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Albritten Discusses Issues
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Commissioner-Pet. 4
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Precinct
49
West Sinton
6
43
1
337
172
2
163
Odem, Com. Center
33
25
3
8
84
59
20
4
358
168
190
5
100
231
345
195
205
120
6
133
79
32
45
7
196
162
8
33
356
286
311
633
435
266
9
166
302
48
247
10
690
168
Sinton, H.M. Bldg.
542
137
487
11
25.
20
53
35
50
3
12
16
Taft Gin
435
292
137
115
13
Tax Association Meets
665
348
410
309
240
14
306
248
201
131
462
311
A. Pass, Tax Office
127
15
477
117
16
357
Taft, Com. Center
133
93
42
91
30
17
St. Paul, Elevator
426
219
200
18
166
140
19
24
145
78
60
76
66
110
20
25
Ingleside-on-Bay
31
26
West Portland Gin
21
5
85
13
72
22
Gregory, Com. Ctr.
Juveniles
154
126
28
23
Portland, Annex
143
127
16
Portland, E. Cliff
24
Nabbed For
38
692
427
206
19
20
40
154
253
ABSENTEE
7173
634
971
4053
950
696
1026
1188
2969
TOTAL
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Dedicated To The Best Interests Of Portland
^”Gem City Of The Gulf”
Volume XX — Thursday, June 12, 1986
Portland, Texas 78374 — 18 Pages — No. 24
were State Representative Robert
Earley, Regional Engineer for the
Texas Water Commission Hector
Herrera, numerous County Health
Department employees, Sinton City
Officials and citizens who were pre-
sent to voice their concerns over the
mandatory rulings on sanitation
systems.
1,253.78
4,102.89
7,885.09
2,767.39
23,745.26
13,618.53
4,900.74
TO DATE
$200,720.10
21,936.40
51,417.33
72,714.70
20,955.51
241,940.52
117,751.44
41,262.21
$768,698.21
Edmondson and Ms. Trevino were
paired against each other after the
May 3 Democratic Primary in which
he captured 40 percent (3,484 votes)
garnered a fair showing of 2,969
ballots but fell short of the mark to
Edmondson.
Gordon
Porter
Don
Vance
of the ballots to her 32 percent (2,811
votes). Martin Haskett tallied 28
percent of the vote (2,519 votes).
Frank E.
Patrova
Gloria F.
Haskett
VOTES
CAST
the ground is saturated,” Yandell
said.
He quoted a price of $1,450 to in-
stall a 1,000 gallon for a 1,000 square
foot lot.
Last week several concerned
citizens appeared before the com-
missioners to state a $5,300 ET bed
had been installed only to have it
malfunction when the first inch-and-
half rain came. Their concerns
against the regulation for an ET bed
instead of a drain field brought
See SANITATION, Page 18
The same resolution authorized ci-
ty mayor Robert Escobedo to sign
all documentation relating to the
grant.
Portland up 4.72%; followed by
See REBATES, Page 18
date of water maps, sewer maps and
a study of streets and drainage.
In other business, the council pass-
ed a resolution authorizing the sub-
mission of a Texas Community
Developement Program application
to the Texas Department of Com-
munity Affairs. The application is
for a grant for a sidewalk and
drainage project on FM 3284.
ROBERT ALBRITTEN
Silver Haired Legislator
J. M. Ed-
mondson
£
/
% CHANGE
TO DATE
3.73%
58.83%
-4.03%
6.16%
-5.26%
-3.47%
-7.71%
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Edroy Co-op Gin
Portland, City Hall
Mathis, Cty. Barn
Portland, O.F. Hall
Sinton, D. Odem
Sinton, Old H.S.
Mathis, Fire Station
A. Pass, City Hall
Ingleside, City Hall
Taft, City Hall____
San Patricio_______
Gregory, City Hall
J. P., Pct. 1
Balde
Sanchez
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wide. The two-termer-to-be county
judge took overwhelming wins at the
poll sites in Precints Nos. 9,10,13,15
and absentee balloting. Those
precincts locations represented with
big wins were Ingleside City Hall,
Taft City Hall, Sinton-D.Odem
School and the Aransas Pass Tax Of-
fice.
