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SSISD faced with another tax hike
By BOB MERMMAN
The price of good stewardship
sometimes is higher taxes, trustees
of the Sulphur Springs Independent
School District were told during a
budget meeting Monday night
Although the SSID has a tax me
lower than that of three other dis-
tricts in Hopkins County, trustees
woe told that a second tax increase
in as many years is necessary to
bring the district’s budget to that of
last year.
“We’re looking at a 10-cem in-
crease just to the budget,”
Assistant Superintendent Paul
Glover told trustees. An additional
7-cent increase will be needed to
“bring the fund balance back in
line,” Glover said.
The fund balance consists of
Council
may nix
contract
By TUMI PARI* 11
\tws-Tekgnm S*ff____
The Sulphur Springs City
Council is expected to approve a
resolution rejecting a raw water
contract proposed by the Sulphur
River Municipal Water District
(SRMWD) during a regular meet-
ing at 7 p.m. Tuesday night.
In an effort to keep water from
Cooper Lake within the district, the
City is considering a resolution to
oppose the SRMWD* contact
drafted by die City of Commerce
which would allow arty member
city to sell its water rights outside
the Sulphur River Basin, City
Manager Jack Dickerson said.
“We don’t agree with the trans-
basin dispersion of water outride
the Sulphur River Basin.” Dick-
erson said “We are rejecting the
contract the SRMWD approved and
submitted to the other member
cities. And we won’t sign it as writ-
tea”
Last June, the City Council ap-
proved action to ptachase Com-
merce’s water rights from Cooper
Lake, which is expected to begin
filling in 1991.
A tetter staring the “intent to
purchase water rights in Cooper
Lake held by the City of Com-
merce,” was sent to all six mem-
bers of SRMWD. officials of the
North Ifexas Municipal Wrier Dis-
trict, the T&as Water Commission
and the mayors of Commerce and
Cooper. The actual letter states that
“the Council has approved a pay-
ment of $50,000 to be made to the
City of Commerce when a contract
is signed and an additional $50,000
to be paid when the permit from
Tfexas Wrier Commission is is-
sued."
However, the SRMWD contract
paved a path to controversy, allow-
ing Commerce to sell their water
rights elsewhere.
And that’s what they plan to do,
Dickerson srid. “They (Commer-
ce) authorized and approved a con-
tract with the Upper Trinity Wrier
Corporation.”
Sulphur Springs officiate believe
they >(tave a right of first refusal on
any water offered for sale by a'
member city outside the Sulphur
River Basin1’ and Sulphur Springs
is “ready, willing and ride to pur-
chase the allocation of water to
Commerce.”
“The day of cheap water is be-
coming a thing of die past,” Dick-
erson said. “We made an offer for
their water rights and it still
nods.*
Commerce has water rights in
the amount of 11 million gallons
per day from Cooper Lake. Cur-
rently, Sulphur Springs owns 13
million gallons of water per day
from Cooper Lake.
: In other action, councihnembers
will take action on Ordinance 2051,
establishing a reinvestment zone
for Bordens. The company is plan-
case room located on North Jack-
son Street The project is emanated
to cost Bordens $650,000.
The council will also decide
iag Emergency Medical Service
and Sulphur Springs Fire Depart-
ment personnel to solicit funds on
roadwayjNrifoia city.
monies remaining in the district's
balance between school yean and
is used to pay bilb for the first few
months of the school year, Glover
said.
“September through November
is our biggest expenditure period
(from the fund balance).” Glover
said, “because we don’t have any
tax money or state funds coming m
yet”
Trustees approved a 17-cent tax
increase last October, making the
rate $0.92 per $100 valuation.
According to present figures.
Glover said, SSISD faces a$1.25
million increase over the 1989-90
budget Glover listed as reasons for
the increase a loss of property value
in the district, increases in in-
surance costs, increases in cost of
school supplies and expenditures of
$485,454 from the present fund
staff and the professional staff
ifoui the budget and district s n^
auancc program. Superintendent of
Schools Danny Durham said. “We
agreed that the insurance deduction
per person would go from $300 to
$500, but that the maximum family
deduction would be $1500.”
Changes in the insurance program
also included “going from 50-50 to
80-20 on prescription drugs and
waiving the second opinion
coverage.”
Even with those changes, Dur-
ham said, insurance costs paid by
the district will increase $200 per
district employee.
“It is difficult to pay the full
share,” Durham said, adding that
some school districts pay a percen-
tage of the insurance cose and let
the employees pick up the rest
Prit of the reason for the one in-
crease, Glover said, “was that we
had seven claims that exceeded
$30,000 each” during the 1989-90
school year.
“When you get claims lie that,
rates go up,” he said.
The trustees must go through a
formal proceeding before taxes are
raised, according to Durham.
“The board has to vote on a
measure of intention to raise
taxes,” he said. “The board must
then hold a public hearing within
seven days after that vote. ”
If the board then approves a tax
increase, public records would then
have to be published.
