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Vol. 13, No. 78
Allen, Texas
Problem feared with definition of indigent patients in county
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Roads, bridges most costly
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Local cities' tax receipts up;
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5 to Allen Heights (in front of
Allen High School and the
Hillside subdivision); Jupiter
Road from FM 2170 to Chapar-
ral; Allen Heights Drive from
While the committee did not
determine the ratio of urban to
rural roads that were requested,
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The hospital must remain an
acute general hospital, pro-
viding general health care, and
cannot be changed into a
hospital of a specific type, for
instance a sole operation for
diabetics.
AMf would have the authori-
would “invite them to withdraw
their offer.”
Other proposed amendments
that were denied included gran-
ting AMI, after purchasing the
hospital, the authority to drop
services currently rendered at
the hospital.
ty to, however, drop the care of
mentally ill patients housed
temporarily at CMH before pro-
ceeding to state mental hear-
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Bickerstaff lso briefed the
Editor’s note: This is the first
in a five-part series reviewing
the 10 propositions to come
before voters May 7 in the coun-
ty bond election.
known as Main Street, is the
sight of congestion problems in
the downtown area.
Other roads that city officials
hope to see improved are, in
their order of need, State 5 from
Rowlett Road to Exchange
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amendment defining indigent
was “of the greatest concern.”
Under the present contract
the county has with AMI, the
court is given the authority to
determine the indigents in the
county, Bickerstaff said.
“The contract amendment
would change the definition to
incorporate by reference of in-
digent,” Bickerstaff said as he
advised the court not to ap-
prove the amendement.
AMI defined indigent care as
“medical care which is provided
to any person whose annual in-
come is less than the Federal
poverty income guidelines
determined by the Secretary of
Health and Human Services...”.
Bickerstaff said at the pre-
steady increase in the number
of martins migrating north to
take up temporary residence in
M Parr’s converted aviary.
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by Gary Hancock
Staff Writer
Purple martins literally dot
the sky in droves as they fly in
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FM 2170 to Bethany; and
Chaparral from State 5 to
Jupiter.
Roads in the urban areas of
the county make up the majori-
ty of proposed projects that will
be provided for if the bond issue
passes, according to Clarence
Daugherty, director of the
department of public works.
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Dedication
Financing of utility expan-
sion on the west side of U.S.
Highway 75 and consideration
of a resolution supporting the
Collin County bond program
are on the agenda for tonight’s
meeting of the Allen City Coun-
cil.
Belz Enterprises, developers
of an outlet mall southwest of
the intersection of U.S. 75 and
State Highway 121, will open
bids for extension of water and
sewer lines to the construction
site next week.
According to Jon McCarty,
city manager, Belz received
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R.J. Parr poses with his feathered friends. Parr
says he has been “blessed” to have so many pur-
ple martins migrate to his home in Allen.
Gene Reed, center, and Allen Mayor Mickey Pierson, left, perform the rib-
bon cutting during Saturday’s dedication ceremonies at Reed Park. For
the story and more pictures, see pages 4A and 5A of this issue.
mation on assistance available
to citizens.
School and community of-
ficials who coordinated the ses-
sions reported a strong turnout
for the initial session, and they
expect the same tonight.
“The attendance at the first
seminar was absolutely fan-
tastic,” said Howard Trammell,
chairman of the Community
Education Advisory Council
down more than 3 percent
across the state, in Collin Coun-
ty they are up 18.77 percent
from last year.
Allen’s 1983 receipt is up
42.11 percent. Piano’s has in-
creased 19.92 percent and
Lucas’ 9.06 percent.
One of the county’s few ex-
ceptions, McKinney, has ex-
perienced a 20.62 percent drop.
Statewide receipts have
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to get at least six roads improv-
ed through the bond issue, but
no guarantee can be made at
this time whether those pro-
jects will be completed by the
county.
One of the six roads Allen ci-
ty officials hope to see improv-
ed is FM 2170 from U.S.
Highway 75 east to State
Highway 5, including the
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quotes from three financial in-
stitutions to secure financing
for the project. The council will
consider authorizing financing
tonight.
Councilmen will also consider
approval of a resolution recom-
mended by the commissioners
court supporting the 10 pro-
positions of the county bond
program. The $86 million
package will be presented to
voters May 7.
In other business the council
will:
sent time, the standard sets
poverty income levels at $4,110
for a single person and $8,450
for a family of four.
