Panola County Post (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 6, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 22, 1983 Page: 2 of 55
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CISD agrees on school tax collection by county
executive
Council meetsMonday
City, Ma Bell to meet
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Addition of the racquetball courts to
the fitness center will greatly enhance
the college’s activities programs accor-
ding Io college president Dr Gary
McDaniel
During their April meeting the Board
received preliminary estimates on the
approved proposals and several alter
nates presented by college consulting
architect Charles Potter
Potter’s base estimate was $468,030
which included the six courts and their
building housing, a new gymnasium
floor and slab, establishing a storage
area beneath the old gym bleacher area
and improvements for the college s
investmnents
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The phone company will have to seek
city approval since the city would have
to issue the permit for such an opera]
lion said Thomas
Booth said the purpose of the 4:30
p m meeting is to agree on a route for
installation He said the company is in
the process of Installing larger cable to
provide additional service to the area.
“We are Increasing line capacity to
the south and east area of Carthage."
said Booth “The main reason is to in-
prove facilities to that area."
Booth said the main proposed route
would be to go through the downtown
area, "but we will present our thret
alternatives to the council and any in
terested individuate Wednesday Our
discussion will. hopefully. conclude
with an agreement on one of the propos <
ed installation routes “
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members that funds are available
through remaining allocations in the
college's building fund and 1983-84
fiscal budget allocations to complete
the proposed renovation and alternates
discussed
The college not only continues with a
wide scope of ongoing renovation and
expansion programs hut affects the
community in a number of ways Read
this issue's special college edition for
more on the college, it's people and
education
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Carthage City Commission will meet
Monday night, May 23, beginning at 7
p.m: to discuss items ranging from re-
quest for road use by concrete trucks to
a report on bypass permit application
status with Texas Department of Water
Resources.
A request for permission to allow
ready-mix concrete trucks to use Well
ington Street and W Sabine Streets for
transport will be made by Billie Bell
in other business the commission will
hear a proposal for a street to run bet-
ween W Sabine and Wellington Streets
Fees for electrical exams will be
discussed and there will be an opening
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Panola Junior College Board of
Trustees Tuesday night, approved a
$448,850 bid for construction of six new
racquetball courts on the campus.
Approval of the bid with Buckner
Construction, Jacksonville, is part of
the college's ongoing improvement and
renovation program In addition the
college board gave their nod for the
complete renovation of the old gym
nasium and complete new bricking of
the old auditorium
When completed the auditorium’s ex
tertar will match that of the college's
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Representatives of Southwestern Bell
Telephone Company will meet with
Carthage City Commission Wednesday
afternoon to discuss routes for cable in-
stallation through the city.
Bell representative Bill Booth will
meet with City Manager Charles
Thomas and the commission to present
the officiate with a proposed route for
the cable installation and possible alter-
nates In all, there are three proposed
routes to consider according to Booth.
The special meeting follows an infor
mal meeting between Booth. Thomas,
(Tty Mayor Lee Chapman and Bell
District Manager Gene Meirer
The four met last week and conducted
a tour of the proposed routes for in-
stallation Installation through the
downtown area, under sidewalks, was
discussed as one possible route
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Stage curtains for Baker Koon
School were approved at $3,80
Texas Scenic Co will supply, deliv
and install the curtains and replace tl
track for an additional $650,
and awarding of bids for a pick up truck
for the Parka Department
The commission will receive a status
report (see related story this edition)
from city consulting engineer Chris
Mauritaen of Kindle, Stone and
Associates, Longview, on the city's ap
plication to the Texas Department of
Water Resources The application is for
a work permit to conduct a bypass
operation at the city’s sewage (real
ment facility.
In final business the commission will
receive a report on the status of bond
sale information and receive a report
from (Tty Manager Charles Thomas
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By Debe Alvidrez
A proposal for the Panola County
Tax Office to collect taxes for the Car
collecting on behalf of the school.
The hoard authorized Dr Crawford
to negotiate a contract with Panola
County in keeping with the Panola
County Commissioners Court approval
recently of a proposal that the county
would collect the taxes for $5,000,
plus the cost of computer services
estimated at between $20,000 and
325.000.
The Appraisal District had offered to
collect the CISD taxes lor 377,000.
which included an agreement to em
plov CISD tax collector Bill Barnett
and his assistants in the new collections
department.
Dr. Crawford said that with the
county collecting the taxes, Barnett
and his assistants would be reassigned
to other duties within the school
system.
The school board said the CISD
would go along with the county's
program of providing a discount for
payment of taxes in October and
November which otherwise are not due
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The action came during a meeting
also highlighted by a report concerning
the newly outlined Texas House Bill
246 standardised school curriculum
and self discipline to the students Ac
tivities and programs in each grade
level were outlined and achievements
were credited to the students
Bird pointed out a need foracen
tralized junior high band facility and
asked the board to keep this in mind for
consideration in the future.