Trustees and school ad-
ministrators are also feeling the ef-
fects of an opinion regarding
Foot notes
Sulphur Springs High School senior John Klein, barefoot with cap, decides to abandon his shoes and march
with Us feet firmly on the ground during Monday morning's opening hand practice. The fell hand
rehearses from t a.ai. to noon each day aattt Aag. 27.
-SUt pm li Jims SkMts
Naval blockade of Iraq ‘likely’
as military response pondered
By DAVID ESPO
Assadated Press Writer_
WASHINGTON (AP) — Presi-
dent Bush met with his Cabinet
today to discuss the escalating ef-
forts to reverse Saddam Hussein’s
invasion of Kuwait The chairman
of the Senate Armed Services
Committee said an imwainMi
naval blockade is “very likely un-
less the Iraqis back off.
Defense Secretary Dick Cheney,
meanwhile, was in Egypt to tab
about a coordinated military
response to the Persian Gulf crisis.
Pentagon sources said Cheney
wants Egyptian approval to move
die aircraft carrier USS Eisenhower
through the Suez Chari. He also
reportedly was seeking the coopera-
tion of area nations for a multina-
tional ground force that could be
placed m Saudi Arabia to act as a
trip wire” against possible Iraqi
aggression.
Dying to dampen the economic
effects of the embargo of Iraqi oil,
U.S. officials and Congress were
investigating the rapid rise in ser-
vice station gasofine prices.
Whatever the economic repercus-
sions, President Bush called for
“frill and total’’ implementation of
tough U.N. sanctions against Iraq.
At the White House, spokesman
Marlin Fltzwater said “dus block-
ade talk is premature.” He the
wAniaimqpum was committed to
carrying out the Untied Nations
backed trade emba^o approved
barao.
wish waved off reporters trying
to que&tio* ftim about a possible
blockade hotels by Iraqi troops as part of a
“I’m just not going to take any target group, white House spokes-
questions today, dinks.” the presi- man Martin Fltzwater said today he
dent said as his Cabinet session
began.
After the Cabinet meeting, Bush
planned a visit to the Central Intel-
ligence Agency for a working lunch
with Director William Rlfebster.
A meeting with AnteAmerkans
was scheduled for late in the day.
The president met Monday with
Prime Ministers Thatcher
of Britain and Brin Mrironey of
Canada, and Manfred Woerner,
secretary general of the North At-
lanta Tre^ Organization.
Asked if a naval blockade would
be needed to enforce the sanctions,
Muhoney said, “It certainly
wouldn't hurt”
The worldwide effort to reverse
the Iraqi invasion was beating up.
la addition to Cheney* journey to
Egypt from Saudi Arabia. Secretary
of State James A. Baker III laid
plans for meetings in Darkey on
Wednesday.
As Iraq announced a 100,000-
troop increase in its 1-millioo-
member armed forces, the U.S.
military moved aircraft carriers into
position outside the P*sion Gulf.
Carriers are outfitted with a
range of F-A18 Hornet jet fighters,
F-14 Tomcat attack aircraft and A-
6E Intruder bombers, including
specialty outfitted KA-6D jets to
hanole aeriri refueling missions.
Diplomatic contacts continued
between Wwhington and tfogtviwi
U.S. officials were discussing with
Iraq a plan to allow the departure of
some of the 500
Americans stranded in n^gMed,
including some of die SO
Americans at the ILS. Embassy.
The State Department f
an accounting for 28 Americans
repotted rounded up in Kuwaiti
Senate Bill 1. the school finance
bill passed recently during a special
session of the Tbxas Legiskume.
That hill mentioned a tax rate of
$1.18 per $100 valuation of taxable
property.
A letter signed by Lx Gov. Bill
Hobby and Speaker of the House
Gib Lewis states that districts
with less than a total tax rate of
$1.18 in the 1990-91 school ye*
would have their maximum star
funds tunned for school years
1991-1992 through 1993-199* ...”
“We hist can’t afford to go to
$1.18.” Durham said. “I den t
think we should be penalized for
taking care of taxpayer money. ”
Durham also questioned whether
the opinion by Hobby and Lewis
will stay m die law as written.
Realistically, Durham said, “we
don't need a rale of $1.18.” Some
the $1.18
SSISD wifi receive $548,209 in
state funding this school yean Of
that money. Glover srid S377JP6
“is already earmarked for spatial
education or vocational education
or other programs. That money can
be spent on nothing else" except
those programs.
State education officials aid
legislators “say $42 billion will be
cottecied over the next four years
for education.” Glover smd. The
state is saying that the tax rate wifi
be $1.18. How much low* do we
want to set the rate and take our
chances on how much less state aid
we’ll get? We could (rise taxes by
$150, and it wouldn't man* on
state monev.”
Hurricane Diana
nearing Mexico
spreading across the coast over por-
tions of the warned area.
could not confirm a report that the
Americans would be allowed to
leave through Jordan.
