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Thursday
December 6,1990
Volume 41
Number 44
USPS 264-260
Inglesido, Texas 78362
THE INGLESIDE
TEXAS PRESS
ASSOCIATION
City approves finance
corporation with AP
CORPUS CHRISTI ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER TOM UTTER addressed the City Council Tuesday
night concerning the Housing Finance Corporation that will allow substantial tax credits to first time
home buyers in Ingleside and Aransas Pass.
Little League program
looking for homeruns
By Laura Simank
Associate Editor
The City of Ingleside approved
entering into an agreement with
the City of Aransas Pass for an
Aransas Pass/Ingleside Housing
Finance Corporation to be admi-
nistered by the Corpus Christi
Housing Finance Corporation at
their Deoember 4 meeting.
Present to explain the corpora-
tion add answer council ques-
tions was Corpus Christi Assis-
tant City Manager Tom Utter and
attorney John Bell of the firm of
Wood, Boykin and Wolter. The
Housinig Corporation allows first
time home buyers (those who
have not owned or had an interest
in a single family residence in
three years) to buy a home and
take 25 percent of the interest on
the mortgage as a tax credit.
Utter explained that the federal
program was one that allowed
5150 per capita which meant that
the Aransas Pass/Ingleside area
would qualify for about 52 mil-
lion. The Corpus Christi Housing
By Laura Simank
Associate Editor
In The Index last week, it was
reported that in commenting on
the highway projects througout
the county, District Engineer
Nino Gutierrez, said that no word
had been received by his depart-
ment on Sunray Rood from the
City of Ingleside. This statement
was made to the San Patricio
County Commissioners on Mon-
day, Nov. 26.
Ingleside City Manager Fitzgib-
bons, in responding, said, “We
feel that this gives a false impress-
ion. I feel that they know what is
going on. We have been in com-
munication with them on Sunray
Road.”
Fltzgibbons has supplied The
Index with copies of two letters,
dated August 10, 1990 and Au-
gust 22,1990, written to the Su-
pervising Resident Engineer Les-
ter Balusek outlining the inten-
tions of the City of Ingleside for
Sunray Road.
He also supplied The Index
with letters from Supervising Re-
sident Engineer Lester R. Balusek
and Gutierrez responding to the
status oftbe Sunray Road project
In the August 10 letter, Fttsgib-
boos reported to Balusek that the
city had not ohangsd it’s position
since a latter written June 6 and
that the City Counoil meeting of
August 21 was expected to pro-
duoe information from the city
oootraot ongfnetr on oasts for re-
pairing Sunray with oement sta-
bilisation. The latter oontinued,
“At that point, 1 am hopeful tha
the oounoll will make a decision
Finance Corporation will pay the
initial start up fees and help with
the allocation requests.
The other matter on the agenda
that was addressed by the duo was
MUNICIPAL JUDGE CHERYL
DEAL was re-appointed at the
Tuesday, Dec. 4 city council
meeting.
on how best to proceed on Sunray
Road.”
In the August 22 letter, Fitzgib-
bons reported to Balusek that the
City Council had made a decision
and described the plan for Sunray
Road in detail concerning work
planned and the estimated costs
of the work.
Fitzgibbons letter of August 22
also noted to Balusek that over
the past two years the city's debt
portion of its property tax levy-
had more than truipled from 7.9
cents per 5100 to 24 cents per
5100 and declared, “A significant
portion of this increased debt cost
The effective tax rate in San
Patricio County will go up only
one-half cent in 1991. This news
was brought to the Aransas Pass
Rotary Club Monday by County
Judge Elect Josephine Miller.
Miller said a tight budget has
been adopted with a tax rate of
.4340, a small enough inorease to
avoid possibility of a rollback.
Tax bills will go into the mail
within two weeks. There will be
no discount allowed this year.
Normally, tax bills go out in Octo-
ber, and thoae paid in Ootober
and November ate discounted.
Miller said the oounty usually
makaa money Investing the 50
percent of taxes paid early and
oan't this year.
This year, she says, It's "This Is
that of the status of the proposed
enterprise zone for Ingleside and
Aransas Pass. He said that there
was agood possibility that Corpus
Christi could help develop that as
well.
Bruce Thauburn was on hand
as chairman of the planning and
zoning committee and brought
the council up to date on the sta-
tus of that committee and their
work. He said that the committee
is in need of people to be
appointed that will have a serious
interest in continuing the work of
the committee. The council did
not appoint anyone to fill the
vacancies on the board but de-
cided to wait and see of anyone in
the community would come for-
ward and volunteer.
Thauburn explained that the
committee has already developed
a policy statement which will
help the future>w6rk of the com-
mittee. Anyone interested in
being on the committee and help-
ing to finish the work is invited to
contact City Manager Steve Fitz-
gibbons or Bruce Thauburn.
There are four vacancies on the
board.
has been a result of right of way
acquisition and related costs for
state road improvements in pre-
paration for Naval Station Ing-
leside.”
