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Vol. 23, No. 47 publisher@dublincitizen.com www.dublincitizen.com Thursday, July 25, 2013
School taxes to
remain the same
BURSTING WITH FUN- Dublin youth were delighted at the chance to make a mess
while learning during Saturday’s “Digging Up Trouble” part of the Summer Reading
Program at the Dublin Public Library. Activities included mixing colored liquids in a
bag and then throwing it before it exploded. The grand finale of the Summer Reading
Program will be Saturday at 10:30 a.m. Photo by Tesha Sojourner
EDC talks business, building, budget
By MAC B. McKINNON
Citizen Publisher
Dublin school board in
their regular monthly
meeting Monday set the
tax rate for the coming
year at $1.26.24 while
discussing a budget with
about a $300,000 deficit
that will have 15 fewer
staff members than this
past year.
The budget is down from
$9.96 million to $9,164
million with expenditures
planned at $9,466 million.
The state has increased
payments to schools but
Dublin will lose almost half
a million due to declining
enrollment, down more
than SO students from the
previous year. The state
pays Dublin almost $5,000
per student.
The proposed budget
includes a 2% pay raise for
at will employees, an
increase of $2,000 in the
stipend for ag teachers to
be more in line with
coaches, and a $1,500
stipend for contract
personnel who live in the
school district or who send
their children to Dublin
schools.
By MAC B. McKINNON
Citizen Publisher
Dublin school board
meeting Monday covered a
lot of ground with a number
of changes that were not
well accepted by some
board members.
One of the first items to
raise board ire was
elimination of discussion
of checks written by the
district. Board President
Mike Jurney explained that
at times 45 minutes to an
hour of board time was
wasted discussing checks
written up to 30 days ago.
He had been advised by
the board attorney to delete
that item from the agenda.
It was noted the checks
had been e-mailed to board
members and will be posted
for the public the day after
the board meeting on the
school’s web site.
Board Member Adrianne
Fails noted she had not
received the check
information in her e-mail
and questioned who made
the decision and why were
Doard members not
About half of the 100
contract personnel live
outside the district which
means their salaries of $2.2
million goes out of the
community, Supt. Dr.
Rodney Schneider noted.
Schneider noted that “in
order to have a strong
school, we must have a
strong community, and in
order to have a strong
community, we must have
a strong school. The intent
of this plan is to create
capacity within the school
district for the recruitment
and retention of quality
professional educators.
Educator residency will
insure meaningful
opportunities for positive
community, parent, and
student involvement and
interaction with educators
employed by the District.”
Also in the budget is a
stipend for master teachers
to help promote higher
order thinking with the
younger staff, (see related
story).
The budget includes
$45,000 for a second
resource officer in
cooperation with the city.
informed in person about
the decision.
She was informed it is up
to the board president to
set the agenda which he
did at the advice of
attorney.
He noted any question of
checks could be e-mailed
to the superintendent or
by a phone call.
Board Member Lathes
Towns said she liked to ask
questions so other board
members knew she was
asking and might have the
same question. Board
Member Jeff Weaver noted
he has been asking
questions by telephone or
e-mail and Towns said she
was not aware of those
questions.
Another change involved
a line item on levels of
grievances filed although
nothing is allowed for the
board to know other than
it being on the agenda as
an information item. That
was also done on the advice
of the attorney. The board
See SCHOOL, pg. 5
By PAUL GAUDETTE
Staff Writer
The Dublin Economic
Development Corporation
was updated on possible
new businesses and a
Forum, turned down the
donation of a property
during their regular
meeting Monday night at
the Chamber of Commerce/
EDC office.
During her report, EDC
Executive Director Karen
Wright informed the board
that representatives from
Cobblestone were recently
in Dublin performing a
feasibility study on the
proposed hotel near Dublin
at the incoming loop (often
called the Dublin bypass).
Wright advised they loved
the location and were
staggered by the over
10,000 vehicles per day
traffic flow at that section
The Dublin Citizen
garnered several more
awards in the 2013 West
Texas Press Association
Better Newspaper Contest
announced during the 83rd
WTPA annual convention in
Decatur.
Publisher Mac McKinnon
earned first place
Photographer of the Year
for submitted photos taken
during 2012.
Staff Writer Paul Gaudette
received second place
Journalist of the Year and
second place Features.
of US377 as reported by
the Texas Department of
Transportation.
“I think we’ll hear
something quick one way
or another,” she offered.
