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Page 4A, CLEVELAND ADVOCATE, Friday, February 16, 1989
Editorial
Viewpoint
Would a large theme ' ’ ~ '
“Yes. It would be a
tremendous boost to the
economy.” — James
Moore, owner Mosby
Furniture Co.
‘Yes. It would mean more
jobs and more busines-
ses.” — Mike Heilers,
Dr’s Pain and Stress
Clinic
“Yes. The area needs the
jobs and it would attract
more people to the area.”
— Matt Milliff, manager
Brookshire Bros.
anything that will help
Cleveland.” — Bobby
Coats, owner Cleveland
Jewelers
‘Yes. Anything to held
children keep their minds
active would be good.” —
Marvin Spanier, manager
H.E.B.
“Yes. It would be
economically great for
the area.” — Glen Wat-,
son, owner Glen Watson
Realty
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Teenagers need center
Dear Editor:
Teenagers need a teen center. While kids are walking around onA
the street smoking and doing drugs, they could be at a center where^^
they can dance, talk and play games.
Would you rather have your child roaming around the streets at
night where it’s unsafe, or have your child at a center where there
are officers and where kids with drugs couldn’t get in? There would"
be video games and music at a teen center. Would you rather have '
your child having good clean fun or on drugs? ‘
Thank you,'
Angie Clements’
Reader says dump f
appraisal district I
Dear Editor:
To the politicians of the state of Texas, How do you stand on the
Number One issue? It’s being called the C.A.D., for Central App-
raisal District, but is a wolf in sheep clothing. CAD started eating our
lunch and is now eating us.
What is CAD: a) it is a group of people that doubles the value of
your property in every county in Texas and leaves the collecting to
the county to do (dirty work); b) they have a formula for finding the
value of your property; it is cost times two.
Show what you paid for the property by check and a notarized
statement by the seller and they double it. The reason they give is
that you bought it as a bargain.
Notice in 1981, Laverne Zbranek was doing both, appraising and
collecting the taxes for Liberty County for around $200,000 (per
year) and the first year the CAD cost was over $600,000 for app- uk
raising only. Mrs. Laverne Zbranek had to do the collecting. jjM
This (program) was passed under the guarantee that this would ■
be cheaper, but the cost has gone out of control. Each year they
have increased their budget.
Since the CAD has been appraising the property for Liberty
County, we have thrown down the drain ground $6,064,200. The
budget for 1990 is $728,820. If this had been left with the county as
it was, we would have saved $6,064,200. Look what the schools,
cities and county could have done with that money.
Our taxes would have been less than half. At first we all blamed "
the high taxes on the schools, cities and the county, but we are all
finally finding out that the CAD is the wolf.
We will vote for candidates that has the guts to help get CAD
abolished. If not abolished, the homes will look like an unkept junk
yard, homes unpainted because each gallon of paint put on your
home will raise the value $500.
Those people went to a different school. They think depreciation
is to add to the value.
In a Dallas paper headlines read “Taxpayers say rebellion possi-
ble.” Homeowner-Taxpayer Association of Bexar County, Inc., P.O.
Box 100422, San Antonio, Texas 78201, Ph (512) 733-7505, C. A.
Stubbs, president. There are more than 65 counties organized and
organizating is full speed ahead.
More homes, the last two years, have been sold for taxes than 1C*f
years previous. If you want anymore information, or our votes,
contact me or one of the above. I would like for all the taxpayers;
against CAD (a cancer in our side) get in touch with me. Let me
know when and where we want to meet for our annual meeting.
Thanks Route 6, Box 333-A Phone (713) 592-3950
Noah Cunningham Cleveland, Texas 77327
McDonald needs be free
Dear Editor:
I think that Dr. Jeffrey McDonald should be set free. This man
j was an innocent victim.
His wife and two daughters were murdered by hippies. He was
| even beat up by these people. I think he was framed,
j A woman has confessed to the murders.
Thank you,
Jeremy Vann
I Introductions needed
i ■
! Dear Editor:
I think the Cleveland police department should do like Houston’s
police department. They should get out of their police cars and get
to know the people of Cleveland.
This would be a better way of preventing crime. In short, it could
; stop drugs.
Thank you,
Michael Partridge
Bakker fleeced his flock
Dear Editor:
I think Jim Bakker should be put away for lifel He stole from
; people who believed in him, and he cheated on his wife.
He is the worst example of a preacher. He used the Lord for his
own pleasure. I think that is a crime in itself.
Bakker should pay for his crimes.
Thank you,
J. E. Mize
Jail time best for cults
Dear Editor:
I think the people in Cleveland cults should be arrested. They are
painting all over the walls in town and are sometimes paintinq on
the road.
The city has to hire people to get the paint off the walls and roads
so this town won’t look bad.
Cleveland policemen need to arrest them before they get too
many teenagers to join the cults. .
Thank you,
Jason Herrin
Clearcutting is bad news
Dear Editor:
I think that the forestry service should stop clearing all of the
trees out. They destroy the forests and kill hundreds of species of
wild life.
Even though we need the wood for houses, they should not go to
the forest for wood. If they want to cut down trees, they can plant
their own trees.
They cut down some of the biggest and oldest trees that have
ever been planted. Thank you,
Jesse Wood
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