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THE BASTROP ADVERTISER
Thursday, March 3,1994
Agency-
have plenty of clients, according
to the director.
"Homeless people are eligi-
ble for food stamps, but they
don't have any place to cook.
When winter came, we became
aware that some people here
were not getting a warm meal so
we started buying those who
asked soup at the City Cafe,"
said Mrs. Rolingson.
"Now we keep a hot water
pot going or a crock pot of soup,
because there are some who are
chronically in need, especially
of f(K)d," she added.
"We encourage counseling.
We set up appointments and
provide transportation, but we
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realized that until we could ad-
dress the housing situation in
Elgin, things for our clients
were not going to change.
"There is very little low-in-
come housing here and some
people have been on the waiting
list since 1987," according to
Mrs. Rolingson.
"We have had five advocates
join a city task force that ad-
vises the council on housing
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needs. We would like to see
more affordable in Elgin and
Bastrop County," she said.
There is some concern that
adding low-income housing will
bring more low-income people
to Elgin, but it may alleviate
some of the crowding and
broaden the tax base, Mrs. Rol-
ingson said.
She suggests that citizens
wanting to help the homeless in
Elgin express their opinions to
the city council.
, Others can volunteer at Ad-
vocacy Outrcach, donate food
and clothing or coordinate a
special project through the of-
fice.
AAA.
NOTIFICATION OF FmHA'S FINDING OF NO
SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
The Farmers Home Administration (FmHA) has received an
application for financial assistance from Bastrop Properties II,
Ltd. The specific elements of this proposed action are construc-
tion of a 42-unit FmHA Section 515 rural rental housing apartment
complex in Bastrop, Texas on 3.88 acres at the intersection of
Mesquite and Pecan Street.
FmHA has assessed the potential environmental impacts of
this proposed action and has determined that it will not signifi-
cantly affect the quality of the human environment. Therefore,
FmHA will not prepare an environmental impact statement fqr
this proposed action.
Any written comments regarding this determination should
be provided within 15 days of this publication to Mr. L. George
Ellis, State Director, FmHA, 3003 Dawn Drive, Building A, Suite
108, P.O. Box 1115, Georgetown, Texas 78627-1115. FmHA will
make no further decisions regarding this proposed action during
this 15 days period. Requests to review the FmHA environmental
assessment upon which this determination is based or to receive
a copy of it should be directed to the above address.
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Alexander
Bastrop County Treasurer
Doris Oldfield, who both
worked with Jerry Alexander
and treasured him as a friend,
expressed sadness Monday
about his death. "There's not
another one like him," she said,
"he was very sympathetic to ev-
erybody and he was a very good
listener. On the Commissioner's
Court he always listened to peo-
ple and was always kind and
courteous. He loved his family
dearly, and he'll be missed.
We'll certainly miss him."
Former Precinct #2 County
Commissioner Billy Davis of
Smithville also expressed sad-
ness Monday while praising the
former commissioner. "He was
the most dedicated County
Commissioner the county of
Bastrop will ever have. That's
strong, but that's the way I feel.
We were good friends. He's had
his share of sickness," Davis
continued, referring to Alexan-
der's childhood fight with polio
and later his fight against can-
cer.
Precinct #1 County Commis-
sioner Johnny Sanders praised
Alexander's fairness and hon-
esty and said, "he always was
level-headed and had the respect
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of everyone at the courthouse."
Sanders added." He was a dedi-
cated servant of the county."
Judge Jack Griesenbeck also
worked with Alexander for a
number of years and referred to
his battle with polio. "He had a
hard time of it but he never let it
bother him. People had to ad-
mire him for that. And he was a
conservative who thought for
himself. I hated to hear about
his death, it was a real loss."
Survivors include his wife,
Kay Alexander of Cedar Creek;
a son and daughter, James
Alexander and Sarah Alexander
both of Cedar Creek; his par-
ents, Mac and Edith Alexander
of Cedar Creek; and several
aunts, uncles and other relatives
and friends.
Funeral services were held at
2 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, 1994
at Marrs-Jones-Newby Funeral
Home. Burial followed in the
Upper Cedar Creek Cemetery.
Friends who desire may
make memorial contributions to
the Jeny Alexander Memorial
Fund at the First National Bank
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County
Tourism spending
(in million*)
Employment
Local tax
receipts
(in millions)
Kerr
$88.50
1,960
$ 2.1
Uano
49.4
910
1.6
Burnet
48.9
900
1.7
Polk
46.3
550
2.2
Angelina
41.6
660
1.4
Marion
38.0
490
.9
Walker
35.9
560
1.1
Aransas
34.9
560
1.3
Nacogdoches
32.8
560
0.9
Val Verde
31.3
520
1.1
All Texas counties
$20.9 billion
392,300
$592.7
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and Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
New hospital ceremony set
Ground breaking ceremonies
for the new Smithville Hospital
are scheduled for 2 p.m. April
10.
U.S. Congressman Greg
Laughlin is expected to join the
festive occasion with shovel in
hand.
Among local leaders who
will join him are Smithville
Hospital Authority Administra-
Hospital
tor Jim Langford, board mem-
bers Bobby Hennesey, Dr.
Guillermo Sanchez, Leah Ed-
wards, Billy Mike Maney,
Norm Pottschmidt, Earl Wal-
borg and Pat Donnelly and
Mayor Vernon Richards.
More details will follow as
the event draws nearer, Lang-
ford said.
"It would broaden our base
and send a signal to county resi-
dents that we would welcome
their input," he explained.
Other board members unani-
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mously agreed with him and
authorized an attorney, yet to be
selected, to look into the legality
of changing the by-laws to in-
clude other area residents.
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"StarFlight was on another
call and the fog was too dense in
Bastrop for them to fly anyway,
so the ambulance rushed Chad
into Austin," she said.
"Chad's spirits are good, and
he's tickled to death that he's
going to get a chance at getting
new lungs. We just keep pray-
ing .that he can hang in
there," added Mrs. Price.
Medicaid has agreed to pay
for the transplant and some of
the tests, but the family is re-
sponsible for Chad and his
grandmother's travel and living
expenses during the year they
must live in St. Louis.
"People have been great to
us, and I think we have enough
to get us through the trip," she
added.
Employees with the Lower
Colorado River Authority Sim
Gideon plant in Bastrop have
scheduled a combination bake
andi garage sale on March 5, to
raise funds for the honor stu-
dent
The event will take place in
the Wal-Mart parking lot begin-
ning at 9 a.m.
Scene-
prospect of drug deals but with
hints of possible amorous in-
volvement
Martin said she could not re-
call how many times late last
year she bought drugs from sus-
pected dealers in Elgin.
In mid-January law enforce-
ment officers fanned out across
the city in search of 17 drug
suspects named in sealed grand
jury indictments.
Penson is the first of the
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group to face trial.
Elgin Police Sgt Steve
Huckabay testified that the area
where Martin sought to buy il-
licit drugs is well known to of-
ficers as a hotbed of crack co-
caine, a drug he blamed for
much of the city's crime espe-
cially theft and burglary.
Huckabay said local police
cannot effectively attack the
area's drug trade because they
are too well known to suspects.
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