In other local run-off races, In-
cumbent Frank E. Patrova recap-
tured his Sinton Precinct 1 Justice of
the Peace office in a close race with
Balde Sanchez Jr. Patrova tallied
1,188 votes to Sanchez’s 1,026.
Patrova carried Precincts 13,14 and
17 along with absentee balloting to
win the contest with an extra 162
votes.
plained. “And the specific type of
system (either evaporation beds or
drain fields) are determined by the
number of bedrooms a residence has
and the type of soil on the lot.”
Hansen also pointed out percola-
tion tests are also performed to
determine the type of system. The
percolation test determines how fast
water is aborbed into the soil.
Drain fields are used where soil
conditions are at such a level to ab-
sorb affluent water into the ground
as opposed to an ET (evaporation or
evaportranso bed) where very little
water can be absorbed into the
ground due to the type of soil.
“The majority of soil in our county
is Victorian clay which has a very
poor percolation,” Hansen said. If a
percolation test shows the ground is
absorbing the water at one inch per
70 minutes or higher an ET bed is
needed. If the percolation tests in-
dicate a rate below 70 minutes per
inch, a drain field may be used as
system.
Hansen also went to explain that if
the county did not go by state regula-
tions a lot more substandard
systems would be installed in the
area. At the present time according
to Herrera and county health of-
ficials, these regulations are being
updated by the state but results will
CITY
Aransas Pass
Gregory
Ingleside
Mathis
Odem
Portland
Sinton
Taft
TOTALS
Center and the Gregory Community
Center), she gave Edmondson a run
for his seat at the courthouse, with
tight races in Precinct Nos. 2,5, 7,14
and 13.
Edmondson however took the ma-
jority . of the votes, winning the?re-
School Building, ’Taft Community maining twenty precincts county-
organizations separately and jointly
have attempted to sponsor legisla-
tion they believe to be of interest to
older Americans,” he noted. “At the
state level, the American Associa-
Permits Total
$618,403 in May
The city of Portland this week an-
nounced a total of $618,403.18 issued
in building permits during the month
of May.
New residential permits totaled
$512,593.18 for the following new
homes: Travis Rollins Builder, 2300
Twin Oak Dr., $90,557.43; Jess
Hamill Custom Homes, 230 Augusta
Dr., $125,460.99; Fred Rich Homes,
109 Presidio Dr., $93,001.50; Lee
Landmark Homes, Inc., 106 Presidio
Dr., $95,240.06; and Frank Claunch
Builder, 204 Doral Dr. $108,333.20.
Residential additions and altera-
tions totaled $87,270, with non-
habitable permits totaling $14,700
and permits for signs totaling $3,840.
NET PMT. SAME PER. 1986 PMTS.
THIS PER. LAST YEAR
$22,315.87 $22,073.68
2,872.40
2,770.63
6,949.75
2,688.24
24,866.18
12,195.27
3,775.96
$78,434.40 $80,347.36
the comptroller’s office by May 20.
Countywide the rebates for the
month were $78,434.40, down
$1,912.96 from the $80,347.36 rebated
last year. Three of the county cities
posted increases ranging from
$242.29 to $1,618.62, while decreases
ranged from $79.15 to $1,423.26.
Statewide the rebates for the month
were down approximately 6.33 per-
cent.
For the year, rebates for the first
five months were down $3,428.05,. gleside,
from $772,116.26 last year to this
year’s $768,116.26, a drop of 0.44 per-
cent. Statewide, rebates for the year
are up 0.88 percent. month compared to last year, with
Dollarwise, Gregory showed the
greatest increase for the month,
Gregory Council Awards
Variance, Bid At Meeting
The Gregory City Council took ac-
tion on three agenda items at its
regular meeting Monday, June 9,
and tabled another.
The council awarded a variance to
Cooper Outdoor Advertising for a
billboard sign, concluding business
begun at an earlier meeting.
They also awarded a contract to
low-bidder Haas Paving Company
for $355,515 for a street improve-
ment project in Colonia Mexicana.
