge Brett Hall after she [...]

ROCKWALL-No changes at this time are planned, but at the behest of county commissioners Jerry Wimpee and Lorie Grinnan, an agenda item brought Fate’s mayor and the Rockwall County sheriff to discuss an interlocal agreement between the city and county. (Read the Rockwall County Herald Banner story by clicking on the headline or here.)