The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 137, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 21, 1990 Page: 2 of 34
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THE BASTROP ADVERTISER
BASTROP COUNTY
ADOPT A ROADWAY
UTTER CONTROL
B-VAC
321 *4880
Thursday, June 21,1990
Trees
cuttings, and they may organize
and hire an attorney. “We can’t
replace what this man destroyed,
but we can stop this from happen-
ing in the future,” Hanson said.
A logger at the Jones' property
complained, "Everytime we go to
work somewhere, people come
down on us. We’re just trying to
make a living. It’s your newspapers
that we’re cutting these for,” he
Discipline —
At Tuesday’s board meeting.
Assistant Personnel Director Wiley
Alexander gave the committee’s
recommendations and survey
said.
Jones watched heavy equipment
drag fresh cut logs from the back
of his five acres and pointed out
that the pines were “select cut.”
Single pines standing about forty
feet apart now dot the sj|e.
“I’m saving the oaks, he add-
ed. “If it were left up to me, I’d
cut all of them (pine trees). I don’t
care for them myself.”
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“And you know what I think
about people complaining about it.
Well, it’s none of their business,”
he continued.
Jones said he is a resident of Lee
County and has owned the property
about 10 years. He rented it to
Hewing about a year ago, Hewing
said.
Jones’ deed lists his address as
Rt. 1, Box 59C, Paige.
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results. He said the changes were
the product of four meetings.
Parents returned 1083 surveys,
about 25 percent, and added com-
AUCTION
Saturday, June 23, 1990 10:00 a.m.
Rockne, Red Rock & Bateman Community Sale
Sale will be held on the Alexander Ranch, Bateman,
Texas. Ranch is located off Hwy. 20 between Lockhart
and Bastrop, Texas. Take Hwy. 20 to Bateman. Take
Bastrop County Road 265 west 1 1/2 miles to Bastrop
County Road 363. Turn left Go 1 1/2 miles to sale site on
right.
WATCH FOR SIGNS
In case of bad weather, sale will be held the following
Saturday, June 30, 1990 at 10:00 a.m.
FOOD AND REFRESHMENTS
AVAILABLE ON GROUNDS
Tractors-gas & diesel
Trucks - Jeeps
Travel Trailers - Boats
Pecan Pickers - Gooseneck stock trailers
Lowboy trailers
Farm & Ranch Equiptment - Hay Equiptment
Misc. small items - Household -
,3 Antiques & Collectables
TERMS: All purchases must be paid in full the day of
the sale. You may use cash or cashier's checks. All
personal or company checks must be accompanied by
a letter from your bank guaranteeing payment.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anton Auction Service
David E. Anton, Auctioneer
Texas License No. TXS-8172
Phone: AC 512-398-6510 or AC 512-268-1341
Rt. 2 Box 58 A, Kyle, Texas 78640
Note: Although all information is deemed correct, the auctioneer makes
no guarantees or warranties as to the information contained herein.
ments to 483 surveys, he said. That
was a good response, he said. The
group also surveyed middle and
high school students.
Comments from parents iqpjud-
ed, “Corporal punishment should
not be used./Corporal punishment
should be used as a last resort with
parent permission./Corporal
punishment should be used.”
Parents also wrote opinions on
the dress code, detention,
parent/teacher conferences, the
shortage of counselors and the need
for a drama, music and band
auditorium.
Committee members included
Franco, Trustee Evelyn Weilert,
administrators Alexander, Bobby
Woodruff, Ron Swafford, Rebec-
ca Smith, and Susan Marek.
Parent-Teacher Association
representatives were Margaret
Ryan, Lynette Ledoux, and Raul
Morales. Student council sponsors
Vivian Kreitner and Carolyn Mat-
jowsky and student council
presidents Tony Lucio and Rene
Reyes were also included.
After his report, trustees asked
Wiley whether any board member
disagreed with the changes or had
a minority report. Wiley respond-
ed that he had not seen a minority
report.
CPC spokeswoman Franco was
not present at Tuesday’s meeting.
After his report. Wiley told the
Advertiser that Franco was unable
to attend some of the meetings, and
he had not had a chance to talk with
her about the final report.
Bonds
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urged early action to begin the
bond sale process in order to take
advantage of current lower interest
rates.
The council would retain the
right to halt the process up,.to the
point of receiving bids from poten-
tial bond purchasers, Cunningham
said.
The city manager has argued
previously that water revenues will
be sufficient to pay off the bonds
without a rate increase.
