Citizens' Advocate (Coppell, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, August 8, 2008 Page: 1 of 16
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WILLIAM T COZBY PUBLIC LIBRARY
177 N Heartz Rd-------
Coppell TX 75019
cents
August8,2008
SERVING Coppell, VALLEY RANCH AND Hackberry Creek Since 1984
Volume XXIV, No. 32
CISD’s Tax Rate to be
Increased by One Cent
By Jane Moore
School starts August 25, and
Coppell ISD is finalizing its bud-
get for the 2008-09 school year,
with plans for a one-cent in-
crease in the debt service tax
rate to offset lower than ex-
pected property value assess-
ments.
Total assessed property val-
ues in CISD this year were
$7,522,790,359, which was a
5.86 percent increase over last
year. However, the District had
planned on 7 percent growth,
based on previous years. The
penny rate increase will raise
about $774,700 and help cover
the difference needed to meet
the District’s $18.1 million debt
service obligation this year.
For the average Coppell
home, valued at $259,534, the
extra penny will raise taxes
about $11 per month or $133 per
year, according to CISD. Debt
service includes principal and
interest on debt for bond projects
and other capital expenses.
CISD’s total principal and inter-
est debt is $214.9 million.
The tax rate for mainte-
nance and operations will remain
at $1.04. With the new debt ser-
vice rate of $.239, the total tax
rate will be $1,279.
School board members held
their final budget workshop Mon-
day night. Here are some note-
worthy financial facts on District
money matters for this year:
• Total expenditures, includ-
ing debt service, are $131.3 mil-
lion, with $31.3 million in “recap-
ture” payments to the state.
CISD has budgeted $49 million
for instruction, $9 million for
plant maintenance and opera-
tions, $2.6 million for general
administration, and $2.1 millions
for co-curricular and extracur-
ricular activities. Employees got
see SALES TAX on page 2
Different Backgrounds, United Over ’Light’
CHS juniors and senior Girl Scouts Satvika Ananth and Sarah Omar are sending flash-
lights to underpriviliged children in the disputed territory of Kashmir.
Coppell Resident’s Killer Executed
By Jane Moore
Heliberto Chi, convicted
murderer of Coppell resident
Armand Paliotta was to be
executed for the crime at 6
p.m. Thursday, August 7.
Chi, now 29, shot 56-
year-old Paliotta in March
2001 at an Arlington men’s
clothing store, where Paliotta
was manager. Chi, a former
employee, had reportedly vis-
ited the store during the day
and returned after closing time
looking for a supposedly lost
wallet. He apparently became
argumentative and demanded
money from Paliotta, who had
been organizing the store’s
night deposit.
Paliotta was shot in the
back when he tried to run and
died outside the front of the
store. Another employee was
also shot in the back but sur-
vived. A third employee hid and
see KILLER on page 15
By Daphne Chen
Sarah Omar is half Paki-
stani. Satvika Ananth is Indian.
Omar practices both Islam and
Christianity, while Ananth
practices Hinduism. By all ac-
counts, these two rising
Coppell High School juniors
City Receives $1.4 Million Sales Tax From State for July
By Jean Murph
The State of Texas has re-
turned $1,408,194.70 in sales tax
collections to the City of Coppell
for the July reporting period,
should be fighting over the disputed
region of Kashmir. Instead, they
are uniting. For their Girl Scouts
Gold Award project, Omar and
Ananth are brightening the future
of underprivileged children in
Kashmir by sending solar-pow-
ered flashlights. They hope that
the flashlights will enable the stu-
representing sales tax collections
for the month of June 2008.
The State report does not in-
clude local sales tax collections for
Coppell Crime Control during the
same time period, thereby reduc-
dents to do their homework
and studies at night, and ulti-
mately give them the power
to break free of the region's
economic problems. In moun-
tainous, agriculturally-based
Kashmir, children must often
spend the day tending to crops.
see KASHMIR on page 15
ing the overall dollar amount for
Coppell listed by the State. The
state reports that sales tax col-
lections in Coppell for the July
period were down 38.33 per-
see SALES TAX on page 2
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Citizens' Advocate (Coppell, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, August 8, 2008, newspaper, August 8, 2008; Coppell, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1687510/m1/1/: accessed July 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Cozby Library and Community Commons.