The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 108, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 22, 1983 Page: 2 of 14
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Page 2-A — Th» Albony Ntwi — Thursday, September 22, 1983
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Response system designed for elderly
4 emergency units available here
A meeting of the
Shackelford/Jones
Emergency Response
System last Wednesday
in Anson resulted in the
two counties joining
Knox, Haskell, Stonewall,
Throckmorton and Kent
counties in the program.
The West Central
Texas Council of Govern
ments program, designed
for persons of 60 years or
older, provides help for
emergency situations in
the home.
A cordless call button is
carried in a pocket or
worn by the individual.
The button device ac
tivates a telephone which
in turn signals a volun
teer, friend, neighbor or
relative. 1
The volunteer is usual
ly someone who can
response within five to 10
minutes. If the volunteer
is not available, the
sheriff's office, local
police, fire or ambulance
service is notified.
The Anson meeting
was conducted by Lora
Schneider, WCTCOG pro
gram specialist for the ag
ing department, who com
mented, "It's still a pretty
innovative project, and
people don't
ly what it is, but it's kind
of snowballing."
Although 83 ERS units
are available and 20 more
will soon be added, only
36 units are now being us
ed in the seven-county
area. The project is "kind
of expensive to run," with
a fee of $5 to $15 to
subscribers being asked.
"We don't want the fee
to prevent anyone from
having an ERS unit," the
director said. "At the
same time, it is important
for the individual to pay
something, to preserve
their sense of indepen
dence."
City council
Ms. Schneider said a
scholarship fund is being
investigated to assist
those who can't afford the
monthly payment.
The Shackelford ERS
committee includes
Robert Rowntree, Nadine
Brewster, I. M. Chism,
Patsy Todd and E. D. Fin
cher, appointed in July by
the County Commission
er's Court.
Those interested in the
ERS should get in touch
with anyone on the com
mittee. Four of the units
have been received here,
Fincher said.
(Cont. from pg 1)
Yard of season . . .
Mrs Drewsilla Hickman (center) along with her husband Reaves have been named recipients of the Yard of
the Season award given quarterly by the Albany Garden Club Mrs Hickman normally helps choose the
honoree but this month was surprised by her fellow members with the award Representatives of the
Garden Club inrlude Pollye Wheele' Ip'tl ondPam lidwell 'right) 15toff Photo|
Hospital board
(.Cont ftom pg. 1)
along with a watchdog
type system among th»-
doctors
The board discussed in
stalling a watering
system for the hospital
grounds, but no action
was taken
Shankles reported that
he had hired Mrs l.'hillip
O'Neill hs art operating
room scrub tech. and In
help vs ith sterilization and
:i ii t ocl a v i n p a t the
hospital
I >t (i»'iir gt- St i t-li' a ml
l)r I, S Key reported
that they were, nojt having-
an\ problems concerning
the hospital, and made no
requests of the board
I>r Steele, who began
his pr ac t ice at the
hospital in August 'told
the hoard that he was
very pleased' with the
response he has received
from t he commurtit v
The financial si atetnent
for the month of August
show i*d a net loss of
* i OM I M2 in operations. A
total of f)f> patients were
treated at the hospital
during the month, for an
<i rage occupancy nate of
t'i percent Four births
were recorded during the
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Member FDIC
revenue came in the form
of EPS sewer funds,
$561,793.06; and the coun
ty water plant fund.
$343,880.71. Other large
sources of revenue were
water sales (plant water
and lake water I,
$264,840.89; city sales tax
$120,593.17; and the golf
course, $ 1 Hi ,600.00.
Expenditures for last
year amounted to
$2,193,-573.15, with a
deficit of $453,073.60.
Construction costs ac
counted for $1,386,162 41
with $228,216.70 going for
salaries and wages The
golf course cost $ 181,600,
The expenditures for
the year ending March 31
1982 were only
$584,758 58
The reason for the big
difference in the expen
ditures over the two
years was the sewer line
installation an (J water
plan1 renovation A total
of $r»9,026.07 also went for
airport rent and expense
and cost of the Clarke
land east of Albany for '
tin planned construction
of a new airport
However, cost for the air
port was offset by a grant
from the state of
$60,694.80
Another onetime ex
pense was $9,999 42 spent
for repairs to the swim
ming pool
The cash balance in the
cemetery operating fund
amounted to $1,036 52
( eineterv dues for the
year totalled $1,390, with
lot sales bringing in
$258.75. Earnings from
the perpetual care fund
investment came to
$4,352.75, with $60 added
from donations
Labor costs for the
upkeep of the cemetery
were $6,562 40 ending
with a $500 90 net
decrease
The cemetery trust
fund has assets of
$52,201 6ti
Cotter. h o is a
member of I he West ( en
t r a I Texas . M unici pal
Water District Hoard of
Directors suggested that
the council write a letter
to the board, recom
mending that the water
district construct a new
water line to Albany from
Hubbard Take.
Mayor Wayne Hogan
commended 'Otter and A.
V Jones .lr also a hoard
member, for representing
Albany at the water
district meetings
Larry Shoemaker made
a motion to request the
new water line, with all
council members approv
ing
Lynn W ilk Ins. city
patrolman, presented a
police report to the conn
>il
He r e ported thai
citi/ens have been using
the small animal traps
and have been "getting
good results
The council also dis
cussed the nuisance or
dinance concerning
junked cars on personal
property, but no action
was taken.
Koch also suggested
that Todd request that
the weeds on downtown
property privately owned
he mowed. If the property
owners will not
cooperate, the city may
mow the weeds and bill
the landowner.
In other action, Todd
said t h'e city is
desperate" for a new
landfill site. The lease has
expired on the current
landfill site north of
Albany, but the property
owner has agreed to let
the city use the land until
a new location is found
Todd said that the new
site will be fenced, and
that a man will be on duty
at all times to make sure
the site is not abused arid
is kept clean.
I he city will pay up to '
$1,500 per acre per year
for t hree acres.
Mayor Hogan also told
council members that
there have been some
problems at the sewer
plant with someone dump
ing oil into the city's
sewer lines
'This causes havoc' at
the plant, Hogan said ,
He explained that the
oil kills the algae, which is
necessary for the system
to operate as it should
T odd said city
employees have been on
the lookout for the oil
dumping, but have not
been able to determine
the source.
Koch also told council
members of a complaint
received about a dwelling
fire on t he outskirts of the
city limits.
Todd said there was a
misunderstanding in the
sheriff's office about
when to ring the fire
siren, but that , he was
hopeful the problem was
solved
"We go to any dwelling
or building fire," Todd ad
ded, "whether it is in the
city limits or out.
The city manager add
ed that the city fire
trucks are not able to
fight grass fires "They
are just not equipped for
that type work," he said
(irass fires are taken care
of by the rural fire depart
ment.
Income for t he month of
August was $125,67843.
with the majority of the
money coming from water
sales. $40,453.70.
Expenses for the month
totaled $57,669.81,
All council members
were present except
Robert Hudman.
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to thank
everyone for the cards,
flowers, telephone calls
and their prayers while I
was«in the hospital
Mrs Rav Hudman'
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