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Published At Cooper, Texas. Thursday. February 18, 1993
Combined With The Delta Courier
Vol 113 No 7
Eight Pages
Legislators Pass "Share The Wealth" School
Absentee. 60 For and 5 Against.
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Admission for the Play-Off game
will be $3 for adults and $2 for
students
Early on in the game. Cooper
threatened to make a rout of it.
racing to a 20-6 lead during the
opening period. But Honey Grove
rebounded, outscoring Cooper 17-7
to pull within four points. 27-23 at
halflime.
As it turned out. Cooper's fast
start was all that was needed.
An opponent of Ms. I inebarger'x
proposal, Rep. Al Price, D-Beaumont,
criticized its continued reliance on
local property taxes "We arc faking an
attempt to achieve equity.' he said.
The
Delta Bank
Continuous
Service
Since 1900
Member F.D.I.C.
The Delta County Commissioners
Court is expected to begin within the
next few weeks on planning con-
struction of the new jail.
Tentative plans are for the facility
to be constructed on the east half of
the 200 block of West Bonham across
(he street from the courthouse The
county had years ago purchased the
west half of the block and later the
east half from then Siakey Building
Supply owners.
Judge John Hickman has said that
by constructing the building on the
east half of the lot. there will be
adequate space for expansion if it is
needed sometime in the future.
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In the first two days of the filing
pcrxxl for kcal elections, only the City
of Cixiper has candidates The filing
period continues through March 17.
Cooper Mayor Richard Huie has
filed for re-election to the a fifth term.
Aiderman larry Vandiver has also
filed for re-election.
No one had filed for Cooper
School Board as of Tuesday
afternoon, although one person had
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haiku lhe February deadline was
because of such requirements as
ballot printing and public notices.
The Supreme Court had given
lawmakers until June 1 to pass a
constitutional plan to equalize funding
available to school districts or face a
cutoff of state public education
money. Schools rely on state aid and
local property taxes, and legislative
leaders had raised the specter of
school ckwmg unless a measure was
passed.
Ms. luncbarger. House Public
Education Committee chairwoman,
said recently her proposal 'represents
the best that this fxxiy can do in a true
compromise."
She told lawmakers that as her
committee drafted a spending plan to
implement the proposed amendment,
she would honor commitments she
had made to them.
Rep. Dianne Dcltsi, R-Temple,
said her vote changed from 'no' to
"yes' in part because she believes the
education panel is committed to giving
local voters more control over
property tax rates. She also supported
the proposal to limit unfunded state
mandates.
That. Chapman said, could come
in the form of direct aid from the
federal government, economic in-
centives and other programs to pul
people to work. The President hopes,
he added, that some 300.000 to
500.000 new jobs could be added by
summer, with those jobs created
through the funding of previously-
authorized projects, including infra-
structure development.
Chapman also said he had the
opportunity following the session to
visit personally with the vice presi-
dent concerning projects of special
interest to Texas, including the
Super Collider and the space station
project, each of which has faced an
uncertain future.
"He said they were working hard
to see that these programs are not
killed." Chapman said.
Chapman said he also gained the
following from the White House
session with Clinton and Gore:
There will likely be no cuts in
programs for education or in the area
of delivery of human resources ser-
vices to children including Head
Start and the WIC (Women and
Infant Children) program.
The President reiterated his desire
to reduce the budget by SI45 billion
during his first term in office.
And. a middle class tax cut is
"not in the cards" since "the real-
ities of the economy will not allow
him to do that."
The Texas Supreme Court Iasi year
ruled against the current schtxil
funding system, in which some local
school property tax money is
redistributed within single or multi-
county education distnets. or CED*.
The court said the system violated
the Texas Constitution by imposing a
statewide property tax and by levying a
property tax without voter approval.
