Levelland and Hockley County News-Press (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 108, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 30, 1988 Page: 1 of 36
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IN LIGHT TURNOUT
Local voters approve street bond issue
In what was a surprisingly
light turnout, Leveliand resi-
dents approved a $2,285 million
street bond issue by a better
than three to one margin Satur-
day.
A total of 960 voters turned
out to express their wishes on
the election, voting 731 for and
229 against the bond issue.
Some 185 of those votes were in
the absentee box, where 170
voted for the bond issue and 15
against.
Saturday’s turnout number-
ed 775. In all, 13 percent of the
registered voters in the city
voted in the bond election,
which was highly publicized.
“I was pleasantly surpris-
ed,” said former city council-
man Lynn O’Connor, who or-
ganized the grass-roots move-
ment to get Leveliand’s streets
fixed. That movement resulted
in the bond election being
called. ‘‘I felt like the people got
the information they need to
make a good decision. I felt all
along people wanted to fix the
streets but needed the details.
Although I felt we had done
everything we could to inform
them I really didn’t know what
to expect until the votes were in
Saturday. 1 feel real good about
the election.”
O'Connor, city officials, and
a number of other citizens
worked for weeks to provide
residents with information
about the proposed bond issue.
They met with various organiza-
tions and groups, printed bro-
chures outlining the proposal,
and purchased advertising to
promote the election.
As a result the issue passed,
whereas in 1983 a similar bond
election was defeated by 751
against and 585 for. A total of
1,336 votes were cast in that
election
City secretary Chris Wade
admitted she was disappointed
in the turnout. “I ordered 3,000
ballots and had talked to the
printer to see if he could be
available Saturday if we ran
short. I was a little disappointed
in the turnout.”
While city manager Greg
Ingham admitted he was sur-
prised by the light turnout, he is
proceeding rapidly with the
steps necessary to see construc-
tion begin this summer.
‘‘Tomorrow night (Tuesday)
we’ll add advertising for bids to
the city council agenda. We’re
going to call for bids to be
opened April 26. We' have
talked to the bond people and,
as a result, are asking that
construction bids be good for 30
days. As soon as the bonds are
sold we’ll award bids and hope
to start the job by the middle of
May,” explained Ingham.
The bond issue will allow for
the seal coating of over 300
blocks of Leveliand streets, the
repair and double seal coating of
another 85 blocks of streets, and
the reconstruction of 66 blocks
of streets. If bidding is highly
competitive, as expected, the
city hopes to add even more
work to the total project.
Ingham said he anticipates
bidding the project in two parts,
with one including only West
Avenue and the other including
most of the rest of the street
work. “We’re waiting for rec-
ommendations from our engi-
neer but I think that’s part of his
recommendation,” said Ing-
ham. If all proceeds as planned,
the bulk of the paving work
could be completed this sum-
mer.
The bond issue will cost
taxpayers an increase of 7.3
cents per $100 valuation or
$7.30 per year on every $10,000
worth of property located within
the city limits.
Leveliand And
Hockley County
■ VOLUME NINE_NUMBER 108_USPS-146-380_Leveliand, Texas 79336 Wednesday, March 30, 1988 16 PAGES IN TWO SECTIONS AND SUPPLEMENTS
J.
WIND DAMAGE--Winds gusting up to 70 mph, according to
some reports, damaged the roof of Ross Grocery in Sundown
Sunday night. Store employee Wanda Bray opened the store
Monday even without a roof. The storm caused damage in the
oilfields and residential areas, knocking down fences and storage
buildings. A milder storm passed through the county Monday
night, with the brunt of the storm striking the eastern portion of
the South Plains. Approximately 700 Leveliand residents were
without electricity for an hour Sunday night. (Staff Photo)
3-1 split vote decides
controversial debate
On a 3-1 split vote, the Lev-
eliand City Council denied Don
Henderson a special use permit
which would have allowed the
development of an auto and
truck salvage business at 400
First Street.
It was a controversial deci-
sion which drew around 80 resi-
dents to the meeting, which had
been moved to the Leveliand
School Board meeting room to
accommodate the anticipated
crowd. Most of the audience
was made up of citizens who
opposed the special use permit
because they live close to the
property or worship in one of the
three churches which are adja-
cent or close to the property.
The motion to deny the per-
mit, which had been recom-
mended by the city’s planning
and zoning commission which
had faced the same crowd earli-
er, was made by Eduardo Estra-
da and seconded by Larry
Sprowls.
The crucial vote was cast by
Larry Tapp, who followed
Sprowls’ lead and discussed his
feelings about the proposal and
the wishes of the residents of
the neighborhood who would be
affected by the salvage yard.
Keith Paxton cast the only vote
in favor of the permit. Mayor
Kenny Willmon did not have to
vote on the issue.
See COUNCIL Page 2
Egg hunt
Saturday
Over 10,000 Easter Eggs will
be scattered out around Texan
Dome Saturday for the annual
hunt co-sponsored by the Level-
land Area Chamber of Com-
merce and the South Plains Col-
lege Law Enforcement Club.