The letter further noted that
the council had planned to pro-
ceed with plans to cement stabil-
ize and sealcoat Sunray Road and
relayed the council request to see
if there was any way the State
could proceed with putting Sun-
ray on the State System without
the City of Ingleside having to
vear the huge costs outlined ear-
See City, Back Page
your bill, pay it and thank you.”
Miller said the new budget gives
each employee in the county ex-
cept commissioners a 5600 raise.
The oounty attorney will receive
a 56,000 raise and a justice of
peace 53,000. She said an appeal
had been made to a grievance
committee which recommended
the raises
One of the questions she is
asked frequently le what are “wo
going to do about, with, for, or to
the auditor. The rumor is hugg
and substantial that the auditor
has resigned Hh thirty reliable
that there wiM be a change In the
office after the first of the year *
The auditor, MWheel Weis-
man, has been under the, In-
volved in feuds over-budget pve-
By Laura Simank
Associate Editor
The Ingleside Little League
facilities are about to be launched
into competition with the best
fields in the state according to
President Andy Hill. Several goals
are being set, includingqualifying
the fields to be considered for post
season all star play in the coming
season
Hill, along with Board Member
Steve Roberson and Secretary/
Treasurer Cheryl Cox have work-
ed very hard on upgrading the
fields to their present condition
from a status that, Hill said, was
barely above “plow under stage”.
He explained, “When I first drove
by the fields after being elected I
was shocked. The weeds were as
tall as my lawnmower and there
was no grass at all. We set about to
bring the fields up to standards
that will allow them to be used
year around.”
paration
Miller said one of the first deci-
sions which must be made after
she takes office the first of the
year is how to handle the admi-
nistrative side of the health de-
partment. She said Dr. James
Mobley who was the administra-
tive director is being sent to the
Persian Gulf. She is looking to Dr.
Allan Randall, in charge of rural
health in Austin, to give the coun-
ty guidance.
The county judge elect said
among her goals, her first, second
and third priority Is a juvenile
shelter, her next priority is a
bulUhg in the south east part of
tha county in which delivery df
county services can be pulled
together, and her last priority la
Hill said that there are over 800
man hours in the fields at this
point. He added that labor had
even come from the county res-
titution center in Sinton. “Those
800 hours were put in by only a
handful of people” he said,
adding, “two or three to be exact".
“We do not want to begin the sea-
son on a negative note”, Hill stres-
sed, “we do want people to realize
how great the need is for the Ing-
leside Little League to be a suc-
cess for the sake of the kids. There
were about 275 kids involved last
year and this year we plan to ex-
pand the league to accomodate at
least325 kids. That is if we can get
enough team sponsors”
Team sponsors is another goal
of the Little League Board this
year A team sponsorship will
cost about 5250 and the board is
discussing the possibility of offer-
ing a three year opportunity to
sponsor a team for the initial uni-
form purchase price of 5250 per
expansion of the jail.
The reality, however, she de-
scribed as a requirement under
court order to expand the jail. She
See REALITIES, Back Page
We Invite
We invite to be our guest a* the
picture. “Rooky V” showing Dec.
7th. • Deo. 13th., at the Rialto
Theatre. Marge Lahmeyer and
guest.
This notice clipped from The
Injkaide Index wti serve as your
admission
team plus a minimal fee for the
next two yean to cover uniform
repair and/or replacement. Spe-
cial plans are being formulated
for public recognition of team
sponsors and light sponsors.
The goals for the year also in-
clude proper and safe lighting ai
the boll Reids. Hill said that there
are 20 light fixtures that need re-
placing, adding, “some of them
are dangerous because they are
just hanging there. We are going
to offer individuals and
businesses an opportunity to also
sponsor a light at a cost oi 5250
each. We figure that the total
lighting cost for the Reid will be
about 55,000. Thecicy has agreed
to help with the labor if we can
take care of the purchase of the
lights. We are going to use Metal
Halide lights which are very ener-
gy efficient and known for long
life.”
Hill. Roberson and Mrs. Cox all
agree that the time and effort is
well worth it. Their general opin-
ion is that these are far more kida
in Inglaairle who could enjoy and
benefit from Little League than
are now involved. They also feel
that there are adults in lagteeide
who would be willing, and even
enjoy, helping out, if they were
part of a positive effort. Hill noted,
“Wearegpiqgtostayonaportttvs
note. We have a lot of ‘fanes
mending' to do, but we will do all
weoan to reclaim the reputation
of Little League and make It what
it should be, which is a haalthy
and ooostruotive outlat far our
kida to direct their energies to."
The board ie also finorwirqgpd
by the attitude of tha Little
LeNu* diatriot oftoialt in regard
to the possibility of beii^eboecn
as tha location for poet aeraea all
tear play. Roberson said that
while tha district have
not made any oommittraent,
"they are tailing ua that wa are on
She Little League. Hack
City manager wishes
to correct impression
Miller sees political realities
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