Van N. Houser To Be
Guest Speaker At
Cooper PTO Meeting
Van N. Houser. author of a
fourteen brochure senes *12 Steps to
Prevention.* will be guest speaker at
the February 25 meeting of the
Cooper PTO. The meeting will begin
at 7 p.m in the school cafeteria. All
interested person are encouraged to
attend.
Houser, sponsored by Region Vlll
Education Service Center, will speak
on the topic "Parenting in lhe l*Kk".
This topic is designed 10 assist parents
tn identifying and addressing ensues
youth face in today's world
Houser's work involves the
continuing education of teachers and
coumekirs and others concerned with
prevention of negative behavior
City, School Board Filing Period
picked up an application, according to
School Secretary I tnda Waller.
In the City of Cooper election on
May 1, the positions of Mayor and two
aiderman will be filled Ronnie
Morgan holds the second position
expiring.
TWo places on the CISD Board of
Trustees will be filled May 1, these
how held by Jim Price and Freddie
Unit.
Rep. Chapman Meets With President
Congressman Jim Chapman CD-
Sulphur Springs) said Friday that his
I'A hour visit with President Bill
Clinton earlier in the day was
informal, candid and constructive as
16 House Democrats shared their
thoughts with the President and Vice
President Al Gore.
Chapman said the meeting cen-
tered around three areas: Where to
cut spending, where to increase
spending and what would be taxed to
pay for those areas in which was
increased.
One of the key areas. Chapman
said, that the President focused on
was the creation of new jobs as a
means of boosting the economy.
PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN
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The Bulldogettes finished regular
season with a 64-45 win over Chisum
last Friday night.
Tracey Jeffery almost beat the
Lady Mustangs singlehandedly, as
she score 43 points. Mendy Hohen-
berger added 10.
On Tuesday night of last week, the
Bulldogettes. behind a strong per-
formance from Jeffery, held off
Honev Grove 44-46.
Honey Grove managed to earn a
23-22 advantage in the final 16
minutes, but it was not enough to
pull off an upset.
Hohenberger followed Jeffery
with II points for Cooper and
Raeane McFadden scored eight.
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Commodity Distribution
Thursday, February 25
The Lamar County unit of the
Department of Human Resources
will be in Cooper Thursday.
February 25 at the Delta County
Civic Center to distribute various
commodities. All food distribution
will be made from the Civic Center
from 4:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon and
from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Persons requesting commodities
arc reminded that if you are making
application for assistance, proof of
income must be furnished.
Late Monday, the Texas Senate
agreed to a share-the-wealth school
funding proposal passed by the Texas
House on Thursday of last week
The measure will now he put
before the voters as a proposed
constitutional amendment in a state-
wide election May 1.
The proposal by Rep. Ubby
lunebarger, would allow some local
property tax money to be transferred
from wealthier to poorer school
districts. It also would allow voters to
decide on exemption school districts
from future mandates the state
imposes but doesn’t fund, with some
exceptions.
The lawmakers had to pass a
proposed amendment by February 20
for it to be placed on the May 1 state
In another relatively light voter
turnout. Delta County electors
approved the proposal that the
County borrow up to 5'00.000 for
construction of a 20 bed jail
Sixty-eight percent of those who
voted approved the proposition 446
For compared to 228 Against In the
June 1441 election on a SI.2 million
jail facility the vote was reversed •
JIS voted against while 204
approved the spending that kind of
money
In Saturday's election, the issue
earned in all boxes, whereas, in the
June 22. 1441 election, the propost
non went down to defeat in eight of
the II boxes, passing only at Enloe,
lake Creek and absentee,
At Cooper Box I. Saturdays vote
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Delta County Voters Approve
New 20-Bed Jail Expenditure
was 103 For and 50 Against
Cooper Box 2. the vote was 45 For
and 14 Against
Cooper Box 3. 24 For and 18
Against
Cooper Box 4. 57 For and 27
Against
Box 5. Klondike. 57 For and 41
Against
Box 6. Ben Franklin. 35 For and 14
Against
Boa 7, Enloe. 25 For and 7
Against
Boa 8. Lake Creek. 26 For and 6
Against
Box 4, Charleston. 30 For and 25
Against
Box 10. Pecan Gap. 24 For and 21
Against
Bulldogettes Move Into Play-Offs Friday
The < ooper Bulldogettes. District
PAA Champions, will take their
perfect 10-0 district record into Play-
Off competition Fndav. February 14,
against Redwater. District I8AA
Runner tip.
