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The Allen American
A Harte-Hanks Community Newspaper
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Sunday
June 17,1990
Vol. 21, No. 48
2 Sections
250
Good Morning
$19.5 million bond election
for CCCC set for Aug. 11
Allen receives $54,027
for April sales tax rebate
State Highway Department hopes work
will solve problems with loose rocks
Investigations
lead to arrests
in multiple
burglary cases
“When I took the job, I didn’t ex-
pect this to happen this soon,” said
Berryman in accepting the honor.
Braving the late afternoon heat, a group
of Allen citizens, along with a number of
Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Brownies and
Blue Birds gathered at the flag pole at
“If it weren’t for the 911
(emergency service calling) and the
Collin County Judge Bill Roberts,
after spending the week reviewing
budget requests with department
heads, said “it would not surprise me
if we had a small tax increase.”
Roberts estimated the county tax
increase at “1 to 2 percent. I’ll fight
to keep it under 2 (percent).”
Most, if not all, of the extra money
department except the tax assessor-
collector and public works depart-
ments this week.
By BILL DAVIS
Staff Writer
be minimal, he said.
“The bond election will increase
taxes by slightly less than 1 cent,”
Anthony said. On a house valued at
$100,000, the increase would run
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In February, the highway
department said the road would
not be resurfaced again because
of scheduling conflicts and a
planned $6 million widening prog-
ram that is tentatively scheduled
to begin in June, 1991.
However, staff members with
the city of Allen contacted the
district engineer’s office and
Mayor Joe Farmer requested in
writing that the State Highway
Department do something to
improve the condition of the road.
“With everyone’s interest in
mind, I sent a letter from the
Mayor’s office of the city of Allen
to the district engineer’s office
requesting that something be
done to lessen the situation with
the loose rocks,” Mayor Farmer
said. “They put down such big
rocks last time. I noticed that the
rocks they used this time are a lot
smaller.
“Someone on the city staff said
they got a call from the district
engineer’s office suggesting the
letter was meaningful in getting
something done about the
situation.”
Fernandez said this week’s
resurfacing was the only work the
department had planned for High-
way 5 before the widening begins
in June, 1991.
The higher-quality road surface
called hot mix, which was used to
resurface State Highway 5 north
of Exchange Parkway, cannot be
used south of Exchange because
of the planned widening. No
further improvements are
planned north of Exchange Park-
way for the next 10 years.
about 80 cents per month, he said.
Included in the bond program are
funds to upgrade the college’s main-
frame and micro computer equip-
ment and funding for a natatorium, to
be built in conjunction with the city of
Plano on land near the Spring Creek
Campus.
For $2 million, the school will be
guaranteed 30 hours per week use of
the natatorium for the next 50 years.
Trustees approved the joint project,
which also includes a baseball sta-
dium, to be built with college funds
on city of Plano land. The cost of the
stadium will be $200,000.
By adopting a bond program that
'funds only the next five years’
needs, other projects will not be co-
vered. They- include the second and
third phases of the new Preston
Ridge Campus in Frisco, the third
phase at the Spring Creek Campus
and additional expansionat the Cen-
tral Campus in McKinney beyond
that scheduled to begin this year.
The board approved Hutchison
Boyle Brooks & Fisher as bond
counsel for the election and the
issuance of bonds at a cost of 75
cents for each $1,000 of bonds sold,
plus out-of-pocket expenses.
First Southwest Co. was
approved as financial advisor for the
election and subsequent issuance of
By MARK HUTCHISON
Staff Writer
By LISA TANNER
Staff Writer
INSIDE:
Opinions/Columns
Community
Schools
County
Movies
Lifestyles
Religion
Sports
Classifieds
By SCOTT NOWLING
Staff Writer
rebate on local sales taxes
collected in April. The figure is up
24.36 percent over the amount
the city received in April last year
($43,444.54).
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State Comptroller Bob Bullock
Qsent a check totaling $54,027.01
r “to the city of Allen recently for its
COUNTY: County officials will
soon be slapping bar codes on ev-
erything from calculators to trac-
tors. And Sheriff Terry Box even
wants to start putting them on
inmates. For complete details,
see story on Page 5A.
Collin County voters will chart the
community college’s course for the
next five years when they make de-
cisions Aug. 11 concerning a $19.5
million bond election.
The school’s board of trustees cal-
led for the bond election at their reg-
ular meeting Tuesday. Bond pro-
ceeds will fund capital projects, in-
cluding the first phase of the col-
lege’s third campus in Frisco, the
Fire Science Academy in Princeton,
and an additional classroom building
at the Spring Creek Campus.
“We studied long and hard on
what is best for the college, the vo-
ters of Collin County and the stu-
dents, who are the real recipients of
the benefits,” said board chairman
Carey Cox.
Trustees had considered plans to
fund the school’s needs for the next
10 years at a cost of $35 million and
'‘other options, but decided to break
the 10-year plan into two segments.
“We are aware of the current eco-
nomic conditions,” Cox said. “But
we also intend to keep moving for-
ward.” The board’s action was the
“prudent, responsible” thing to do,
he said.
The Plano Independent School
“On October 1, the city repe-
aled the exemption of the sales
and use tax for the local telephone
service,” said city of Allen
Finance Director Charlotte
Smith. “That has been the main
reason for the increase in our
sales tax rebates.”
Allen City Hall Thursday evening to
celebrate Flag Day with ceremony,
speeches and refreshments. (Staff photo
by Scott Nowling)
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turn in a budget request. He does
this every year. Last year he turned
his in the day we started our budget
hearings.”
Public Works Director Clarence
Daugherty submits his budget
“pieces at a time because his depart-
ment encompasses a lot of things,”
Roberts said.
