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Local Government & City Services
City of Alpine
100 North 13th St., Alpine, Texas 79830
432-837-3301 www.ci.alpine.tx.us
Mission:“To Provide Quality Services To The
Citizens Of Alpine.”
The municipal government is the councilmanager form of government. The city has
the powers granted to municipal corporations
and cities under a Home-Rule Charter. The
governing body of the city is the City Council
which consists of an elected mayor and five (5)
council members. Each council member represents a district or ward within the city.
There are two regular City Council meetings
per month. The City Manager is appointed
by the City Council to an indefinite term and
is the chief administrative and executive officer
of the city.
City Departments
Airport Board: The Alpine-Casparis Municipal
Airport (432-837-5929) is owned and operated by the City of Alpine. It is a public use
general aviation airport. Some of the aviationrelated activities that take place at the airport
on a regular basis include flight training and
education, corporate use, air cargo shipping
and receiving, and recreational flying.
Animal Advisory Board: Receives suggestions,
studies situations, plans, projects and generally
acts in an advisory capacity to the City Council regarding the city animal shelter and related
matters.
City Council: Meets the first and third Tuesday
of the month in Council Chambers.
Environmental Advisory Board: Receives suggestions, studies situations, plans, projects and
generally acts in an advisory capacity to the
City Council relating to environmental issues.
Parks and Recreation Board: Receives suggestions, studies situations, plans, projects and
generally acts in an advisory capacity to the
City Council relative to the parks and recreation programs of the city.
Planning and Zoning Commission: Recommends boundaries for the original zoning districts and appropriate zoning regulations for
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each district. Provides reports and holds public
hearings before submitting a final report to the
City Council.
Utility Department: Provides water/sewer facilities and services within city limits. The water
utilities are owned by the City of Alpine. The
City’s water is provided by two primary well
fields and several individual wells. The City
also provides gas service to residents and businesses.
Alpine Police Department: Provides law enforcement services for the City of Alpine.
Alpine Volunteer Fire Department: Provides fire
protection for homes and businesses in the
City of Alpine.
City Partners &
Affiliated Services
Alpine Humane Society: An independent, selfgoverning, non-profit organization funded by
endowments, grants, donations, fund-raisers
and memberships. The City of Alpine operates the animal shelter. AHS assists with the
operation of the animal shelter. For more information, visit the AHS web site:
www.alpinehumanesociety.com
Alpine Public Library: An independent, private, non-profit corporation governed by a
board of directors and funded by the City of
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Alpine, Brewster County, grants, donations
and the fund-raising efforts of the Friends of
the Alpine Public Library. The library has a
branch in Marathon and is presently building
a new 8,500 square-foot building in Alpine.
For more information, see page 24, or visit the
Alpine Public Library web site:
www.alpinepubliclibrary.org.
Alpine Chamber of Commerce, Inc.: An independent, non-profit corporation funded by
fundraising projects and memberships. The vision of the Chamber is to act as a voice for the
business community and maintain a prosperous business climate in Alpine.
The Chamber also operates the city-funded
Visitor Center, at 106 N 3rd St., Alpine,
phone 432-837-2326. For more information,
go to www.alpinetexas.com
Refuse and Recycling: Refuse is collected by a
contract operator, Texas Disposal Systems, and
moved to the city-owned landfill. For more
information visit the TDS web site:
www.texasdisposal.com. The city is a partner
with TDS in the “Alpine Recycles!” program.
TDS operates the Hal Flanders Recycling
Center for the city. For more information on
“Alpine Recycles!”, visit
www.alpinerecycles.org.