The game will be played ai TOO
pm at Brae Gymnasium in Mt.
Pleasant The gym is near the
football field.
Funding; Electors To Vote On Issue May 1st
state and local school revenue, or
about $407 million.
Senator Bill Ratliff said, prior to
the Senate vote Monday, "Because of
the constraints placed on the
legislature by the constitution (as
interpreted by lhe Supreme Court),
there are only two types of solutions
available to us. We must either pass a
constitutional amendment removing
lhe Supreme Court from the
equation, or we must provide for a
redistribution of funds from ihc baves
to the have-nots.
'Here are some of the alternatives
we have been reviewing:
• A ‘Get the Courts Out’
Cxmstitutional Amendment. Because
many members of lhe legislature
agree with the court that the current
system of financing schools is unfair,
there is insufficient support for an
amendment limiting the court's
authority Texans also should reject
attempts to infringe on the separation
of powers between the legislative and
judicial, as wisely designed by our
forefathers. Protecting the
constitutional role of the courts is in
all our interests.
There are many ways of going
about the second optkm-the
redistribution of funds from the
wealthy to the not-so-wealthy. While
some of these methods arc more
deserving of the 'Robin Hood’ label
than others, they are all simply
different approaches to sharing
wealth.
• "Massive Consolidation of School
Districts. Consolidating school districts
would more equally distribute wealth
between p<x>r and rich districts, but
also would lead to the creation of
some huge, inefficient mega-districts.
• "Adoption of a Statewide
Property Tax. Such a tax would
require a constitutional amendment,
which most lawmakers believe Texas
voters would not ratify.
• "Adoption of a State Personal
Income Tax. It is believed that T exans
are against such a tax at this time.
• "Increase in the Sales lax. An
enormous incrca.sc would be required
to meet the needs of poor schtxiis.
The sales lax rate, already among lhe
nation's highest, would have to be
raised from 8.15 percent to at least 11
percent.
• "Recapture Constitutional
Amendment. A plan io 'recapture,' or
shift funds from wealthy to poor
distnets failed to pass the recent
legislative special session.
• "Continue the Current CED
System. This current system creates
an equitable system by redistributing
funds between sctxxg distnets, but
only at the local level
"After considering all of lhe above
alternatives, I have come to the
conclusion that lhe current CED
system is the least disruptive and has
fewer negatives than the other
available choices.
It is possible that, after a massive
public information campaign, one or
more of the other options could gam
public support However, because of
the critical time constraints upon us,
we do not have lhe luxury of pursuing
this king-term strategy.
"Judge McCown has made it very
dear trun if the l egislature does not
adopt a constitutional plan before
June I. he will cut off school funding.
'll in unthinkable ihai the great
State of Texas should alkiw its schools
to dose. We cannot afford to be
viewed as a kind of Third World
country, unable to set aside individual
xelf-iniercst for the common good of
the state and its children
"Any school plan can be revisited
and revised We do so on a regular
basis Bui for now. we must pass a
plan which will satisfy the court Then
we will have the lime to search for an
even better way"
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Ms. Linebargcr's proposal would
alkiw redistribution of kcal sctxxii
taxes and would permit county
education districts
But the CED tax rate couldn't
exceed $1 per $100 of property
valuation unless approved by local
voters.
lhe legislature would be
authorized to set CED and school
dtstnet tax rates, or to allow the
districts to set thetr own rates.
Local tax redistnbutxxi coukln'i
amount to more than 175 percent of
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