Commissioners Court will con-
duct this year’s budget workshop
July 9-13.
Smith said Allen’s growth has
also caused a rise in the amount of
the city’s sales tax rebates, but to
a lesser extent. She said statistics
showing how much each factor
increased the rebate were not yet
available
Plano led Collin County cities,
receiving $911,839.33 in sales tax
rebates. McKinney was second
with $101,141.01 and Allen was
third.
Merchants collect the sales
taxes and send them to the
Comptroller’s office with their
monthly tax returns. The state
keeps its 6 percent share each
month and sends cities and coun-
ties their portion of the sales tax.
All local sales taxes must be
approved by local voters and may
be used for any legal city
expenses.
Surrounded by a sea of youngsters, Allen Police Depart-
ment Crime Prevention Officer Carl Osburn passes out
brightly colored stickers with the police, fire and ambu-
lance emergency phone numbers on them. Osburn and
his partner McGruff the Crime Dog also presented prog-
rams on “Respect for Authority” and Handling Emergen-
cies” at the Allen Public Library Thursday afternoon.
(Staff photo by Scott Nowling)
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RELIGION: Members of First
United Methodist Church of Allen
welcomed Senior Pastor Charles
E. Cox to town last week. His
first sermon will be Sunday, June
17. Cox replaced the Rev. Fred
A. Winslow, who was recently
reassigned to FUMC in Rock-
wall. See story, Page 8A
This week, State Highway 5 in
OAllen received its second resur-
facing in the last six months. The
recent work is an attempt by the
State Highway Department to
secure the loose gravel that has
been cracking windshields and
chipping paint on cars since the
road was first resurfaced last
year.
The latest work is known as a
seal coat, a process that normally
Qis used to seal cracks in the road
with asphalt to stop water from
seeping in and causing potholes
and other damage. In this case,
however, the extra coat is
intended to prevent more gravel
from working free and to smooth
up the rough road where the
gravel has already disappeared.
In some spots, all the gravel that
was put down last winter has
(disappeared.
“We laid down a seal coat that
should stop the problem we’ve
had with loose gravel,” said
Elizabeth Fernandez, a spokes-
woman for the State Highway
Department. “The highway
needed a touch up to smooth it up
and to hold the loose rocks in
place.”
In placing a seal coat, rocks are
gspread over the surface of new
Tasphalt and rolled down. A High-
way Department spokesman said
the bitter cold snap last winter
may have made the new asphalt
brittle, allowing the gravel to
break free. Rocks have continued
to break free from the road.
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So far in 1990, the city has
received $390,067.81 in sales tax
rebates, which is a 28.64 percent
{ increase over the amount
I Oreceived up to this point last year
($303,235.84).
A number of Allen burglaries have
been cleared recently by Allen
Police Department detectives with
the arrests and confessions of 5 . —
juveniles and one adult in three sepa-
rate investigations.
Operating alone, a 16-year-old
male juvenile first came to the atten-
tion of the detectives after the re-
port of a burglary of a residence May
22 in the 600 block of Wandering
Way Dr.
“Taken were a diamond ring, $35
in cash and a checkbook with several
checks,” said Detective John Bruce.
Bruce said the way the juvenile
got into the residence is what caught
his attention.
“The method of entry was
through a dog door,” he said. “This
individual immediately came to mind
because I had arrested him for the
same thing two years ago.”
The juvenile forged checks May
22 and 23 at Winn-Dixie and Allen
Sports Center in Allen and at Chess
King in Collin Creek Mall and Dyna-
mic Stereo in Plano.
Bruce found one of the forged
checks amazing. He said the juvenile
bought a stereo system by writing a
check for more than $1,800, using a
woman’s identification and signing
her name.
Early in the morning of May 24,
three boats were burglarized in the
1300 block of Thoreau Lane and the
1200 block of Sandy Creek Drive.
The 16-year-old and another juve-
nile broke into a car in the 200 block
of Wildwood Dr. More checks were
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his last year’s $4.6 million budget $150,000 to his annual $1.7 million
“but I’ll guess at around $1.5 (mil- budget.
lion).” Roberts said he didn’t speak with
O’Connell has asked for six more county assessor-collector Ken
employees — a civil forfeiture attor- Maun this week “because he didn’t
District, Collin County and the city bonds, if approved, at a cost of $1.10
of Plano have indicated they will also per $1,000 of bonds sold, plus ex-
consider bond elections in the near penses.
future. The board also approved a resolu-
“The board took a very responsi- tion commending Coach Marty
ble position and looked at immediate Berryman and the 1990 Collin Coun-
needs,” said school President Dr. ty Community College men’s tennis
John Anthony, who also said that team. In it’s first season, the team
those needs might very well change captured the Region V Tournament
in another five years. Championship and won the National
The cost to county residents will Division II Championship.
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needed will go toward paying the The two biggest department in-
additional sheriffs department per- creases came from Sheriff Terry
sonnel “to staff the new jail.” Box and District Attorney Tom
Roberts said he met with every O’Connell.
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Every department has asked for for three more employees,” said
some kind of increase in its budget. Box.
“No one ever asks for a conference As it is, Box is requesting 58 addi-
with me to say they want a cut in tional employees — 48 of whom are
their budget,” Roberts said. either jailers or jail cooks, five of
whom are 911 dispatchers, a clerk ney to condemn property taken from
for investigations, a human re- drug dealers, and a secretary, a
sources investigator, a deputy sher- white collar crimes attorney, secret-
iff to investigate illegal dumping and ary and investigator, and another
a civilian crime scene technician. assistant district attorney.
Box said he didn’t have the final O’Connell estimated that the ex-
FORECAST: Today — Partly
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