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Out of 371 residents registered
to vote, 93 cast ballots. Early
voting showed 17 for the
challenger and nine for the
incumbent with 41 votes for
Machicek on election day and
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Point Comfort mayor
The City of Point Comfort
will have its first new mayor in
22 years after Leslie Machicek
defeated Pam Lambden in
Saturday’s election.
The final tally was 58 for
Machicek and 45 for Lambden.
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chicken,
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city for the cost.
Mayor Jack Whitlow
presented nine members
of the city’s Youth Advisor
Council from Calhoun High
with graduation certificates
and pens. He said the
group, overseen by Darren
Gurley, shadows city council
meetings and learns how city
government works.
The mayor also issued a
proclamation declaring May
9-13 and Safety Awareness
Week to promote safe work
places.
Whitlow read another
proclamation declaring May
as Motorcycle Safety Month
and calling for motorists and
riders to be aware of each
other. He said there are 450
motorcycle accident deaths in
Texas every year.
Council member
Ward was absent.
Gaskamp thanked
supporters, particularly
wife, Wanda, and expressed his
appreciation for all who voted
in the election.
“I don’t have anything set
in stone, I think it’s early, and
I want to get in there and get
the paperwork and see exactly
what’s going on,” Gaskamp
said about his plans for office.
“I think my biggest plan is
definitely for the students and
the teachers, but I want to look
at the whole picture,” Gaskamp
continued.
CCISD District 3
Incumbent Bill Harvey held
onto his position despite a
close race with challenger
Jay Cuellar. Harvey also faced
Casey Crowder on the ballot.
Harvey led early voting
with seven votes over Cuellar
and 29 over Crowder. Harvey
maintained his lead when
election day votes were
counted, beating Cuellar by five
votes 134-129. Crowder received
a total of 69 votes.
Harvey said it has been
36 for Lambden.
There were two
uncontested city council
members up for re-election.
They were George Hernandez
who got 79 votes and Steve
Lambden with 78.
“I think most of my support
came from younger families,”
Machicek said Monday “I’d
like to get to know everybody
in the city government before I
think about any changes.”
Machicek, 42, is
registered nurse making her
first effort as a politician. She
works Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays at the United
Methodist Church providing
the distribution of food and
free diapers, diabetic education
and exercise and other health
programs.
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The Seadrift City Council
continued the discussion of the
purchase of a new fire truck
during last week’s regular
meeting.
The city previously
solicited sealed bids from three
companies and those bids were
opened April 5. Council did not
make a selection at the April
meeting to study the bids further.
After reviewing the bids with
none meeting the specifications,
council rejected the bids.
“Neither one of
three bid completely
the specifications of the city,
Seadrift Mayor Elmer DeForest
said.
Following the rejection of
the bids on a separate agenda
item, the council looked at
another route that would allow
them to explore another way to
purchase a fire truck. According
to the mayor, the city must
become a member of the State
of Texas Co-Op program. The
program offers members a
unique opportunity to make the
most of their purchasing dollars
and efforts by using the State of
Texas volume buying power.
The council motioned to
become a member of the Texas
Co-Op program.
“This is the item I was
speaking of that might allow us
to be able to go out and purchase
a fire truck,” DeForest said.
On another item off
the agenda, the council gave
approval for the locomotive
silhouette design to be funded by
the Calhoun County Historical
Commission.
The locomotive is 9 feet high
at the stack of the locomotive
and 25 feet long that would cost
$6,380 dollars, which will be
funded by the Calhoun County
Historical Commission. The
locomotive will be installed at
the train depot in Seadrift and
will be on the south side of the
building facing the north.
As a piece to that agenda
item, council members finalized
the authorization for the city to
install the silhouette. According
to the mayor, this consisted
of support bracing that the
silhouette will be attached to
and the concrete for the support
bracings.
In other business, council
members:
-Motioned on a resolution
in support of developing
paddling trails in the Guadalupe
River Delta and San Antonio
Bay system with one of the
connection trails, to be called
the Seadrift Paddling Trail,
which will begin at the bayfront
west end boat ramp.
-Motioned on a resolution
support of restoration/
in April totaling $825,981.
They included costs for the
Iguana Fest of $3,500 to Mark
Hybner Management for
the band Emotions, $2,850
to Mark Woodruff for the
Airwave 80s band and $2,215
to Trafco Industries Inc. for
traffic signs. Port Lavaca
Chevrolet was paid $16,667
for repairs to six police
cars and the animal control
pickup. Strategic Government
Resources was paid $14,369
for the recruitment of a new
city manager. American
Electric Power got $49,670 for
underground electrical work
at Bayfront Peninsula Park.
Almetek Industries Inc. was
paid $1,785 for storm drain
markers. Street signs for Jade
Bay Estates were purchased
from Hall Signs Inc. at
$1,717 with the subdivision
developer reimbursing the
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a privilege to be a member of
the CCISD board and plans to
continue working diligently to
serve Calhoun County
“I want to express how
much I appreciate people
turning out to vote and
supporting the candidate they
thought would do the best job,
whether they voted for me or
not,” Harvey said.