The giant Easter Egg Hunt
starts promptly at 10 a m. and is
open to all area children up to 12
years of age. Children will be
divided into age groups so small
ones will not be competing with
See EGG HUNT Page 2
High winds damage roofs,
fences, signs and buildings
High winds Sunday night
caused thousands of dollars in
damage to roofs, fences, power
lines, and oil well pumps.
Although the National Wea-
ther Service recorded a peak
wind gust of 55 mph at 9:45
p.m. Sunday, others say wind
speeds reached 70 mph in
portions of Hockley County.
Alan Collum is seeking the
city council position for District
C, having filed as a candidate
last week.
“I have been thinking about
it for a long time. This seemed
like the time to do it. You might
say my motto will be do my best.
ALAN COLLUM
"That was kind of a funny
wind. It was coming from all
directions. 1 was out in my back
yard and the trees were blowing
all around, in all directions,”
said Don Bryant, district fore-
man for Amoco Production.
Amoco crews were out until
3 a.m. Monday repairing wind
damage and re-starting wells,
If the citizens of this district will
elect me, I will look at every-
thing with an open mind. I don’t
have an agenda of work or an ax
to grind. I d just like to repre-
sent the people and serve the
community. ”
He and his wife, Jane, have
lived in Leveliand for 10 years.
They have four children and at-
tend South Plains Church.
He has been employed with
Well-Chem Inc. for eight years.
That firm is a subsidiary of
Standard Oil.
“I think Leveliand is a great
place to live. It has good schools
and is a good community. I’d
like to see us get positive again.
We’ve gone through the down-
turn in oil and agriculture and I
think it's time for us to get into a
good attitude again. I think we
can be positive about a lot of
things,” said Collum
He was born in Corpus
Christi but raised in Lubbock.
He has attended both South
Plains College and Texas Tech.
Bryant said. The nighttime re-
pairs, including overtime for the
work crews, were estimated at
$20,000.
‘‘We lost about 10 power
poles. We had four wells that
were damaged when a guard
that’s on the belts blew over and
got into the weights and tore up
some equipment. We also had
quite a few wells down because
of the poles,” Bryant said.
Roofs were stripped from
Ross Grocery in Sundown and
Pizza Hut in Leveliand.
‘‘The south portion of the
roof is rolled up,” said Mary
Helen Ross. “The police saw it
and took us down there before
we went to bed Sunday night.”
She was still waiting on an
estimate of the damages from
her insurance agent Tuesday.
Even though a sign outside
the grocery store states “We
quit,” the closing of the busi-
ness is not due to wind damage.
The Rosses were closing the
store before the storm and will
continue to operate for another
three weeks.
In Leveliand, wind edged
underneath the metal sheeting
of the Pizza Hut roof and peeled
the material off, scattering de-
bris six blocks to the north.
Sections of fences were blown
down throughout the area, and
several metal storage buildings
were blown about. A scattering
of signs, doors, and windows
was also damaged by the winds.
Carl Reed, manager of
Southwestern Public Service in
Leveliand, said approximately
See STORM Page 2
Alan Collum seeking
place on city council
DAMAGE--DaryI Foos and Ben Gonzalez look at the damage Sunday night’s high wind did to the
roof of the Pizza Hut restaurant. Pieces of the restaurant have been seen as far north as First
Street. The high winds also damaged signs, storage buildings, and fences throughout the city.
(Staff Photo)
Postage rates go up this weekend
New postage rates are
scheduled to take effect Sunday,
and local residents mailing any-
thing after 4 p.m. Saturday are
reminded their letters must
have the correct postage.
The new first class mail rate
will be 25 cents up to 1 ounce
and 20 cents for each additional
ounce. Postal cards are 15 cents,
and the letter rate to Canada is
up to 30 cents for the first ounce
while it is 25 cents to Mexico.
International air letter rate up to
0.5 ounce is 45 cents.
The Express Mail rate has
been reduced to $8.75 for the
first half pound. Priority Mail
items weighing up to 2 pounds
will remain unchanged at $2.40.
A new transitional ”E”
stamp has no specific value international mail as it is intend-
printed on it, but will always be ed only for delivery in the
worth 25 cents and can be used United States,
indefinitely. However, postmas- Winder emphasizes that let-
ter Jim Winder cautions resi- ters mailed after 4 p.m. Satur-
dents not to use the E stamp on See POST OFFICE Page 2
Daylight Savings Time
starting this weekend
Clocks will perform their of sunlight in the evenings while
semiannual trick Saturday night causing a mild form of jet lag in
by dropping an hour and throw- the morning when the alarm
ing the United States into goes off earlier than our bodies
Daylight Savings Time, expect.
Once again, time will spring Enough time still remains to
forward, giving us an extra hour See CLOCKS Page 2
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Levelland and Hockley County News-Press (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 108, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 30, 1988, newspaper, March 30, 1988; Levelland, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1147598/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting South Plains College.