Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 6, 1986 Page: 3 of 14
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INSURANCE
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holders, notifying county clerk to
remove structure from the tax
roll, verifying lot and structure
location, and obtaining approval
from city attorney concerning
legal status.
“If all the steps of the
ordinance have been complied
with, proper notification and
appeals process followed, and
the city attorney says it is legal,
then we should proceed with
demolition,” Clayboum said.
Herby Gonzales’ motion to
proceed with demolition provided
“all steps have been taken” was
approved unanimously.
PLUMBING FEES
The council called for a work
session for 7 p.m. Monday, Nov.
10 to discuss reducing the plumb-
ing permit fee from its current
level of $10 and to determine
when such perrnits would be
required. Lamar said that local
plumbers and contractors would
be invited to attend the work
session.
GRANT PROGRAM
The council approved authoriz-
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ing grant consultant Bruce Spit-
zengle to proceed with preparing
an advertisement that would be
used to hire engineers and an
administrator for the $600,000
Texas Community Development
Program Grant the city was
approved for. The administrator
would be responsible for ensur-
ing compliance with the grant
requirements and to handle
paper work. Fees for both
services are included with the
grant.
Similar approval was given for
a request statement of qualifica-
tions for a planning grant con-
sultant.
Of the $600,000 grant, a total
of $450,000 was earmarked for
housing rehabilitation and $150,-
000 was to be used for street and
drainage improvements.
OVERGROWN LOTS
Although the majority of pro-
perty owners notified concerning
overgrown lots have taken action
to remedy the problem, Lamar
said there were still some who
have not done so and that the city
was prepared to hire contractors
to undertake the task. The cost of
the contractors’ work, plus 10-
percent, would be charged to the
property owner.
Public Works Director Bob
Brewer said that out of 117
property owners notified, only
12-percent have failed to take
action.
Lamar said that although he
has had several contractors ex-
press interest in mowing the
overgrown lots, he felt it was
necessary that each contractor
carry liability insurance to pro-
tect the city from damages.
“I personally would like to see
it become a policy for the city to
not hire a contractor which is not
insured," the mayor said.
Gonzales contended the high
cost of liability insurance would
shut out some individuals who
need the work, but couldn’t
afford the insurance costs. “If we
are going to require liability
What happens every month in this cozy
cottage is enough to make you scream.
Beware the Energy Guzzlers.
It looks just perfect, and the price is right. But, this
cozy, innocent-looking little bungalow is a nest of Energy
Guzzlers: those inefficent energy features and equipment
that chew up energy like werewolves, and create Franken-
stein-like utility bills. You see, this home was built without
many of the energy-saving features recommended in CPL’s
Good Cents Program. Which means that monthly utilities
can run 30 to 100% higher than those in a Good Cents
home. And, that’s enough to make anyone scream.
At CPL, we’re anxious to help you with Good Cents
Planning. So, whether you’re planning to buy, build or
make improvements, give us a call. And, save your screams
for a good horror movie.
Insist on a Good Cents home.
And keep your electric bills down.
If you’re in the market for a new home, look for the
Good Cents Award. If you’re planning to build, call us first
here at CPL, and ask about the Good Cents Program. It's
designed to make your home more comfortable; to increase
the value of your home; but most of all, to save you money
on your electric bill.
Central Power and Light Company
Energy solutions that make Good Cents.
insurance, then we might as well
get used to seeing tall weeds
because we’re not going to find
someone who will mow it at a
reasonable cost,’’ he observed
Lamar said the city has already
had several individuals with
insurance say they would be
willing to mow lots for $25-$30
per hour.
"The more important question
is can the city not afford to
require liability insurance,” stat-
ed Robert Lee.
Lamar said he would meet with
contractors interested in mowing
the lots and discuss the liability
issue with them and to determine
prices on mowing various lots.
SEWER INFILTRATION
The council gave its consent
for Brewer to purchase seals for
manhole covers to prevent as
much inflow of runoff water as
possible into sewer lines. Brew-
er, who said much of the infil-
tration is taking place at the
manhole covers, estimated the
cost of the seals at $1,700.
Although the city continues to
have infiltration from sources on
private property, Brewer told
Clayboum that inflow sources
still exist on city maintained
lines. Chybourn said making the
city system as "inflow infiltra-
tion-proof as possible" should be
one of the city’s main goals.
"We need to attack the
problem and do it now, whether
it takes a bond issue or what-
ever,” Clayboum stated. "I
don’t think we should have
citizens who have to have raw
sewage in the ditches in front of
their houses when you have a
three inch rain.”
In other action Monday, the
council tabled a request for a
four-way stop sign at 8th and
Perryman; denied a mobile home
variance for 109 3rd; and took
action to remedy drainage prob-
lems at 1004 Ritchie.
CASE
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one has admitted to having had
the weapon which police found at
the scene.
"There have been lots of
comments made in town as to
why no arrests have been made
in the case,” remarked Gullett.
“There have been rumors gett-
ing back to police officers and
city officials that we should arrest
everyone there (at the tavern)
and then sort it out.”
Gullett said individuals could
be charged with the lesser charge
of assault, however that would
prevent raising the charge to
felony when police establish who
fired the weapon.
“We don’t play auction here.
We don’t start low (with charges)
and go high. We can only go high
and then drop (charges) down,”
explained Gullett. He said that
the weapon recovered at the
scene had an interesting history
and had been traced to at least
three previous owners.
“The original owner was a
judge-not a local judge. The
second owner of the weapon was
a Houston police officer,” said
Gullett. “The third owner was a
friend of the HPD officer. We
know where the gun went after
that but we don’t r/ant to divulge
that at this time because we want
to tie up some loose ends.”
The Palacios police are still
awaiting Department of Public
Safety lab results on any finger-
prints that may have been on the
weapon. Gullett said it was not
uncommon for such tests to take
a long time.
The police department is foll-
owing proper procedure, the
chief said, by investigating thor-
oughly and then taking all the
facts to a grand jury. He noted
that in an investigation “you are
innocent until enough facts or
alleged facts are obtained to take
to a grand jury for an indict-
ment.”
Saying that the constitution
guarantees certain rights and
freedoms, Gullett said he was
“not going to bend those rights
just for a few individuals who
think we should have an arrest
already. I’ll stick my neck out and
put it on the chopping block. We
will solve the case.”
Lack of manpower and other
ongoing investigations were cited
by Gullett as problems his
department has to contend with.
“Our department is small. We
can’t devote one man to work this
case 12 hours a day. The one
man-Det. Greene-is also crime
prevention officer, narcotics offi-
cer and detective and also has to
fill in as patrol officer in my
absence,” the police chief point-
ed out. "As much as I would like
to assign one man to get the case
cleared up and closed, 1 can’t do
it because we have many cases
under investigation. All of us in
this department have to work on
cases.”
“We are close to solving this
case right now, but you have
variables that could throw you
back 4-6 weeks,” he added. “But
I promise the citizens of Palacios
we will solve this case.”
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The swingbridge on Farm- to
Market Road 2031 across the
Intercoastal Waterway near Mat-
agorda will be closed to all
vehicular traffic from 1-3 p.m.
every afternoon through Nov. 10.
This closure was announced by
the State Department of High-
ways and Public Transportation
and is necessary for its contrac-
tor, The Bridge Painting Com-
pany, to repair and paint the
steel bridge approach spans and
superstructures.
“While this is the time of the
day with the least traffic, some
motorists will be inconvenienced
unless they can reschedule their
trips.” Bruce Bayless, supervis-
ing resident engineer for the
project, added that adequate
warning signs and barricades will
be in place to handle traffic
during this work.
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