Sanger Courier (Sanger, Tex.), Vol. 93, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 30, 1993 Page: 1 of 17
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by Delania Trigg
A theme for Fire
Prevention Week this year is
to "Get out and stay out' of
burning structures.
Fire prevention week is
October 3-9, and members of
the Sanger Volunteer Fire
Department are busy
presenting fire prevention
and safety programs to
school children, the elderly
and any other groups who
need the presentations.
Assistant Fire Chief
Keith Newton said school
children are taught to leave a
burning building, to get to a
safe meeting place and
finally never to go back in
the building.
"Younger children are
also taught to be aware of 911
and when to use it," he said.
The fire safety programs
also emphasize the
importance of installing
smoke detectors, checking
their batteries regularly and
testing the alarms each
month.
Mr. Newton said the fire
fighters still endorse the
EDITH program for fire
safety. This program stresses
the need for two escape
routes from the home,
checking doors for heat
before opening them, staying
low to avoid breathing
Weather Report
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Service Cooperative Station, as reported to the NWS
Fort Worth office 8. a.m. each morning and the Sanger
Courier on Tuesdays.
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auction generate money
for Sanger woman's
medical expenses
detectors.
Mr. Newton also said the
fire department will be glad
to present programs for
businesses or private groups
who need the fire awareness
and safety training.
He also points out that
noxious fumes, the stop, drop
and roll technique, and the
importance of smoke
the fire department is
involved in "ongoing efforts"
to help Sanger people obtain
and install fire detectors in
their homes. The volunteer
fire department needs to
know the names of people
who do not have smoke
Over $4,000 has been
raised to help Ida Mae Brown
pay for medical expenses :
related to her emphysema ;
and future lung transplant. A I
benefit barbecue supper and
silent auction held Saturday i
evening, September 25 at <
Chisholm Trail Elementary s
School were successful.
Billye “Hollingsworth,
one of the coordinators for i
the event, reported that i
donations are still coming I
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The Lions Club raffled |
away a bicycle and other
organizations such as the
Bolivar Masonic Lodge #418,
the Lions Club, Order of
Eastern Star #1027 and local
churches were all involved
with the barbecue ana |
auction.
Ida Brown is still waiting j
for , a lung to become I
available to her.
detectors so they can give the
devices to whoever needs
them.
So far. the fire
department has visited
Sullivan Senior Center on
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September 30,1993
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Volume 93, dumber 45
Taxpayers speak out at public hearing
regarding higher school tax rates
have more control than ever
over smaller school districts
such as Sanger.
Sanger has many untapped
educational resources in a
variety of areas. Many
people, including retirees
Another citizen who
addressed the board of
trustees said she believes the
"wait and see" attitude is
dangerous. Some school
districts arc choosing to keep
their tax rates at levels
to the schools, sharing the
knowledge they have
obtained through their work
Further budget cuts will
result* in loss of school
I to help with the funding employees. If taxes are not
| problem is to tap existing raised, he said, the state will
I resources in the community.
He pointed out that
When tax payers, parents
and other interested citizens
met with the Sanger School
Board Trustees Thursday,
September 23 in the cafeteria could give some of their time
at Chisholm Trail
Elementary School the
majority of the speakers
endorsed keeping taxes at experiences, he said,
present rates while using Another citizen
creativity to face the addressed the
challenges caused by a
shrinking school budget and
decreasing state dollars.
Citizens offered some of
their own suggestions for their tax rates
financing schools during comparable or the same as
this difficult time for
everyone involved in Sanger
1SD including taxpayers,
parents and school board
members.
At least eleven people
Sanger Superintendent
of Schools Mike Rosenberg
pointed out the state funding
plan is good for big city
schools such as Austin,
Dallas and Houston.
What no one on the board
wanted to discuss was
consolidation of schools.
"It is not my wish to
discuss consolidation," Mr.
Rosenberg said.
Members of the school
board have said that
consolidation can take on
many forms, therefore: it Is
unwise to speculate what
consolidation would mean
for Sanger schools or if
consolidation will ever be
implemented.
Joe Forsythe, district
director of administration
for Denton County Appraisal
district called the state-
prepared notice pertaining to
1993 Property Tax Rates in
Sanger l.S.D. "misleading ."
lie said the figures and
the wording are
intentionally confusing in
order to perplex l;ix payers.
This was done by Austin
to confuse." he said.
Many of the citizens who
shared their insight into the
situation said they enjoy
living in Sanger. Several are
people who came to Sanger
from larger cities.
School board members
will meet Tuesday. October 5
in the library at Chisholm
Trail to approve a tax rate
for the district.
last years anticipating that
the courts will overturn
Senate Bill 7.
Others such as John
Springer said the tax will
hurt not only those who own
■ addressed the board at the properties but also those who
public meeting. About forty- rent their homes.
five people were present. "It (the higher tax) is
The proposed rate of passed on to everyone." Mr.
$1.4695 represents an
|increase of 13.47 percent
z compared to last year’s rate
< ot $ 1.295 for $ 100 of assessed
* property value.
Among the . strategies suggested
mentioned for saving money
in Sanger schools is belt-
tightening and
reorganization.
Alfred White, a _
university professor and years'budget is already lean.
Sanger citizen admitted he is
| frustrated. He said one way
Springer said.
The school should "look
at belt-tightening" where
possible, he said.
Several taxpayers
the budget be
trimmed of fat.
However, Board of
Trustees president Curtis
Trlvett countered this
suggestion saying that this
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Trigg, Delania. Sanger Courier (Sanger, Tex.), Vol. 93, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 30, 1993, newspaper, September 30, 1993; Sanger, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1299880/m1/1/: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sanger Public Library.