“I will continue to
work hard to get the bond
executed and take care of our
students our teachers and our
taxpayers,” Harvey said.
The Port Lavaca
Council awarded a bid Monday
night to replace the sewer
main along North Commerce
Street between the split with
Broadway and Newlin Street.
The work is to be done
this summer between school
terms. Director of Public
Works Darren Gurley said the
street is to be resurfaced next
year.
The winning bid was
submitted by Texas Pride
Utilities of Houston at
$226,431 with the work to be
done within 120 days. The
existing pipe will be shattered
and a new 12-inch line pulled
through the space to replace
it, a system that reduces the
amount of excavation needed.
Other bids submitted
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well above the budget target
of $2.4 million for the fiscal
year.
The Port Commission
funds showed tariffs down
$9,022 from the prior year, but
they are expected to recover
once the channel to Harbor
of Refuge is dredged, she
reported. Nautical Landing’s
dock and building leases were
up by $4,582 over the first half
of last year.
On the recommendation
of Jones, the council voted to
deny an application by AEP
Texas Central to recover costs
due to improvement of AEP
electrical facilities. Jones said
the denial is actually a 60-
day delay to give cities asked
to pay for the improvements
time to determine if the cost
is reasonable.
Council
approved
were from Lopez Construction
at $241,888, Mercer
Construction at $315,706 and
Lester Contracting at $338,238.
The council also approved
this year’s Calhoun County
E911 budget, which is used to
pay for equipment used by the
emergency communications
system.
The budget shows
revenues of $273,867 and
expenses of $261,794. A service
fee added to Verizon Southwest
Telephone Co. monthly bills is
$1.44 for a residence and $3.71
for a business.
Director of Finance
Scotty Jones presented a
financial overview for the
quarter ending March 31.
It showed sales tax
receipts were up four percent,
or $53,776 from the same
period last year. She said sales
tax revenue is projected to be
members
invoices paid
played
throughout Little Chocolate
Bayou Park Friday evening as
people gathered for the free
Fifteenth Annual Cinco de
Mayo Celebration sponsored
by League of United Latin
American Citizens Calhoun
County Council 671.
Cinco de Mayo, or the fifth
of May, commemorates the
Mexican army’s 1862 victory
over France at the Battle of
Puebla during the Franco-
Mexican War. A relatively
minor holiday in Mexico,
in the United States Cinco
de Mayo has evolved into a
celebration of Mexican culture
and heritage.
“It’s a way to keep up with
your heritage so people know
where they came from. People
don’t realize that we have been
here a long time. Because of
the missions, we’ve been here
for years,” said Aron Luna,
who is with the local LULAC
council.
Luna said the celebration
is an opportunity for him and
others to share their heritage.
“The main thing is it’s
camaraderie. A lot of people
can’t afford to go out and eat
and anybody is welcome. It is a
time to share and reminisce for
the Port Lavaca community It
means a lot to me to give back
to the community,” he said.
Luna expected 250 people
to partake of the free dinner,
included
goat,
polio
chaiupas, fideo or pasta, refried
beans and Spanish rice.
“We invite people
come over. All of the food is
provided,” Luna said. “We
have sponsors who help pay for
the meal. We cook everything
and give it away This is a real
nice event. Free food. Free
entertainment. You come here,
it costs you nothing. Bring
your family”
The crowd was entertained
by Ballet Folklorico dancers
Danielle Servantes, Daisy
Servantes and BreeAnna
Saldana, who performed
traditional Mexican dances.
Jason Anglin, Memorial
Medical Center chief executive
officer, was given special
recognition.
“We always give an award.
Jason (Anglin) is someone
in the community who has
played a huge role in providing
Calhoun County and the
surrounding area with the best
health care facility,” Luna said.
The council also sold raffle
tickets at the event. The local
LULAC council raises money
throughout the year to give five
$400-scholarships to Calhoun
High School seniors.
“It’s a blessing to give the
scholarships because it gives
them encouragement, and it
gives them that extra step and
it picks up their self-esteem,”
Luna said.
Marissa Rubio, of Port
Lavaca, 26, who has been a
LULAC member since high
school, who was the Cinco
de Mayo Queen in 2012 and
a scholarship recipient, has
been attending the public
celebration since the age of 12.
“It has been an ongoing
tradition. I enjoy seeing
everyone getting together as
Calhoun County Independent
School District
One incumbent held onto
his seat but the other fell in the
race for two positions on the
Calhoun County Independent
School District board of
trustees.
In the at large race,
incumbent Kevin Hill faced
two challengers. Early voting
numbers had Hill in a 14-vote
lead over challenger David
Gaskamp and an 87-vote lead
over challenger Ken Barnes.
Gaskamp, however, pulled
ahead when election day votes
were tallied. Gaskamp bested
Hill 383-354. Barnes ended the
race with a total of 221 ballots
cast in his favor.
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French, Tania. The Port Lavaca Wave (Port Lavaca, Tex.), Vol. 125, No. 60, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 11, 2016, newspaper, May 11, 2016; Port Lavaca, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1301544/m1/1/: accessed June 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Calhoun County Public Library.