Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 17, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 27, 1994 Page: 1 of 14
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Annual Blessing Day
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Seafood Safety
Meeting Slated
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ipTuioponics plant would sprout economic boost
Facility would create approximately 100 direct jobs, 200 secondary jobs, says firm representative
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"Negotiations with OPMl and the owners are
currently ongoing,’’ said Palacios Real Estate
^ _ Broker Dan Tucker, who was contacted by
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of the Navigation District #1 and
; Although such a facility is still only in the owners of the Lain
AildmntAO ora that it
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Palacios may become the home of a major hy- duce methai
droponics plant which could result in a strong ana crop®,
boost to the local job market and economy. Members
^^>sfon^stae'e' estimates 'are^thaT'h wouhi week to listen to a presentation given by OPMl take approximately ie monms iu uuuu. m •*"—r—
anoroximatelv 100 direct jobs and over representatives Pat Baker and John Siaigle. addition to the main complex, they said there f"d water an<J
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should not be a lengthy one.
Navigation District #1 and The OPMl representatives said the project is
tp Hulen property met last expected to cost between $25-37 million and
presentation given by OPMl take approximately 18 months to build. In
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rectly employ approximately 100 people and
250 secondary' employee positions may also
be created to handle the shipping, transporta-
tion, housing and retail needs of the complex.
The new complex would be funded pri-
vately, using no tax dollars or government in-
volvement, except for the permits necessary to
open the new business. Entirely self- contained,
the complex would provide its own electricity
and water and will not discharge anything in
ihat many in directly. wwi
;anic Process Management International Hulen property with the property owners after Hon.
*' based in San Antonio, is currently last week's meeting A
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According to Baker, the complex will di-
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Currently, there is only one operation similar
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training
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ataohg the events taking place
diiHhg the oil spill traln-
:■ do* Turning Basin May 3-4.
y fluid in conjunction with
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cSeC the two day event will be-
gin 8 a m. Tuesday (May 3)
fttka training session at the
Matagorda County Navigation
District #1 Harbor Master's
office.
1 Day one consists of speak-
er*' from government and in-
dustry who wiU present train-
ing oh oil spill related topics.
<Qn Wednesday (May 4),
starting at 8 a.m. a Mi 'wef
drill will include a simulated
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fats in-
Seafood,
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Early voting period
in Palacios election
shows good turnout
BY HICK WEST
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last week at Palacios City Hail The early voting period runs
through next Tuesday (May 3). Those wishing to vote early tn
either the city or school district election may do so at Palacios
City Mali between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Three contested races are on the city ballot, one for mayor
and (WO ior city council Two uncontested races are on the PISD
Mint,
In the race for mayor, incumbent Beverly Watson is being
challenged for I second term by councilman George Hoist and
former councilman Don Kopecky who is running as a write-in
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West, Nicholas M. Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 17, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 27, 1994, newspaper, April 27, 1994; Palacios, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth726372/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Palacios Library.