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No. 18
Volume 97
Thursday, March 3,1988
30 Pages in 3 Sections
LCRA asks rate hike
Llano electric bills could increase as much as 10 percent
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county in agreement
Rumors, reports of controvery branded myths
WHERE TO VOTE
Llano Chamber
ELECTION PARTY
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Llano, Llano County, Texas 78643
Precinct 1
Precinct 2
Precinct 3
Precinct 4
Precinct 5
Precinct 6
Precinct 7
Precinct 8
Precinct 9
Precinct 1
Precinct 2
Precinct 3
Precinct 4
Precinct 5
Precinct 6
Precinct 7
Precinct 8
Precinct 9
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Election Roundup
Several races will be
finalized on Super Tuesday
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Rain this week
This month
1988 rain to date
1987 3-month total
Precinct 10 Commissioners Courtroom, Llano Courthouse
Precinct 12 Valley Spring Community Center
Courthouse Annex, Llano.
Blue Lake Community Center.
The Red Barn, Buchanan Dam
Greenwood Exchange, Lakeshore Drive
Tow Community Center
Lone Grove Community Center
Barrow Hall Choir Room, Kingsland Community Church
City Hall, Sunrise Beach Village
Horseshoe Bay Fire Hall
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posed rate increase at their monthly
board meeting Thursday, February
18.
Last week Llano City Utility mana-
ger traveled to Austin to confer with
other wholesale customers and the
LCRA about the new charges.
“Llano’s increase will be slightly
more or about 17 percent,” Rogers
said Monday. “The rate is based on
a load factor, but the actual increase
in your electric bill will be only about
10 percent.”
The reason for this will be because
the city plans to pass through to the
customer only the actual cost of the
increase and nothing more.
“The cities and cooperatives are
not in agreement with the LCRA over
time. Pietwred ar Nell Ba—su, Ida Nell Schueseler,
Nello Pepe, Brenda Alen, R— Bauman, Jewell
Casaindy. Erne Gammill, Wildring Edwards and
praaidaat af tba Llano Couty Library Board. Anno
Weather
FEBRUARY
MAX MIN RAIN
Precinct 10 Llano VFD Fire Hall
Precinct 12 Valley Spring Community Center.
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Nursery and has lived in Kingsland
for nine years, He is also the
chairman for the Llano County
Democratic Club and co-chairman of
teh Hill Country Democratic Club.
The winner of this race will face
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performing of his duties as a county
commissioner.
Challenging him is Robinson, 41,
who is currently a member of the
Kingsland/Lake LBJ Chamber of
Commerce, where he serves as a
director. He owns the Kingsland
Tbu 1A— News will have an
Hectlom Party Tuenday night in
frent of the News <MBm, where a
telly board wil be kept on both
the Demecratle and Republican
Pimary results.
Se that you wM be familiar with
the ballot, the Llano News has
printed twe somple ballots, which
cam be foumd em pepo B-6.
Absemtee votims wM end Friday.
March 4. You can veto abeentee
at the County Clerk’s office fa the
Umm Cimthsmi and the lobby
of the Kingalaad Natlonal Bank.
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Democratic Primary
Courthouse Annex, Llano.
Sandy Harbor VFD
Buchanan VFD Fire Hall, Buchanan Dam
Bluffton Post Office.
Tow VFD Fire Hall.
Lone Grove Community Center.
Barrow Hall, Kingsland Community Church.
City Hall, Sunrise Beach Village
Horseshoe Bay Fire Hall.
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Aagaard earns
National merit
Scholarship
Erik Aagaard, Llano High School
senior, has become the sixth Llano
student to win a National Merit
Scholarship, according to counselor
Phil Wagner. Aagaard will be
awarded a mgjor scholarship in the
near future. He has applied for
either Texas Tech University or
Brown University, where he plans to
major in business.
Aagaard to in the top one half of
one percent of over one million
students nationwide who took the
test offered by the National Merit
Scholarship. He to the son of Mr. and
Mr. Finn Aagaard of Llano.
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Chairman Martin Moxley has
announced a change in the
location of the Precinct 2 voting
box for the Democratic Primary to
be held Tuesday, March 8.
The Precinct 2 box to being
—ved from the Bine Lake Golf
Club to the Sandy Harbor Volun-
teer Fire Department building.
8, will have to wait
association with each other, which all
adds up to a tremendous savings for
the taxpayers of Llano County.
Spokesman for the appraisal district
was secretary Ed Houy, who is also
the mayor of Sunrise Beach and
represents the city on the board.
“We want to discuss and resolve
any confusion there might be.”
Houy said in opening the discus-
sion. “In fact, we want it to be part
of the record so there is not any
misunderstanding, not only for the
county which represents 40 percent
of the financial support for the
district, but also for the remaining 60
percent (the cities of Llano and
Sunrise Beach, Kingsland MUD,
Lake LBJ MUD, Blue Lake MUD and
Llano ISD )."
Houy gave a brief history of the
appraisal district, noting that it was a
political entity in its own right and
that it was not subordinate to any
other taxing unit in the county. He
provided all with a four-page docu-
ment outlining the responsibilities
and areas requiring qualifications.