Wright also informed the
board that there are talks
of another local business
expansion, a business is
looking into the Furniture
Depot building and that
she had just heard that
Hitching Post had just sold,
although the plans of the
new out-of-town owners
aren’t known.
She also advised the
board of the Governor’s
Small Business Forum set
for Oct. 2 in Clifton. Plans
are for Dublin
representatives to attend
this one-day forum
targeting business owners
who need help or
prospective business
Gaudette and McKinnon
were also awarded second
place in Column Writing for
submitted entries in
Observations and One
Reporter’s Ramblings and
third place in News Writing.
The Citizen also earned
third place Special Section
for the 2012 Progress
section.
During a special annual
memoriam session of the
convention, Wes Burnett,
formerly with the Dublin
Progress, was recognized.
He died in March.
owners who need advice.
Plans are being made to
rent a bus for anyone
locally who wants to go.
For more information, call
the EDC at 445-1919.
Her report also featured
the announcement that
sales tax was up a little and
Dublin is expected to end
the year at around $ 113,000
in sales tax collections
(only $3,000 less than last
year) after some months
have seen collections nearly
30% less than last year.
Jimmy Sikes had recently
offered to donate the
former location of Sikes
Movieland to the EDC.
Although the board
appreciated the offer, there
were serious concerns
about the condition of the
long vacant building
especially the roof and
directors worried about
liability and insurance.
CAD values for the property
had decreased from
$58,000 to $47,000 since
2009.
In a motion, Monte
Thiebaud said the EDC
appreciated the offer but
they graciously declined.
All directors in attendance
unanimously voted to turn
it down.
At Thiebaud’s suggestion,
the board also discussed
changing meeting times
and voted to try out moving
their meetings to 5:30 p.m.
on the same day (fourth
Monday of the month) after
minor discussion.
See EDC, pg. 5
See TAXES, pg. 5
Board meeting
contentious
Citizen earns awards
TIPPING OVER - A truck loaded with wheat straw headed for Lingleville feeders overturned shortly before noon Tuesday on FM 219 North
on the curve just past the Highland turnoff. Driver Danny Allen of Moody said he hit the 45 mph curve going 60 and realized too late he
couldn’t make it although he hit the jake brake and brakes as hard as possible. His girlfriend, Sherrien Rockwall of Alabama, riding in the
passenger seat, was seriously injured and careflighted to John Peter Smith in Fort Worth. The driver, who was not inujured, was arrested by
DPS for two outstanding warrants and taken to Erath County jail. Photo by Mac McKinnon
100 Years Ago
July 25,1913
R.A. Brite, owner of the
Brite’s Variety Store, sold
his stock and business to J.
(Hack) Deaver, who was
associated with the Dublin
Co-operative Association.
A number of children in
Dublin suffered light strokes
of infantile paralysis.
75 Years Ago
July 29,1938
One Dublin man was
killed and two others injured
in a automobile crash west
of Brady. The victims were
George Sutton who was
killed and Luther Pittman
and Carl Billingsly were
both injured in the
collision.
50 Years Ago
July 25,1963
Cooperation of Dublin
postal patrons in using ZIP
code no. 76446 on all their
correspondence was
encouraged by postmaster
Bill Cowan.
Candidates for the Free
Fall Fair queen contest on
August 28 were Carolyn
West, Marion Gaines, Janie
Northcutt, Ann Garrett,
Linda Myers, Rebecca
Shillingburg, Sue Forsan,
Janice Jurney, Barbara
Richardson, Christy Maikel,
Brenda Ross, Sharon
Carlisle, Sylvia Brown and
Colleen White.
25 Years Ago
July 27,1988
Patrick and Blackjack
streets in Dublin were
resurfaced this week in
1988.
The tennis courts behind
the high school building on
Camden Street, which were
abandoned were now a
memory when construction
began on the high school
annex.
A former Dublin resident
and his youngest daughter
were killed in an automobile/
tractor trailor accident in
Temple.
Thomas W. (Bill) Stewart,
Jr., 42, and Karyn Stewart, 6,
died instantly in the accident
which occured during a
blinding rain storm.
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Thursday
mostly
21 sunny & hot
99/74
Friday
mostly
sunny & hot
99/72
Saturday
warm
periods of sun
96/73
Sunday
sunshine
patchy clouds
95/74
Monday
partly
sunny
96/74
Sunrise ... 6:40 a.m.
Sunset... 8:39 p.m.
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