The council tabled action on a con-
tract with Govind Engineering Com-
pany to provide the city with an up-
On the east side of the county, Gor-
don Porter will become the County
Commissioner for Precinct 4 as he
defeated his challenger Don Vance
950 votes to 696. Porter will be
replacing present Commissioner
Hazel Edwards who chose not to
seek re-election.
Another result of a run-off race in
the eastern end of county shows
Gloria SF. Haskett to be the new
Justice of the Peace for Precinct 6.
She garnered 971 votes to challenger
Jennings Herrington’s 634.
There are currently 32,080
registered voters in the county; of
that number 7,173 of the people
voted.
Five state-wide run-off elections
were also held at the polls Saturday
with the following winners in San
Patricio County: Railroad Commis-
sioner, John Sharp; Supreme Court,
Place 1, Oscar H. Mauzy; Supreme
Court, Place 2, Robert M. Campbell;
Supreme Court, Place 4, Raul A.
Gonzales and Court of Criminal Ap-
peals Place 1, Rusty Duncan.
Election results quoted in this
story are unofficial as canvassing of
the ballots had not been completed
as of press time.
Silver Haired Legislature
tion of Retired Persons and the
retired teachers have had a state
legislative committee that has work-
ed informally with state represen-
tatives and senators.”
While that method has been suc-
cessful, the Silver Haired
Legislature is expected to continue
and expand on the previous suc-
cesses of those lobby groups, he
said. Across the nation, silver haired
legislatures have recorded an 80 per-
cent success rate in sponsoring
legislation.
Texas’ Silver Haired Legislature,
which was brought into being by the
State Legislature, is the 24th of its
See LEGISLATOR, Page 18
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not be seen until after the first of the
year.
Hansen then called on Cecil
Yandell of Cecil’s Backhoe Service
of Aransas Pass to give testimony as
to the effectiveness of the different
systems.
Yandell said that within a two
year period his service had installed
232 ET and drain field systems and
had only seen five of the systems not
work. “A common factor for the
systems not working is when con-
struction of the system is done when
Chief Sanitarian for the county,
Will Hansen, gave a lengthy, detail-
ed presentation on the rulings man-
dated by the state and why different
types of systems are used.
“The Texas Water Code Commis-
sion dictates the standards to the
county health departments as to sep-
tic tank permitting,” Hansen ex-
The Homeowners-Taxpayers
Association of San Patricio County
will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the
First Baptist Church of Portland on
Wildcat.
County Judge J.M. Edmondson
will speak on “Ways and Means to
Control County Government Spen-
Newly elected to the state’s first
Silver Haired Legislature, Robert
Albritten said he already feels addi-
tional responsibility because of his
new position.
Elected May 30 to represent San
Patricio, Bee, Aransas and Refugio
counties in the first Silver Haired
Legislature, Albritten — a Portland
resident — said the post has given
him a “feeling of responsibility.”
One of more than 100 older Texans
elected to prepare a legislative pro-
gram to present to the Texas
Legislature in January, Albritten
said he is “95 percent retired.”
A former employee with the Inter-
nal Revenue Service, he now prac-
tices part-time as a certified public
accountant. He also is active in the
American Association of Retired
Persons, where he has served as a
chapter president, assistant state
director and as a 55/Alive mature
driving instructor.
He and his wife, Agnes, attend Del
Mar College and serve as volunteer
instructors, with Mrs. Albritten
teaching water exercise while
Albritten leads the acting group
there. The couple is celebrating
Jjfcheir 50th wedding anniversary to-
WRay (Thursday).
Albritten noted his class schedule
at Del Mar has taught him
something about his newly elected
post also.
“I’ve been taking American
Government at Del Mar and my pro-
fessor said something interesting
about how a statesman should view
issues,” he noted. “He said he must
view them first from what is best for
all people, whether they are coal
miners or farmers or businessmen;
and then he must look from the angle
of what is best for his people; for in-
stance, if most of the people in his
district are coal miners.
“I intend to attempt to follow that
advice,” the silver haired legislator
said. “I’m going to try and look at
things from both views. ”
Albritten noted the Silver Haired
Legislature in Texas had its beginn-
ings in legislative committees spon-
sored by AARP and the Retired
Teachers Association.
