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Burleson Star, Wednesday,,August 16, 1989—3
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Mandalay restraining order upheld
Findings differ in hearing
BY UJCIENDA DENSON
A temporary restraining in dor
to stop progress on the proposed
Mandalay Subdivision filed by the
Johnson County Concerned Citi-
zens was upheld by Judge John
MacLean in 249th Judicial District
Court Monday morning, Aug. 14.
The hearing was one more
chapter in a three-year battle waged
by Johnson County Concerned
Citizens (JCCC) against the
proposed subdivision and its
developers, Dee and Ann Stalcup,
owners, of A & D Construction.
Major points of contention
brought out by Cecil Miskin, attor-
ney for JCCC, was the absence of
an approved water system, the lack
of an approved sewer system, and
unmarked plats.
To be without water and sewer
presented a life threatening situa-
tion, he argued. Developers could
start selling lots as soon as the plat
was approved, he continued. Buyers
could not be guaranteed they were
purchasing what they were shown
because the lots were not marked.
Miskin, through cross examina-
tion and witnesses for the inter-
venors (the JCCC), attempted to
also make the possibility that exis-
ing homes would be flooded if the
subdivision is developed according
to the plat approved by commis-
sioners on July 31, 1989 a major
issue in the matter.
According to testimony by
Jerry Lamb, a registered profession-
al engineer employed by JCCC, the
plat does not provide for sufficient
drainage easement. If the plat was
upheld, he said, existing natural
overflow channels would be altered,
resulting in some of the property
adjoining the subdivision being
flooded during heavy rains.
Lamb's findings are in oppo-
sition to those of Bill Boomer, it
registered professional engineer
retained by Johnson County. When
the plat was considered for upprovul
in July, Boomer told commis-
sioners that his findings did not
indicate there would be an increased
danger of flooding if the sub-
division were developed by the plat
submitted by the Stalcups.
Miskin repeatedly questioned
County Quality Control Officer
Kenneth Ketron and Pet. 2 Com-
missioner Ron llurmon about sub-
division rules and regulations. Con-
tending that commissioners had not
required that developers meet all
regulations set by the county, he
argued that statement made by both
county officials that the Stalcups
had met all requirements of the
court were in error.
Both Ketron and Harmon
agreed that the court did not enforce
all the county's rules and regula-
tions for subdivisions. Both men
testified they had made decisions
concerning the proposed Mandalay
plat on the basis of what had been
required of other developers and not
on all the rules and regulations.
When Miskin asked Harmon
why he did not enforce "your own
rules", Harmon replied that the
rules and regulations needed to be
updated, and in some instances were
contradictory.
Harmon said Tuesday that the
county's rules and regulations had
been one of his concerns since
taking office in 1987. Other matters
had taken precedence, he said, and
needed changes hud not been made.
Because lie believed revisions
needed to be made, he had made
decisions on the basis of what had
historically been required of other
developer, Harmon said. It would
not have been fair, he contended, to
make some developers adhere to all
the rules and regulations when
others had not been.
"I feel we did what we had to
do to be fair," he said.
Miskin repeatedly attempted to
take his questioning into gray areas,
but was stopped by MacLean.
Other witnesses for the
intervenors included Huey Tarver
and Billy J. McCullough. Both
own property that adjoins the
proposed subdivision, and testified
they believed the chances of flood-
ing in the urea would be increased if
the subdivision were built as it is
presently platted.
Before rendering his decision,
MacLean expressed his concern that
the county was not enforcing the
present subdivision rules and
regulations. If they were not going
to be enforced as they are written,
he said, they should be amended so
they can be enforced.
Citing the lack of approved
and permitted water and septic
systems, and unmarked lots, he
upheld the restraining order and set
a court date of Sept. 25, 1989.
Until that time, all work has
been halted on the subdivision's
development.
Ann Stalcup had no comment
when asked after the hearing for a
statement concerning the ruling.
