Levelland and Hockley County News-Press (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 22, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 13, 1990 Page: 1 of 27
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SOUTHWEST MICROPUBLISHINC
EL PASO TX 7990
Levelland And
concern board
sami
Landfill committee
to consider costs
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Area farmers need rainfall now!
tai. Four
Juneteenth celebration Saturday
to the
Andy Vestal.
"I wouldn’t even try to estimate at
this time how many acres might be
planted to alternate cicos if and when
we get some moisture, said Vestal.
December futures passed 70 cents a
pound last week. Many economists
feel fanners could see some good
prices at harvest time. Because of that
outlook. Vestal suggested producers
want to look at forward
Wednesday evening it will be
determined how many cities and
counties are willing to put their
money into the study and what
specialized studies they may want.
"That’s Mien we’ll know who’s really
interested in proceeding," said
Ingham.
Ingham said there is some
confusion over the regional landfill
plan to be drafted by the South Plains
Association of Governments and what
627 E. YANDALL DR
June 14 in Hockley County.
Nick Williams, chief appraiser,
says that protests must be receivedby
theendof theburinessdayon June 14
in the Hockley County Appraisal
District Office located at 1103
Houston, P.O. Box 1090, Levelland,
TX 79336.
Acreage that was replanted
immediately after the May 29th hail
and sand storm that had sufficient
moisture to come up are going well,
according to the county agent. Yet
much of that which was replanted did
not have sufficient moisture to
establish a full stand. If it’snot already
up it has been set back a great deal,
said Vestal. "We could see those
figures for operating our own
landfill," said Ingham. "Without such
a study (which is to include the cost
per ton of disposing of garbage under
soon to be finalized Environmental
Protection Rules) there will be no
good way to compare figures. There
would be no way to know if a private
carrier is giving you a good price." He
said cities have been told Lubbock
______ _____ _ may offer to dispose of garbage on a
HDR and Parkhill Cooperand Smith regional basis. No proposal has yet
for the best price. Because of a 1989 been offered.
NEW CURB-Jose Gonzales and Jerry Haney of Concrete Construction Gonzales who is driving the machine that lays down the curb. The men
Incorporated from Plainview work on a new curb that is being built guessed it would take about three days to complete the work which-will
between Avenues L and M on 13th Street. Behind the men is Emilio leave the street ready to be paved. (Staff Photo)
Plans are being finalized for a
special Juneteenth celebration which
will be held Saturday in the L.G.
Griffin City Park on Lucille St.
Because Juneteenth falls on
Tuesday the special occasion will be
celebrated locally Saturday afternoon.
June 19th is traditionally observed as
don’t like them because of the after
effects. Sunflowers can produce more
than one year of problems because
they will continue to come up
volunteer several seasons after a crop
is harvested.
"It doesn’t look bright but we’ve
got to be optimistic," said Vestal.
"That’s farming."
On the bright side, he said
values are assigned by the Hockley
County Appraisal District.
The newly appointed Appraisal
Review Board will deal with those
questioning the accuracy of the
appraised value of their belongings.
The Appraisal Review Board is not
on the side of either the chief
Cochran, Lamb and Terry Counties
were mailed May 11.
In order to protest p
tions one must file a
Hockley County is an isolated area
with some of the poorer cotton crops
on the South Plains.
The cotton has been hard hit by
hail, wind and sand and insufficient
moisture . That situation could change
in a single night if much needed
rainfall were toroll across the county.
"To the north, south, east and west
of us, the cotton is in the six, seven
and eight true leaf stage. In thenext
couple of weeks, they’ll be setting
some squares. Here, we’re hoping to
set some true leaves in the next week
appraiser or the properly owner. Their
role is to ensure equality and
uniformity in tax appraisals and to
settle disputes that property owners
or taxing units may have with the
appraisal district. The board consists
of seven residents of the appraisal
district and are appointed by the
district’s directors.
Members of this year’s Appraisal
Review Board are Ernest Knstinek,
Water, money
and insurance
acreages going into an alternative
crop if and when we get some rain,"
he said.
The latest grain sorghum can be
planted and still be expected to
produce is July 4th although there are
some very late varieties which might
beplantedaslateas July 10th. Vestal
said sunflowers are also a viable
alternative but added most farmers
the area committee is trying to do.
The SPAG study will not address the
See LANDFILL Page 2
Richard Sweet who presented a
report about initial findings of school
drinking water sampling for lead in
nine school facilities as required by
the Environmental Protection
Agency. Those findings revealed the
levels of lead in the drinking waler for
several of the buildings are above the
EPA recommended action level of 20
ppb. Of the nine buildings involved
in the
by Melissa Henry
StaffWriter
Residents of Hockley County who
are dissatisfied with their 1990
property valuations on mineral
property and real estate and personal
property will have their day to argue
the accuracy of the assigned values
before the Appraisal Review Board
on June 29 from 9 aun.-4p.rn. in the
Levelland Middle School.
Notices of Appraised Value for
Hockley County and the surrounding
areas under its jurisdiction in
only Capitol
Elementary School showed levels
below the 20 ppb limit in all samples
taken. The highest lead levels of the
samples taken were found in the High
School. Samples from the service
connections in seven of the nine
facilities indicated lead levels above
the action limit.
Superintendent Max Newman
pointed out the quality of the schools ’
water is no different from'the quality
found in most homes but that the
contracting and put options to insure legislative change in the law
a good return ontheewon they do engmeenngswyic^can no longer be
nroduce this vear b,d but must ** negotiated.
produce tins year. The base price of the four county
regibnal landfill study is $42,000,
according to Ingham. "There are
additional costs for studies of closures
of various existing landfills," said
Ingham. During an organizational
It will be put up time Wednesday related to utilization of a regional
as the special four county committee facility.
fcrmedtostudyaregionallandfiUwill "We feel
meet to consider costs of such art havS this sti
engineering study.
A subcommittee which included
Levelland city manager Greg Ingham,
Littlefield city manger Marty Mangum,
Morton city manager Mitch Grant and
Muleshoe city manager Dave Marrow
has determined HDR Engineering
submitted the best _
proposals were received for the study
and the larger committee determined
the subcommittee should negotiate with
Black Independence Day.
The celebration will begin at 4:30
p.m. and will feature speakers and
musical entertainment. A free
barbecue will be served during the
evening.
Everyone in the community is
invited to attend.
Appraisal Review Board
to hear protests June 29
Level land school board members
went through a 16 item agenda, which
included the election of officers, in an
hour and a half before going into a
time consuming executive session
Tuesday.
Theexecutive session was to hear
a complaint from former school
employee JoAnn Perez. The board
spent nearly as long in executive
session as it did in open session but
took no action.
The meeting began with board
members Mike Nelson and Dennis
Cunningham being administered their
oaths of office by County Judge Don
Avery. (Robert Pearce took his oath
earlier since he was unable to attend
the meeting.)
Following the oaths, trustees re-
elected Ttavis Spears president, J.L.
"Whitey" Barnett vice-president and
Dennis Cunningham secretary.
The board heard several reports,
including one from business manager
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