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PALACIOS, TEXAS
WEDNESDAY, JULY 22,1987
VOLUME 80, NO. 30
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Which Will It Be? Proposed Prepositions being cons
FmHA CITYWIDE
DRAINAGE PROJECT
--— Bond Amount —
STREET
IMPROVEMENTS
-Bond Amount-
STREETS AND
RELATED DRAINAGE
-Bond Amount-
DRAINAGE
IMPROVEMENTS
-Bond Amount--
$51.2,Q0.Q
$2.020.000
*900.000
*lncra«*» ft* rate 9.3* (ram currant
5»‘ per *100 valuation to W.3* (t*J&1
♦ Increaae tax Rate 16.4* Iran current
66* pet *106 V*u«»lcn to 724* (29H>
♦ Incraaee Xex'Rste 14.6* (ram current
86* per ‘100 valuation to 7CM* (26%t
e Increase T|x Rale 38.9* tram current
58' per *100 valuation to 92,9* (989%l
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PROPOSITION 3
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Qty State Bank again without a president^
■ nitkIis'v nrerr hoard of directors on Julv 13. laroer cities and did not auitfi Yows. a 21-vear veteran of the tion and see what happens," In the meantime, ifeftiolz said
BY NICK WEST
Beacon Publisher
In what was termed as an
"amicable mutual agreement",
Neill Greg “Toby” Yows resi-
gned as president of the City
State Bank (CSB) of Palacios last
week after a two-month tenure.
According to Max Rotholz,
chief executive officer for CSB,
Yows resigned his position with
the concurrence of the bank’s
board of directors on July 13,
Rotholz indicated that a diff-
erence in viewpoint on the bank’s
operation and direction contri-
buted to the mutually-agreed
separation which he stressed was)
larger cities and did not quite Yows, a 21-year veteran of the
meslr with a smaller bank,, linking industry, had been
("Things weren’t quite what each named president at CSB on May
party (CSB board of directors and 12. He was appointed to fill the
(.Yows) had thought it would be." position left vacant by Jack
Rotholz said the bank’s direc- .Goodner, who had accepted a
tors have not met since Yows left positionv^th the Federal Deposit
T",“" H“ Inst raned Corporation May8.
‘Right^ow’we'are going to
In the meantime, ifotholi
he would continue to oversee the
daily banking operations as chief
executive officer.
tion and see what happens,
Rotholz explained,
He said that it was likely that
the board will be looking to hire
an additional loan officer in the
near future. He noted that the menf, Rotholz said that Kathiyn
directors then may consider
either promoting someone from , _.....
within the bank to president, or which Rotholz ^described
In an (unrelated )announce-
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Sort
Hayes, has been named to CSffa
board of directors. The action,)
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Proposed propositions perplex council
BY NICK WEST
Beacon Publlaher
Unwilling to make a decision,
the Palacios City Council once
again put off action Monday on
selecting one or more proposed
propositions to put before voters
in a special capital improvement
bond election targeting drainage
and/or street improvements.
For the third time, the council
has opted to hold another work-
shop with its citizens advisory
committee in the hopes of coming
to some type of consensus on
which proposition(s) would stand
the best chance of being approv-
ed by voters.
The motion by Margaret McEl-
rath to table making a decision
came despite Mayor Leonard
Lamar’s comment at the outset
that the longer action is postpon-
ed, the likelihood increases that
interest rates would rise and
force even higher hikes in the tax
rate associated with any bond
passage.
The propositions range from a
low of $512,000 for strictly
drainage work to a high of
approximately $2-million for st-
reet repair and minor related
drainage improvements. Of the
two other propositions under
consideration, one deals solely
with street improvements total-
ing $900,000 and the second
targets $800,000 for drainage
work only. Ail would require an
increase in the tax rate from
between 16% to 66%. (See chart
at right).
The council agreed to hold the
workshop at 6 p.m. next Monday
and then to make a final decision
at its next regular meeting on.
Aug. 3. If an agreement can be
reached on the proposals, the
council is also expected to set a
date for the bond election.
In delaying making a decision,
the council is hoping that it will
receive more input or comments
from the public on which propo-
sals they favor. Although it has
met twice already with members
of the advisory committee to
receive such input, turnout has
been minimal. Committee mem-
bers having taken part are Art
Lang, Sonny Brhlik, Pat Christ-
ianson, Bob Trull, Vernon Bates,
Esther Smith, Les White, David
Sikes and Lee Schulz,
Neil Hartsfield remarked that
the delay in taking action was
“just treading water". He added
that “we need to get this thing
(decision) done. We’ll be no
better off at the next meeting
than we are now.”
Although the council has dis-
cussed the possibility of calling a
bond election for the past seven
months, it has only been recently
that they have narrowed the
options to four possible proposi-
tions. The task now for the
council is to decide which propo-
sition, or combination of proposi-
tions, would be placed on the
ballot if an election is called.
One area where the council has
reached an agreement is that
drainage improvements are the
city’s primary concern, noting
that undertaking any street re-
pairs without first fixing the
drainage would be foolhardy.
Of the four propositions being
considered, the one the majority
of the council favors is for
$512,900 in bonds to repay a
FmHA citywide drainage project
loan. Not only would that propo-
sition take the smallest
the taxpayers' pocket-raising
the rate 9.3-cents-but would also
work in conjunction with the
$300,000 in grant and local fund
money the city already has for
target street repairs.