Concluding the superintendents's
report, Dr. Crawford gave a con
struction update He stated that the
junior high auditorium reroofing is
scheduled for completion this
weekend, as is the high school tennis
court resurfacing project Curbs are
being poured on a new access road
from the high school to Highway 79
and the road is now usable.
The board approved solicitation for
bids on typewriters and word
processors for typing and vocational
education classrooms.
A bid was accepted from Kelley
Chevrolet Olds for a pickup truck and
van. totaling 316,450.95.
proval at a later date include installa-
lion of brick verneer and fascia panels
for the ball courts; new gymnasium
walte. ceiling and light installation for
the gym, air conditioning and addi
tional parking facilities, to name a few.
Potter's total estimated preliminary
bid for all construction, including some
six alternates, came to $683,674 The
board will hold further discussion on
the alternates and their possible ap-
proval for bids at a later meeting
Dr McDaniel assured Board
ce; and George Cox and Mary Co;
physical education and coachin
Richard A. Connette Jr. tendere
resignation from his teaching posit io
at Baker Koonce
Shelia and
Mosher daug
Elementary teachers hired by th
hoard were Amy Clabaugh, physica
education and music at Primary an]
Libby: Myra Crump, third grade
Regina Harris, second grade; Berl
Whitaker, first grade: Jess
Newhouse, fifth grade science an]
Mildred Kyle, kindergarten.
Francis Garrett was hired as IC 1
teacher at CHS.
during the summer as the last op
portunity for anyone to speak against
I any points in the proposal One hearing
will he held in each state hoard district
member's area. Cariker speculated that
the CISD area hearing would be held in
Kilgore or Jacksonville.
High school hand director, Stuart
Bird, presented a programs report to
the hoard, concerning all CISD band
department activities.
He stressed the aims of the depan
ment ( teaching goals, responsibility
The school board had been
discussing what to do about tax collet
tions in several meetings before
reaching the decision Tuesday night,
The hoard had three choices: (1) to
continue the present CISD tax office
operation on the Square: (2) contract
with the Panola County Appraisal
District to collect taxes, or (5) contract
with Panola County to collect them.
Before approving any decision.
Superintendent Dr. Marvin Crawford
expressed a desire for timely collection
of taxes and that auditing requirements
he met by any agency which would he
until Januarv
But the trustees said the CISD could
not allow taxpayers to pay half of their
taxes by January and the other half six
months later as the county does,
because the school district's cash flow
requirements are different.
Assistant Superintendent Earl
Cariker’s reported on HB 246,
stressing the fact that CISD already
meets or exceeds most of the proposed
new statewide standards that will he ap
thold gym and adjacent to the . drainage system.
< oyyge ‘s new weight training facilities The Buckher bid is some $20,000
with the contractor estimating a total of Alternates to be emsidreed for ap on self-insurance plan
well of Center. who was Commissioners also
bitten by a rattlesnake at will accept a right of way
tet bcing arrested by casement from LeRoy
game wardens Anderson for an addition
The county contends to the countyroad system
it should new be dropped in Precinct 5. employ
from the suit since the Carl Smith as a truck
county does n employ driver, and authorize
or supervise the Game Keanchie Water System
Wardens, who work for Inc to install some lines
the Texas Department of alomngside cont v roads in
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missioners will meet at 9
am Monday to put the
finishing touches on the
county's new self
insurance program for
employees.
Commissioners will
vote on several items
related to the new group
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_____business included acceptance
of some bids, approval of transfers for
86 students, and hiring of some new
teachers
establishing a trust fund
and an administrative
committee, and deciding
on three proposed
changes from present
benefits provisiomns.
Other business will in
dude retaining attorney
Crawford Parker Jr to
represent the county in a
3 2 million lawsuit filed in
federal coun in
Beaumont by Danny Tid
proved for implementation later this
year
The bill was introduced in 1979 as
part of the "back to basics'' movement
to improve and standardize the quality
of education throughout the state.
Alter two years of study and
development, the Texas Education
Agency has presented a "balanced
curriculum" to be required of all
Texas schools. The most dramatic
changes will be increasing the time
devoted to "core" • reading,
mathematics and language arts • classes
at all levels and the introduction of
mandatory computer literacy
programs
The greatest impact on CISD will he
the new requirement of three years of
math for high school graduation.
Currently, CISD requires only two
credits of math. Cariker (wanted out
that the teaching staff will have to he
supplemented if this proposal is ap
proved by the state.
A public hearing will be conducted
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Panola County Post (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 6, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 22, 1983, newspaper, May 22, 1983; Carthage, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1499537/m1/2/: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sammy Brown Library.