The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 141, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 12, 1994 Page: 2 of 36
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THE BASTROP ADVERTISER
Thursday, May 12, 1994
Projects
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proper long range route plan-
ning will allow for orderly
commercial and neighborhood
development for years into the
future.
"Without a plan, we're at the
mercy of the Texas Department
of Transportation and develop-
ers (for planning traffic routes),"
said City Manager Michael Tal-
bot.
Talbot also recommended
that the city plannir
ing board review Hogan's draft
plans before bringing them to
the council for approval. The
council agreed.
Planning how to handle traf-
fic along Texas 71 west of the
river is imperative, said Hogan,
especially with the prospect of
Wal-Mart opening a giant retail
outlet near the highway next
year and opening of an interme-
diate school on Old Texas 71 in
August.
It will become increasingly
important to separate through
highway traffic from local traf-
fic, he suggested.
Opening a new Colorado
River bridge on Chestnut Street
is also bringing new traffic pres-
sures on the downtown business
district, said Talbot who sug-
gested new rules to stop drivers
from crossing traffic lanes on
Chestnut when either leaving or
entering Alley A and Alley B.
,He also called for adjust-
ments in parking along Alley A
to ease the flow of traffic.
Iji other development-related
business Tuesday, the council:
• Approved conditional use
permits to allow duplex con-
struction on Commercial Drive
in Tahitian Village.
• Approved a variance al-
lowing Don Fries to add new
mini-storage units at M & D
Storit on Industrial Drive. Fries
said he will extend water and
sewer lines across his property
but objected to extending ser-
vices into the site because the
business needs neither.
• Rejected a request from
Gillis Jefferson to lift a building
ban on a Pine Forest lot he owns
fronting Texas 71. The council
voiced concern about permitting
construction in a subdivision
with unapproved streets,
drainage and utilities and al-
lowing traffic to enter the area
from the highway.
• Approved new guidelines
and policies for considering tax
abatement deals for new or ex-
panding industrial plants and
commercial retail outlets. To be
considered, an industrial plant
must invest a minimum of
$500,000 and create at least 25
jobs. A retail operation must in-
vest a minimum of $3 million
and create 50 jobs.
Seats
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seat either incumbent.
Jimmy Mathison brought in
the most votes with 394, Neil
Gurwitz had 360 and Mrs. But-
ler brought in 277.
All three incumbents won in
the Smithville council race.
Charlie Jones took 409 votes
to Johnnie Thomas's 235 for
Place 5. Mark Bunte was unop-
posed in Place 4, and Renee
Blaschke was unopposed in
Place 2.
Mrs. Blaschke is filling the
one-year term left vacant when
former Mayor Pro-tem Clinton
Wright resigned earlier this year
to join the Lowqr Colorado
River Authority Board of Di-
rectors.
Bids-
partment and department of
human services are both con-
'tributing construction money
because an Elgin building will
allow significant expansion of
service in the area.
The apparent low bid sub-
mitted Friday put construction
cost at just over $303,000.
Also Monday Hoskins dis-
tributed estimates that by using
jail inmate construction crews,
the building as designed could
cost as little as $236,000. In ad-
dition, Hoskins said that by
making some changes in plan
specifications, the cost could be
cut to about $190,000.
"We're here to assist the
commissioners court," said
Hoskins. "Elgin needs this pro-
ject."
Assistant District Attorney
John Hawkins said his initial
hesitation about putting the
TO THE CITIZENS OF BASTROP
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on tho City Council. I tin honored that you alaetad ma
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Hell R. Gurwitz
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sheriff in charge of construction
was largely based on the
prospect of Hoskins submitting
a bid to be judged against pri-
vate contractors.
If the bids as submitted are
all rejected, the situation be-
comes significantly different,
Hawkins indicated. "If they're
all thrown out, it's a different
game," he said.
Commissioner Johnny
Sanders urged commissioners to
reject all the bids because they
are too high.
Fritz said commissioners
should "think real hard about
Fred (Hoskins) building it"
Fritz recessed Monday's
meeting, indicating he will call
fqr it to continue after meeting
with the project architect and
state agency officials. The ses-
sion could continue Friday or
possibly Monday, said the
judge.