“For many years, various senior
Next Week In Portland
ding to Avoid New Taxes.”
Formed earlier this year, the tax-
payers association is a non-profit,
non-political association devoted to
promoting equity in the county tax-
ing system.
The association has adopted by-
laws and has applied to the
secretary of state for its state non-
profit corporate charter. It also has
applied to join the state Association
of Concerned Taxpayers.
According to Charlie McEntire,
president of TASPC, the local
group’s major goals are to educate
members about the appraisal and
taxation process and to exert
pressure on political leaders to slow
spending to an affordable rate.
“Today, not more than two out of
10 citizens understand the appraisal
and taxation system,” McEntire
noted. “But there are 16 city, school
and county tax offices throughout
the county. The tax levy — your
dollars collected in 1985 — for the 16
taxing offices was nearly $29.7
million.”
McEntire said one of the associa-
tion’s specific projects will be to
sponsor the adoption of the unit road
law system here. Under that system
Commissioner’s Court would
employ a professional engineer to
maintain the county road system;
currently each commissioner is
responsible for the roads in his
precinct.
The association hopes to present
petitions containing the 1,200
signatures needed to force an elec-
See TAX GROUP, Page 18
County Judge
Nina G.
Trevino
Although Ms. Trevino only carried
four precinct wins, Nos. 4,11,16 and
22 (Gregory City Hall, Sinton High
J. P., Pct. 6
Jennings
Herrington
Shoplifting
Portland Police, during this past
week, responded to a total of 153
calls, including one major and five
minor accidents, nine alarms, two
ambulance calls, 11 arrests (five
drunk in public, four driving while
intoxicated, one shoplifting, one
warrant), three assaults, nine
burglaries, three disturbances,
three fires, 14 thefts, eight van-
dalism and 71 miscellaneous.
A total of 23 citations were issued.
Three female juveniles were ar-
rested at the H.E.B. store after store
M^employees apprehended them on
^•suspicion of shoplifting. All suspects
were transported to the police sta-
tion for processing. They were
released after paying $78 in fines
each.
A Corpus Christi resident was ar-
rested for driving while intoxicated
in the 1100 block of Denver after be-
ing stopped for traveling 31 miles
See JUVENILES, Page 18
month that rebates dropped com-
pared to last year. The rebates, to
cities that levy the one percent local
sales tax, were for taxes collected on
sales made in April and reported to
Portland Tops List Of Rebate Recipients
$1,618.62, followed by Portland, up
$1,120.92, and Aransas Pass, ‘up
$242.29. Showing decreases were
Odem, down $79.15; Mathis, down
$935.34; Taft, down $1,124.78; In-
gleside, down $1,332.26; and Sinton,
down $1,423.26.
For the year, Gregory shows an in-
crease of $8,125.49. Aransas Pass is
up $7,244.16; and Mathis shows up
$4,218.67. Posting decreases are
Taft, $1,124.83; Odem, $1,163.51; In-
$2,157.39; Portland,
$8,698.87; and Sinton, down $9,841.37.
Percentagewise, Gregory shows a
whopping 159.01% increase for the
County Faced With Sanitation Problem
By Kerry Williams
County Health Department of-
ficials met with commissioners
Monday morning to explain the
“smelly” situation which has arisen
as of late concerning regulations to
install evaporation beds for sanitary
sewage systems.
Also present for the discussion
County Judge's Race
Edmondson Garners Re-Election Bid
Incumbent County Judge J.M. Ed-
mondson Jr. will continue his reign
over San Patricio County for another
four years as voters gave him their
approval at the polls Saturday by
casting 4,053 votes in his favor.
Run-off challenger, County
Welfare Director Nina Trevino also
State sales tax rebates received
last week by San Patricio County
cities showed a 2.38 percent drop
compared to the same month a year
ago. It was the second successive
1985 PMTS.
TO DATE
$193,495.94
13,810.91
53,574.72
68,496.43
22,119.02
250,639.39
127,592.81
42,387.04 - 2.65%
$772,116.26 -0.44%
35 C+ Tax
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