Harmon said Tuesday he
considered Mac Lean's comments
about the lack of enforcement of
rules and regulations "a clear
directive" to the commissioners.
"We now have a starting
point," lie said.
I is
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■ .
Forensic
photograph
is released
The Johnson County Sheriff's
Office is releasing this forensic pho-
tograph to newspapers in the area in
hopes that someone can identify the
man in it
The bullet-riddled body of an
Hispanic male who appeared to be
between 32 and 38 years of age,
was found on April 28, 1989, be-
tweep Alvarado andGrandview, near
tni&arhefield and Greenville exit
on 1-35.
The man was dressed in blue-
gray slacks, a white tee-shirt with a
setting sun logo on the front that
said "Rejoice Array of Colors!", and
reddish-brown Wellington type
boots.
If you can identify this man or
have any information that can help
the JCSO, contact them nt 556-
6000.
Flood insurance may soon
be available in the county
h»*»n *«W(,LK>N COCHRAN
My, What Big Ears You Have, Bunny
Ratine Watson was watching intently as Ronald McDonald gave his
presentation at the Buraleson library Tuesday, but she managed to give
us a bunny smile anyway, between acts of course. The Tuesday programs
have been part of the summer storytime offerings at the library all
summer.
MEMBER 1989
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TEXAS PRES^ASSOCIATION
BY LUCIENDA DENSON
Johnson County residents in
unincorporated areas may soon be
able to purchase flood insurance.
Johnson County Commission-
ers gave approval during the court's
regular meeting Tuesday, Aug. 15,
for the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency (FEMA) to proceed
with drawing up flood plain maps
ns a first step in making the insur-
ance available. The action was
prompted by flooding caused by
heavy rains and damaging storms in
May and June of this year.
Certain types of federal and
emergency aid are not available for
individuals who do not have flood
insurance, Frank Pagano, repre-
senting FEMA, said Tuesday.
County Judge Wayne Bridewell
told commissioners that residents
who had filed for emergency relief
for dairies done by the spring
storms were having trouble because
the county had not approved flood
insurance.
Particular problems individuals
are having in obtaining disaster
relief include the inability to obtain
Small Business Administration
loans or individual federal grants, he
said. No one in Johnson County
can purchase flood insurance at the
present time because it has not been
approved by the county.
In addition, he continued,
FHA, VA, or federal financial inst-
itution financing was not available
when individuals who had built
homes or businesses in 100 year
flood plain areas they now wished
to sell because the institutions
were requiring that buyers have
flood insurance.
Pagano said no insurance
carrier could write flood insurance,
but that it had to be provided
through the FEMA.
Commissioners approval to
apply for flood insurance for county
residents has put in motion the
creation of a flood plain map.
County residents will have 90 days
to view the map and ask for
revisions if they feel it is in error.
The deadline for the proposed map
is Oct. 15, 1989. The map in find,
form should be completed by Oct.
15,1990.
Commissioners expressed con-
cern that residents in areas that did
not flood might be required to
purchase the insirance.
Pagano assured the court that
no one would be obligated to
purchase flood insurance by the
FEMA. Individuals whose homes
and businesses that are financed, or
who are purchasing homes or busi-
nesses that are in flood plains may
be required by the financial insti-
tutions handling their property to
obtain the insurance, however.
Pet. 2 Commissioner Ron
Harmon said he wanted assurance
that individuals who did not need
the insurance would not be
obligated to purchase it. He said he
was perhaps even more concerned
about county residents in flood
plains who wished to purchase
flood insurance, but could not
Only individuals in unincorpo-
rated areas will be able to purchase
flood insurance as a result of the
court's action Tuesday. Commis-
sioners court has no jurisdiction
over incorporated areas. Incorpo-
rated areas will have the oppor-
tunity to approve flood insurance,
Pagano said.
The county will now have to
complete an application to FEMA
to be approved for flood insurance.
Pagano said if everything was in
order, and the county was accepted,
flood insurance could be available
within 24 hours after FEMA's
approval.