The following points were then made
and agreed upon by both parties:
— Llano County officials have not
endeavored to place arbitrary spen-
ding limits on the appraisal district.
A letter to county department heads
was not intended to and did not
include the appraisal district, al-
though it was apparently interprets-
ted as such by some.
— It is not the intent of any county
official to limit or set policy
concerning the disbursement of
appraisal district funds.
— The Appraisal District does
indeed have equity in the two
vehicles which were purchased with
district funds. All expenses includ-
ing the cost of insurance have been
reimbursed. (At this point Houy
commented, “Another myth punc-
tured.”)
— It was decided eight years ago,
it would be a joint operation between
the commissioners and the appraisal
board and that decision was reaffir-
med again by all present.
‘To the question, “Do any of the
commissioners have separation of
the tax office and the appraisal
district as a goal?” The answer was
an emphatic, “No.”
Perhaps the most sensitive point of
the discussion was the recent change
of computers. The appraisal district
felt they should have been included
in decisions and county commission-
er Ross Bauman concurred, noting
that an appropriate apology had
been made adding, “Yes, it would
have been better if it had been
done.”
The document concluded by outlin-
ing the direct responsibilities of the
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The Democratic and Republican
primaries will, for all apparent
reasons, decide who will be the
newly elected officials even before
the November general election, since
they will not be having any oppon-
ents unless there should be a
last-minute write-in campaign. Oth-
ers not having any challengers ong
what is called Super Tuesday, March
King, 54, will be trying for his
fourth term as county commissioner.
He has been a resident of Kingsland
since 1969 and is employed at Ace
Hardware, which, as he points out,
has not been any hinderance in the
Democratic Constables
Constable Precinct 2, Robert (Bob)
Cowart is unopposed.
Constable Precinct 3 (Kingsland)
has incumbent Bill McLean facing
the challenge of Hal King.
McLean 39, has served as constable
for nine years and has lived in
Kingsland for 25 years. He is the
owner of Nine Oaks in Kingsland.
McLean feels that his experience and
training is the most important factor
for being re-elected.
King, 44, who has lived in
Kingsland for 26 years, is a self-em-
ployed building contractor. Though
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their pricing policy and Mr. Freeman
(LCRA General Manager) has a-
greed to sit down with us before the
July meeting to work out a more
equitable solution before the next
rate increase that has been predic-
ted," Rogers added. “Keep in mind
we are paying much less for our
electricity now than six or seven
years ago. At one time, during the
energv crisis, the cost of electricity
was nearly 30 cents per mill and now
it is only 16 or 17 per mill.”
Fayette 3, which cost $435 million
to build, will go into commercial
operation in May, adding 370
megawatts to LCRA's generating
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RETIRING LIBRARIAN — Ruth Nel Pepe, with
coeungo, was the hemered gweet at a recepen held far
bar at the Unno County Lbrary where abe baa served
nolbrarlan far many yuan. Mia. Pope r tred eflectlve
Manto 1, but w« prebably be found there trem tme to
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AUSTIN — The Lower Colorado
River Authority will file a request
next month with the Public Utility
Commission for an increase in
electric rates.
LCRA will ask for a 16 percent
systemwide average increase in the
rates it charges its wholesle custo-
mers — 11 electric cooperatives and
33 cities which buy electricity from
LCRA — resulting in a $37.6 million
annual increase to LCRA's revenues.
If PUC approves the request in
September, the rates would take
effect at that time.
The rate request is the second of
three increases needed to pay for the
cost of electricity from a third unit at
the Fayette Power Project near La
Grange, said LCRA General Mana-
ger S. David Freeman.
LCRA directors approved the pro-
Llano County Commissioners,
meeting “face-to-face” with mem-
bers of the Llano County Appraisal
District Board, discovered that con-
trary to numerous rumors and
reports, the two bodies were in
mutual agreement of their respective
responsibilities and were more than
eager to continue their present
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The Llano Chamber of Com-
merce will hold an open house
Thursday, March 3 from 3-6 p. m.,
according to chamber manager
Jackie Hatfield.
“Everyone is invited to come
and see the results of the “Adopt
a Square” drive for the purpose
of raising funds to remodel the
office,” Hatfield said. “The
directors will also be present for
you to meet.”
Hatfield also announced that
beginning today the Llano County
Chamber of Commerce will take
over the duties of booking use of
the Llano County Community
Center adjacent to the rodeo
grounds.
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November to see if they will either
win re-election or have to step aside
for a new challenger.
The following is a brief review of
races to be decided Tuesday, March
8. The Llano News will again have an
election board to list the totals of
each precinct in each of the county
races and key state and national
contests.
Democrats
County Commissioner, Precinct 3
(Kingsland) sees incumbent Rex
King facing a challenge by fellow
Democrat Dan Robinson, Jr.
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Buckner, Walter L. The Llano News (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 3, 1988, newspaper, March 3, 1988; Llano, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1585749/m1/1/: accessed June 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Llano County Public Library.