The Washington Host quoted an
unidentified administration official
as saying Saddam waned the U.S.
charge d’affaires, Joseph Wilson,
that he would attack Saudi Arabia if
his pipelines through dim country
are closed.
Fltzwater would not give details
of Wilson’s talks with Saddam or
confirm that the Iraqi niter had
delivered such a warning.
MIAMI (AP) — Diana whipped
into a hurricane early today after
picking up strength in the Gulf of
Mexico and heading west toward
the Mexican coast with 80 mph
winds, high tides and very heavy
rain.
Warnings were issued along a
400-mile stretch, including the
cities of Veracruz, Dixpan and
Tampico, and hurricane specialists
at foe National Hurricane Cent*
new Miami said Diana's center
would hit by afternoon.
At 9 ajn. EDT, Diana was cen-
tered about HO miles east-
muthrmt of Tbotpan, near ***■*■ «*•
205 north, longitude 95.8 west
The storm was moving west at 12
mph.
Diana is the second hurricane of
the Atlantic season. Bertha, the
first, hit Canada e*lier this month.
The Mexican government issued
hurricane warnings on the coast
from Lerdo de Ttyada north to La
Ptsca and a tropical storm warning
from north of La Fesca to Boca
Jesus MhriK about 100 mites south
of Brownsville, Tbxax, the center
said.
“The main threat to life will be
the rising waters on the coast and
the haw rains producing Hash
floods aai natihty and stales in-
land,” said specialist Max
Mayfield. “Tktoscf fo* to six feet
above normal vrite additional high
waves are expected near and to the
north of where the cent* makes
landfall.”
He abo said rainfall of 10 inches
or more could be expected along
the path of the hurricane ov* the
next 24 hours.
Gusty winds and rain are already
“All precautions
rushed to completion,'
added.
Strong winds were
Mexican coast by early today,
cent* reported, with Mm Qua al-
ready reporting gusts of wp to 56
mph.
Monday as a
came a
tainted wmdsto 74 mph drai
Small craft were wanted to
remain in port from Baffin Bay.
Texas, southward.
On Sunday, the storm hit the
Yucatan about TO m iles northeast of
Chetuma! ml well south of the
popular resort of Criicun. It caused
only minor flooding.
Mean write, tropical storm Cesar
weakened to a tropical depression
Monday m the mid-Atlantic.
AtSJO an EDT, Cesar was
centered note hfteadr 27.0 north,
tongiande 45.6 west, or about 1,150
was sutxvury,1
winds of nearly 35 mph Lisle mo-
tion was expected through foe day
wfoy _
The hurricane ocmcr ilso itpov*
ted a new denressioe formed Mon-
day about 175 mites southwest of
foe westernmost Azores island it
the mid-Atlantic.
Tropical depressions become
named storms once ummwi) winds
reach 39 mph. A storm is mchte-
sified as a hurricane if us:
winds hit 74 mph.
Garner file delivered
to D.A. for charges
By JASON SICKLES
Stws-Tekgram Stuff
Hopkins County Sheriff’s
officials are waiting for foe go-
ahead from foe District Attorney’s
office before apprehending a
suspect in foe July case of a miss-
ing Milter Grove woman.
Judy Garner, 30, was reported
missing from her home on Monday
July 2. Law enforcement officials
suspected foul play until Gam*
called relatives and was picked up
in Palestine on July 7.
Under doctor’s orders, inves-
tigators were asked not to question
Gam* until she was mentally
ready to tell them what happened.
Last Tuesday, she went to foe
Sheriff’s Office and gave a state-
ment
“We can’t give foe details of
who the suspect is until we 9ee
what foe disinct attorney’s office is
going to do about charges,” Deputy
Benny Matihews said.
District Attorney Hank Long did
not return calls Tuesday morning.
“All the paper work has been
turned ov* to foe district attorney
for him to review to see if any
charges can be filed,” Matthews
said.
Though Long has to make foe
decision, Matthews said they are
tracing «l ftmn
“We have a suspect.” Matthews
said. “Tfo understand to* still in
this area, but we don’t know when
well be able to arrest him. That
will be up to the district attorney.”
According to Garav* statement,
she was forcefully taken from tor
home. Matthews said that Gam*
told them she can oaty remem b*
certain places font her rfyWwy
took toe
Jioc (JofSfl t iuk»* ill uic places
they went.” Matthews Mad. “She
►knows being around foe Cornua
Christi and Houston area.” Gar-
n* reported that they “lived on the
road” until h* abductor letter free
in Palestine. She was not physicalty
abused.
“She never was beat up, font we
know of,” Matthews said. “She
was just, more or less, manhandled.
There weren’t any weapons used*
anything.”
As suspected before, foe abdttc-
tor had known Garnet
“This guy worked for tor frahte
in-law and she knew him. Ap-
parently he rentty hked tor because
she was nice to hue. We’ve heard
all kinds of details about tom 1
don’t know what they (people who
know hhn) mean when they say
he’s crazy, but foey say to*
“She* acts fifes tits* scared qf
ton. She* afraid of ton.”
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