What appears to be the least
favorite proposition among the
council is at the other extreme,
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proposition. Al-
though that would underwrite
repairs for all streets which have
not received some type of surface
treatment in the past four years
(excluding those which will be
covered by grant/local funds),
the related drainage work would
still leave $174,000 worth of
(See BOND, Page 4]
The obvious
problem...
ALLEVIATING the yearn’ old
problem of Inadequate drain-
age and poor afreet conditions
[right] Is the goal of a bond
Issue election being considered
by the Palacios City Council.
The council hopes to get re-
commendations from the public
on which, of at lean four,
proposltons should be placed
before voters. One of the
Important point* being stress-
ed by the conncll Is that
drainage work need* to be done
before, or In conjunction with,
any street repairs in order to
maintain the Improvements.
An Increase In the property tax
rate would be required to fund
any of the proposed bond Issue
propositions. [Beacon Photo by
Nick West]
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Seawall, street work set around TBE
BY RHETT CUTSHAVER
_Beacon Reporter_
The portion of Bayshore Dr.
that adjoins the Baptist Encamp-
ment will soon be undergoing
needed renovation work, and the
city continues to look for a new
computer system. These were
among the items discussed at the
City Council meeting held Mon-
day night.
According to Mayor Leonard
Lamar, the Seawall Commission
has informed him of its inten-
tions to undertake work on the
section of Bayshore Dr. that runs
along the grounds of the Baptist
Eucampment. The work will
include curb and gutter on the
land side of the road and to
seal-coat the 10-ft. strip on the
land side of the street. Not only
would the street need to be
retopped, but it would also have
to be raised slightly to match the
6-inch increase in the seawall.
Lamar added that of the 40 ft.
easement up to the Baptist
Encampment property line, the
first 8-feet would consist of the
seawall, guard rail and apron;
20-feet would be the street itself;
and 3-feet would be for the
seal-coat, gutter and curb on the
land side. Projected cost of the
undertaking, which is to be
shouldered solely by the Seawall
Commission, is estimated at
$42,000.
A new computer system may
soon be in store for the city. Due
to what was termed the relatively
poor and inefficient condition of
the present system in use, the
council has been prompted to
examine the possibility of a new
system. According to Lamar, the
price tag won’t be cheap. He said
that systems he has priced have
ranged from $30,000 to $50,000.
But he also stated that it is a
much needed item because the
city is running out of space on the
present one and also because the
repairmen “just keep putting
Band-Aids on this one."
The council, in spite of the
need, is not throwing caution and
price to the wind. Councils
man Joanna Hendricks stated
that “We have cut and cut our
budget and I can’t see paying
$50,000 for a computer." Coun-
cilman Robert Lee agreed that
comparing prices would be a
good idea saying, "I don’t think
that NCR (one company that has
provided a high-priced lease-pur-
chase program) is the only one
who can put together a package
to suit our needs.” After further
discussion, the matter was tabled
until the council had time to
examine it more in-depth.
According to Lamar, the Dr-
ainage District is looking to build
a more sturdy bridge on Koontz
Street and to replace the culverts
under the bridge which at the
present time are beginning to
settle. He also stated that the
present culverts are "way under-
sized" and that approximately
three times more water is flowing
through them than they were
made to handle. Therefore, the
Drainage District has requested
that the city oversee the con-
struction of the bridge, provide
all the fill material needed, re-
route the sewer lines if need be
and provide $5,000 for labor
costs. In return, the District will
come up with the rest of the
estimated $20,000 cost.
The council agreed that the
agreement was an excellent idea
but all had the same reserva-
tion: where to get the $5,000. The
suggestion was made to try and
save enough on the cost of the
computer to be able to go ahead
with this project, and on that
note, the council voted to accept
[See CTTY, Page 5]
WCJC starts
program for
unemployed
The Wharton County Junior
College is seeking applications
for its Dislocated Workers Pro-
gram.
The program is designed to
serve those individuals who are
or will be unemployed as a result
of structural changes in the
economy which results in per-
manent elimination of their jobs
or obsolescence of their skills.
Section 302 of the Job Training
Partnership Act of 1982 defines a
"dislocated worker” eligible for
services as an individual who:
(1) has been terminated or laid
off or has received a notice of
lay-off or termination from em-
ployment; or
(2) has been terminated or
received a notice of termination
as a result of any permanent
closure of a plant or facility; or
(3) is long-term unemployed
and has limited opportunities for
employment or re-employment in
the same or similar occupation
in the area in which such
individual resides; or
(4) was self-employed (includ-
es farmers) and is unemployed as
a result of general economic
conditions in the community in
which he resides.
The program provides the
following:
-Career selection and transi-
tion training and guidance.
-Skills and interest assess-
menttraining.
-Job Search instruction, in-
cluding resume writing, inter-
viewing, preparing correspon-
dence, completing applications,
etc.
-Professional resume prepara-
tion.
-Tuition credit assistance for
skills and vocational training.
All participants will be placed
in programs designed towards
reasonable expectation of em-
ployment and will be flexible in
[See WCJC. Page 51
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