Texan Eye Center.
It Makes Good Sense.
Exceptional personal care provided by Dr. Leslie,
Dr. Gurwitz and their highly trained eye care team.
1110 Main Street
Phone 321-2106
Bastrop's full time eye center
Optical Shop
One-Stitch Cataract Surgery
Laser Surgery
Medicare/ Medicaid accepted
Texan Eye Center
Doyle Leslie, M.D. / Marilyn McClUskey, M.D.
Neil Gurwitz, O.D.j Mark Licatinc, O.D.
Sheriff will host open house
at new county jail on July 2
Bastrop County residents who
have attacked and defended plans
for a new 144-bed jail for the past
three years will get a chance to see
the result of the debat: on July 2.
Beginning at 10 a.m. the Bastrop
County Sheriffs Department will
host an open house at the new $7
million jail and law enforcement
center, a spokeswoman said.
“The public is invited to come
and see the facility,” she said.
“The county ought to be proud of
what they’ve done because its their
tax money.”
The sheriffs department will
conduct tours of the jail and office
building from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The new facility is home to the
sheriffs department, Department
of Public Safety, Precinct 1 & 3
Justice of the Peace and Constable,
Veterans Service Office and Texas
Parks and Wildlife Game Warden.
Bastrop County commissioners
have also discussed shifting the
regular commissioners court meet-
ings to a courtroom with seating for
84 spectators in the new building.
Commissioners currently meet in
the Courthouse Annex at 804 Pe-
can St. but that building is slated
for conversion to offices for the lo-
cal mental health clinic and Texas
Department pf Health offices.
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Burglary suspect nabbed in Austin
Advertiser Photo/Sherri Baker Bryant
Loggers on private property in northeast Bastrop County move fresh cut^pines to a loading
area. Neighbors complained the trees were cut in violation of subdivision restrictions.
A burglary suspect sought by the
Bastrop County Sheriff s Depart-
ment since June 13 was picked up
Monday in Austin.
Based on an informant’s report,
Roger Chavez;, 22, of the Camp
Swift area, was picked up by
Austin Police Department’s
Fugitive Division. APD reported
Chavez was found in a locked
bedroom in Austin.
Chavez was returned to Bastrop
County Tuesday and is currently in
county jail.
A warrant was issued for
Chavez’ arrest last week. Bastrop
County deputies attempted to serve
the warrant at Chavez’ home near
Catnp Swift on June 6. They said
Chavez was not home but in-
vestigators recovered allegedly
stolen goods from his bedroom.
Chavez’ relatives allowed them to
search his bedroom, deputies said.
Chavez is charged with burglary
of the William McMinn residence
near McDade and theft of a $5000
tractor.
Sheriffs officers recovered all
the property reported stolen in the
April 21 burglary except two han-
dguns and a VCR, according to
Chief Investigator Fred Pecenka.
He estimated die value of the goods
was about $3000.
Bastrop County commissioners approved an adopt-a-road clean up program suggested
by B-Vac owner Robert Schmidt, right, and Precinct 1 Commissioner Johnny Sanders.
Commissioners will erect signs on sections of county road adopted by private businesses
and groups who agree to pick up litter for a year. Schmidt wants to adopt a section of
the South Shore Road off Texas 21 and use a sign similar to the one above. ; ;i w
Junkyard
call for a $25 annual junkyard
license fee.
A license can be revoked for rule
violations, Smith said.
In 1988 commissioners agreed to
adopt a junkyard ordinance and
subsequently rejected at least one
license application for a site near
Elgin on the assumption the or-
dinance had been properly adopt-
ed and recorded.
After Smith was hired to head
the health and sanitation depart-
ment. neither he nor the district at-
torney’s office could find wFtere the
ordinance had been formally ap-
proved and recorded.
Bastrop County Judge Jimmy
Copeland said he will ask the dis-
trict attorney’s office to determine
if the county can now stop the
Wyldwood salvage yard.
Assistant District Attorney Bias
Coy said in effect the county had
no power to regulate junkyard lo-
cation until Monday’s vote.
In other business Monday, com-
missioners:
♦Questioned an estimate by
County Tax Collector Barbara
Brinkmeyer that $1 million in
delinquent taxes can be collected
by the end of the current county fis-
cal year on Sept. 30. Mrs. Brink-
meyer said she believes 80 percent
of the $1.4 million outstanding will
come in by then.
