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THE COLONY COURIER, FEBRUARY 2, 1978
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Council works on budget
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By LINDA ADAMS
Colony Mayor Pro-tem
The City Council has been
busy this past week working
on the revised budget, per-
sonnel policies and reviewing
progress reports from several
commissions.
Jeannie Johnson resigned
as animal control officer last
week. Bob Miller has accep-
ted the position temporarily
to give the council time to
advertise the vacancy. Bonnie
Brisendine is also serving as
a substitute for Bob on the
weekends.
We have received several
calls on street lights being
out. I contacted Boyd Wil-
liams, district manager of
Texas Power & Light in the
McKinney office, and he as-
sured me that if citizens
would contact the Texas
Power & Light office in
Frisco at 377-2166 and give
them the address of the light,
they will replace it within a
week, if it is not a cable
problem. I am also investiga-
ting the possible lighting of
Paige Road and Highway 121.
Last week I suggested
that those wishing to voice
their complaints about the
long distance calls to the sur-
rounding area should write
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seek seat again
Joe Gaulden said Monday
he will not seek re-election
in April to the Colony City
Council.
Gaulden of 5008 Pember-
ton Lane said he will not
run because of business ven-
tures he has planned. Gaulden
said he was still unsure after
talking to attorneys whether
his term would expire after
one year or two years.
When council members
drew to see which ones
would serve two-year terms
Gaulden got a one-year term.
Then- Rick Chadwick resigned
a two-year term and other
council members named
Gaulden to fill it.
He was the leading vote-
getter in the April 1977
election with 417 votes.
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2. Have equipment checked seasonally by qualified
serviceman.
3. Check filter every 30 days. Clean or replace.
4. Proper home insulation keeps heat out, cuts
energy use.
5. Weatherstrip doors and windows. Caulk cracks.
6. Keep windows closed. Open outside doors as little
as possible.
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“The progress of our con-
version program is such,”
Williams continued, “that
in 1978, Texas Power &
Light will become one of
few electric utilities in the
country to experience a de-
clining fuel cost per kilowatt
hour.”
Long-range planning calls
for 72 per cent lignite gen-
eration, 14 per cent from
nuclear units, and the remain-f
der from gas, oil and New
Mexico coal by 1987.
Texas Power & Light Com-
pany expects to spend a re-
cord $326,800,000 in 1978
for the construction of new
facilities, according to TP&L
manager Boyd Williams.
The expenditures will be
necessary, Williams said, to
meet the growing require-
ments of TP&L customers
and is part of the company’s
long-range planning to ensure
an adequate supply of elec-
tricity in the future. TP&L
is serving some 622,000 cus-
tomers in 425 cities, towns
and communities in 51 coun-
ties of Texas.
Williams said 79 per cent
of these construction expen-
ditures is earmarked for new
electric generating plants and
transmission facilities. These
new generating facilities,
which make use of lignite
coal and nuclear fuel, are
necessary because of the un-
certainties of supply and
price of natural gas and a
Texas Railroad Commission
order which, by 1985, will
make gas unavailable in suffi-
cient quantity for generating
the electricity required by
TP&L customers.
The TP&L manager noted
the company foresaw the
need to convert to alternate
fuels and began working
toward this goal in the late
1940s leasing large lignite de-
hold a reception for Vicki
Harkrider, chairperson of the
commission, who is resigning
due to family obligations.
The council is sorry to lose
Vicki; we greatly appreciate
the work she has done, and
we wish her the best.
The next Council meeting
will be Monday, February 6,
1978, at 7:30 p.m. at the
north end of the First Bap-
tist Church. Please plan to
attend.
Gaulden will not
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letters. You should address
your letters to the Public
Utilities Commission, 7800
Shoal Creek Blvd., Austin,
Texas 78757. Our scheduled
meeting with representatives
from Southwestern Bell to
discuss the franchise agree-
ment was postponed and will
be rescheduled.
At this Thursday’s work
session the Council will hear
a report from Janice Carroll,
city secretary, concerning the
election school she recently
attended. The council will
also visit the Fire Station
and meet with the board of
directors of the Volunteer
Fire Department.
This week a collie was
taken to the pound. The col-
lie was wearing tags from a
local veterinarian and the ani-
mal control officer did lo-
cate the owner. However,
this can be a time consuming
process, and the dog did have
to stay in our pound for se-
veral days. I would again
like to stress to our citizens
to register their pets with
the city.
Friday night the Council
is planning a joint work ses-
sion with the Law Enforce-
ment Commission and after
the meeting the Council will
posits for future use. The
company began using lignite
for generating electricity in
1972. By 1977, 35 per cent
of the electricity supplied to
TP&L customers was genera-
ted with lignite. In 1978,
the amount of this genera-
tion will reach 54 per cent
when two additional genera-
ting units are placed in ser-
vice.
“Since 1972, when our
first lignite unit went into
service, our customers have
had to pay much less in
fuel costs than they would
have if we had continued to
use 100 per cent gas and
oil,” Williams said. “In the
year ended Sept. 30, 1977,
that savings amounted to
$86.9 million, about $48
for the typical residential
customer.
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Blalock, Jack. The Colony Courier (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 2, 1978, newspaper, February 2, 1978; Little Elm, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1519817/m1/2/: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting The Colony Public Library.