The
Bastrop
Association
for the
Arts
would like to tU/\n!<. every one For suppoRTiisq SaUnas
'94 ai\d helpiNq to mkE /Y such a success.
A speci'aI rhAisks qo to tUe follow/irsq foR tUe'ir contra
buTIONS.
Our dedicated docents and volunteers
Main Street merchants and artist hosts
Bastrop High School Art Department
Bastrop Middle School-Jr. Nat'l. Honor Society
BISD Genesis High School
Bastrop Stationers
Minnie Bartsch
BISD
City of Bastrop
Bastrop Advertiser
Bastrop Botanical
Bastrop Opera House
Bart Bryant
Calvary Episcopal Church
Maria Crist
Chris Dickson
Deborah Ducloux fit 1010 Gallery
First State Bank of Smithville
- Brad Hurta
Girl Scouts # 734 & 361
Ruth Goddard
Griesenbeck's Furniture
H-E-B
LCRA
McDonald's
Owens Music '
Bill Owens
Virginia Piper
The Salinas Family r
Carol Schumacher
Tower Theater - Denise Pennick
United Methodist MYF
SaUnas T'Slmm now avai'IaMe at Old Main BooIstore
CLEANING UP ELGIN
George Witta was one of several volunteers who helped clean up the old Elgin Hospital
building Saturday. The city bought the building and surrounding property for a pool and
park area. The old hospital is slated for use as a bath house.
WCID
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surer Andrew McMullen was
the top vote getter with 91.
WCID Vice-President Angelo
Schena followed with 79 votes.
' McMullen was appointed to
the WCID board in 1993 to fill
the unexpired term of Terry
Sanders. Schena was appointed
in 1991, according to WCID Of-
fice Manager Jane Stump.
Other candidates on the bal-
lot were Dale Olson with 73
votes, Norm Hansen with 58
votes and Gunnar Thoren with
54.
The new WCID board will
continue to oversee the master
road plan for Tahitian Village.
Other issues board members
may face in the future include
extending city sewers into the
district and developing a wafer
conservation plan.
Sewer
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bled wastewater treatment plant
which serves some 40 homes in
the Oak River subdivision, in
effect creating a second rural
regional sewer system in Bas-
trop County.
LCRA's first venture into the
sewer business serves the Bas-
trop federal prison, Camp Swift
National Guard training facility
and Lake Bastrop area residents.
. Also this week, officials ex-
pect to open talks with a private
developer about linking a new
residential project on Pearce
Lane with the possible Oak
River-Stony Point system.
Austin area developer Bob
Carr has begun contacting local
school and utility officials about
plans for moving ahead with a
2,000-lot residential project on
Pearce Lane about a mile east of
Stony Point, according to Aqua
General Manager John Burke.
Monday's session set up a
two-pronged approach for
seeking money to link Stony
Point, plagued for years with
problem septic tanks, to the
nearby treatment plant:
•County officials will ap-
proach the state about an
Carlson-
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election last year and in 1984.
Russell Arbuckle received
322 votes for a one-year term
representing Ward 3. The seat
was left vacant when Hughes
resigned to run for mayor.
Julie Hanke was unopposed
in her bid for reelection to a
regular two-year term for Ward
3.
Mertis Thomas and Danny
Selvera were also unopposed in
Wards 1 and 2, respectively.
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Hospital will no longer offer obstetri-
cal services. Patients should contact
their attending physician who can
refer them to a doctor and hospital of
their choice.
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"urgent need grant" to sewer the
area. Collecting current health
and related data will to support
the application will be the first
step.
•LCRA will approach the
Farmers Home Administration
about a combination grant-loan
program to allow sewering
Stoney Point in a single effort
instead of phasing the work over
several years.
Up to 75 percent of the total
may be an outright grant, said
Paul Pape who leads the LCRA
team working on the problem.
Marhil
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"I'm hoping they'll be out
next week to decide what we
can and cannot do, but the
bankruptcy court doesn't meet
again until June 23," he said.
"I feel the outcome will be
positive, and at least something
is being done," said the mayor.
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