“I’ve never been able to collect
more than 10 percent,” said
Precinct 2 Commissioner Elaine
Seidel, a former Smithville school
district tax collector.
At the same time Mrs. Brink-
meyer told commisioners her office
“needs more room and more help”
in order to carry out her duties.
Computer program problems
have also delayed entering the
delinquent tax roll for 1983, she
said. “We’ve struggled over a
month” with the problem, she
added.
A Software Group representative
said the Plano firm will commit the
resources necessary to clear up the
problem as soon as possible.
*On a 3-2 vote, approved the
purchase of five photocopiers for
the sheriffs department. County
Auditor Jim Wither said he ques-
tioned the number of copiers re-
quested because the whole
Courthouse uses only seven of the
machines.
Sheriff Con Kiersey said the
price of some $9,800 will get
equipment worth $20,000 and the
layout of the law enforcement
center makes operating with few-
er than five difficult.
Precinct 1 Commissioner John-
ny Sanders and Commissioner
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Seidel voted against the purchase.
“I’m trying to save money (on
equipping the jail) to apply to the
debt payment,” said Mrs. Seidel.
Kiersey said by buying furniture
from the Texas Department of Cor-
rections he has already saved about
half the estimated $100,000 cost of
furniture. He also successfully
solicited the donation of costly
medical equipment for the new jail,
he said.
“We’re saving the county all the
money we can,” Kiersey said.
“I had a problem with buying 23
color TVs” for the jail, Sanders
said.
The sheriff said 19 of the new
sets will go into cell block day
rooms. The remainder will be used
for education programs and police
training, he said.
Public Notice
TO ALL FORMER AND CURRENT INTRASTATE WIDE AREA
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE (WATS/800) SUBSCRIBERS:
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company has instituted a Class
Action Lawsuit seeking judicial approval of a settlement reached in
Docket No 7297, an inquiry of General Counsel of the Public Utility
Commission of Texas into possible overcharges which occurred between
September, 1976, and February, 1987, due to rounding practices, on
bills of intrastate WATS/800 customers sent by Southwestern Bell and
other telephone companies which concur in Southwestern Bell’s tariff.
The suit is styled "Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, Plaintiff,
vs. MCI Telecommunications Corporation, A Member of the Class of
Texas Intrastate WATS and 800 Service Customers Who Paid Overtime
Charges From September 1976 Through February 1987, Defendant,”
and identified as Cause No. 471,460 in the 126th Judicial District
Court of Travis County, Texas.
Pursuant to the settlement, while not admitting liability,
Southwestern Bell, the other local exchange telephone companies in
Texas, and AT&T Communications of the Southwest, Inc. have agreed
to pay refunds to those WATS/800 customers who paid overtime
charges attributable to the rounding practices for intrastate WATS/800
services at any time between September, 1976, and February, 1987.
The refunds will be based upon either the actual or estimated amount
of overtime charges attributable to such rounding practices. An exact
refund will be determined for customers able to produce copies of
their WATS/800 service bills. For customers who do not have copies
of their WATS/800 service bills to establish actual overtime charges
paid, an average refund of $4.53 to $5.95 per WATS/800 service line
per month will be applied. All claims will be subject to verification.
The refunds will also include interest at the rate of 7.80% per annum.
Claim Forms And Additional Information
Those customers who think they may be entitled to a refund or
who desire more information must call 1-800-782-3026, 8:30 a.m -
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, or write to WATS Refund Pool
Administrator, One Bell Plaza, Room 670, P. 0. Box 650376, Dallas,
Texas 75265-0376, to request a WATS Refund Information Package.
The WATS Refund Information Package will contain further informa-
tion regarding the lawsuit and eligibility for a refund, a description of
documentation required to support a customer’s claim for refund,
and a refund claim form to be filled out and submitted requesting a
refund. REQUESTING A WATS REFUND INFORMATION PACKAGE
DOES NOT OBLIGATE YOU IN ANY WAY.
All claims for a refund must be received by the Refund Pool
Administrator by Friday, October 5,1990, and all rejections of the set-
tlement (that is, requests for exclusion from the class action lawsuit)
must be received by the Court by Wednesday, September 5,1990.
Only those who respond by filing a claim or by filing a rejection of the
settlement, as explained in the WATS Refund Information Package,
will receive notice of future developments in this proceeding.
Persons who wish to obtain further information may also contact
the Public Utility Commission, Public Information Division, at (512)
458-0257 or (512) 458-1221, teletypewriter for the deaf.
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