“Almost no persons in Collin
County would qualify for in-
digent care (under AMI’s defini-
tion),” said County Judge Bill
Roberts. “This is a very, very
material change.”
In keeping with the court’s
promise to provide indigent
care if CMH was sold, Roberts
added “it was not ever the in-
tent of the court” to adopt a
contract that would not provide
for indigent care.
“This (amendment) changes
the intent of AMI substantial-
ly,” Roberts said, adding if that
was the intent of AMI, he
Parr, who lives at 914
Wandering Way, says his
tenants numbered the most last
year when an estimated flock of
180 martins took up residence
in his yard.
Approximately 120 of the
birds came to be during the
summertime, given birth to
there at the Parr aviary.
“We were really blessed last
year with migration. I have
never seen so many martins in
all my life,” Parr said.
Many of the birds, Parr add-
ed, are returning visitors, accor-
ding to books he and his wife
Onita have read.
“Through instinct the martin
is supposed to be able to return
to the same exact spot it was at
a year before, even though that
place may be thousands of
miles away from its winter
home.
“I have tried to band the
birds before but didn’t have
much luck. I’m not going to try
anymore, because there is too
big a chance you may get the
band on too tight or it could get
by Michela Garcia
Staff Writer
The first proposition facing
voters in the May 7 county
bond election is the $55 million
in bonds for construction of
roads and bridges.
This proposition comprises
approximately 64 percent of the
total $86.5 million bond
package that presents 10 pro-
positions to the voters.
Should the road and bridge
proposition pass, the city of
Allen could see several roads
improved with the monies
generated from the increase in
county taxes.
Allen city officials are hoping
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provements the county has
scheduled pending passage of
the proposal.
That list was compiled
through a citizens’ committee
study of the county’s needs and
that took in city and county re-
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by Michela Garcia
Foreseeing a possible pro-
blem defining as to who are
“indigents” in the county, Col-
lin County Commissioners
Monday denied amendments to
a contract between the county
and American Medical Interna-
tional. —
The contract states Collin
Memorial Hospital will be sold
to AMI if a bond issue is not
passed in the May 7 election.
The amendments were propos-
ed by AMI.
The amendment defining
“indigent care” was one of six
changes that AMI proposed.
According to Steve
Bickerstaff, who briefed the
court on the amendments, the
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tax receipt this month from Texas that levies the 1 percent
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from South America to pay
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to the R.J. Parr homestead.
Parr has been tending to the
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for taxes collected on local sales Collin County’s highest tax
during February. return—$256,238.47—was
received by Plano. The county
Allenite welcomes feathered friends McKinney received
$40,258.69 ana Lucas, 2.1.
caught on a branch or Unlike the rest of the state,
something Collin County’s cumulative tax
“But I know that some of return is larger than it was a
these birds were here last year.’’ year ago. ,
Such was not the case follow- While sales tax receipts are
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heat, and all but a handful of Seminar continues
the remaining martins aban-
doned the premises. The second of three Drug and
Parr said aside from the heat, Alcohol Abuse Prevention
his birds have several other seminars is scheduled tonight, 7
enemies, including starlings, p.m. at Reed Elementary
sparrows, cats and kids. School.
Parr’s wife said her sole Several guest speakers will
responsibility with the martins address the assembly. Dr.
is to serve as a watchguard. Merki will speak on underlying
“I don’t fool with cleaning reasons for abuse of drugs and
the houses or anything, but I do alcohol; David DeBoer will pro-
watch out for kids. They get vide straight talk on “Drugs
their slingshots and aim right are Killers; and a panel com-
at the houses. prised of local and county
“We find rocks on our roof organizations will offer infor-
and on the porches of the
houses all the time.”
In the past, Parr has been
forced to call the police, in-
cluding three years ago when
the trouble first began.
“That year I had just bought
a new 12-compartment house,
and some kids climbed up the
fence and dropped it to the
ground. It hadn’t been up a day.
“We, along with the police,
have tried to explain to the
parents that a lot of money goes
into these birds.
“Besides these birds don’t do
anything to harm anyone. In
fact they are a big help in keep-
ing down the mosquitoes. That
is their biggest source of food,
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Lund, Tenlee. The Allen American (Allen, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 80, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 21, 1983, newspaper, April 21, 1983; Allen, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1430689/m1/1/: accessed June 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Allen Public Library.