Ray Price
.. .new sports editor at The Star
New editor brings
experience and
enthusiasm to job
4 BY SALLY ELLERTSON
The Star’s newest face has been
in journalism for over 20 years and
sports has always been his first
love.
"In all my jobs, it has been my
job to cover high school sports. It's
exciting. The enthusiasm of the
kids in sports is contagious," Ray
Price, the Burleson Star's sports
editor as of the beginning of Au-
gust, said.
"I'm really excited about
coming to Burleson at this point in
history. I'm convinced that the Elks
are going to have the finest football
season they've had in many, many
years. I think it would be unfair to
put pressure on them and say they'll
go to district or state playoffs, but I
do believe they will win more
games," Price said.
But, sports don't begin and end
with football.
"I'm also excited about the
Lady Elks volleyball. I think we
can expect a good season," Price
said. "We're going to do our abso-
lute best to share victories and de-
feats, and the joys and sorrows. I'm
not just talking high school. I'm
talking from the youngest PeeWee
football team to the oldest golfer.
Sports is not just football. Sports
is girls' basketball, tennis, soccer,
track, and baseball. If it's a sport
we're going to cover it," Price said.
Price began in the newspaper
business when he was a junior in
high school and wrote all of the
high school sports and took the
sports picures for the Grand Prairie
News, a weekly newspaper. After
he graduated from high school in
Illinois, he went into the army, did
a tour in Vietnam, then came back
in 1969 and enrolled at Southern
Methodist University.
PRICE GRADUATED in
1973 with a journalism degree and
after working for two small
weeklies, he took his first news
editor job with the Metroplex
Journals, which was comprised of
four weekly newspapers. He stayed
there four years before he moved on
to Olney, Texas as news editor.
After five years, Price tried a new
avenue of writing—public rela-
tions.
■ "It provided me with the oppor-
tunity to travel, to meet people, and
to expand my experience," Price
said of his position as public re-
lations director for Texas Tower and
Manufacturing in Irving. Texas
Tower manufactured sigmd towers
that searched for oil, which allowed
Price to travel all over the world.
After two years, Price moved
on again, this time back to Illinois
and to yet another avenue—radio.
"I wanted to continue to expand
my horizons. The news aspect was
very different. When I used to write
20 inches of story, I had to convert
that to eight lines of copy," Price
said.
Price was news and sports di-
rector, production director, play-by-
play and*s ports broadcaster for high
school and college, and copywriter
for two different stations. He stayed
in radio for three years before he
returned to newspaper, and Texas.
"Radio was a fun job. There
was never a dull moment, but I am
first ard foremost a journalist and I
missed being able to write and be
creative with words," Price said.
Price went to the Cleburne
Times-Revirw, a daily newspaper,
in September of 1988 as a reporter
and assistant editor. He also worked
for KCLE radio in Cleburne for two
months but found that it was "im-
possible to pursue two such dif-
ferent areas."
Price covered the Johnson
County Courthouse, trials, the sher-
iffs office, elections, political
news, and features.
IN IDS 11 MONTHS in
Cleburne, Price’s most interesting
story was the triple murder trial of
Ronald Trimboli that resulted in
Trimboli's conviction and three
consecutive life sentences. The
most fun story as far as in-depdt
stories, was his interview of Ri-
chard Vaughn and Floyd Kuyken-
dall, two inmates who escaped from
the new Johnson County Law En-
forcement Center. The most impor-
tant story came at the end of his
time at the Times Review when
Price interviewed a family—father,
mother, and two daughters—in
which the father had sexually mo-
lested his two daughters for a period
of four years before one daughter
ran away from home and the pro-
blem was brought out in the open.
Price got into journalism
almost by accident when he was in
high school.
"I was very creative, very ima-
ginative as a child. I was probably
the best storyteller in grade school,"
Price said. "In high school they
offered a new course—creative writ-
ing. I took it at first to have a class
in die middle of the day that didn't
Pk ise see Sports, Page 9
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