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THURSDAY
EDITION
Vol. 16 No. SB
August 13, 1981
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tentative Tax Rate
s Set By Trustees
By JAMES MOODY
A public hearing on the proposed tax
Be is still to come, but apparently the
Urleson Independent School District
111 begin its new fiscal year Sept. 1
1th a $10.25 million budget and a tax
ite of $.7824 per $100 per valuation.
The proposed budget, which won’t
irmally be approved until Aug. 25, is
121,494, or 8.7 percent, above last
ear’s school budget. The proposed tax
ite, although considerably lower than
ist year, is more difficult to figure.
Current tax rate is $1.23 per $100
For most senior citizens, neither the board failed to “maintain what w*
tax rate nor the revaluation will have have.”
any effect since their tax has been He noted that “if we postpone (need-
frozen” at last year’s level. ed improvements) year after year, then
Taken as a whole, local taxes will we’re going to have to catch up quickly
increase by about 10,5 percent next at some point and that could lead to 8
year but much of that will come from large tax increase (at that time)."
the $14.8 million in new growth expert- Board President Byron Black added
enced by the district during the past that the board had instructed the ad-
year. With a tax roll of $186.6 million ministration to prepare a five to six
last year, local tax revenue was year plan for capital improvements and
$2,295,771. This year’s tax roll, certified to update that plan annually. ::
just last week by the board, is THE FINAL DRAFT of the budget
$329,511,530 and will generate local reflects a reduction of $379,000 in lower
taxes in the amount of $2,552,123. priority items from the preliminary
About $115,000 of that quarter million budget, said Superintendent of Schools
increase in local taxes will come from Gordon Cockerham. The district will be
new growth. operating with a staff reduction of ten
TRUSTEES TOOK A LOOK at three
versions of the third draft of the school ^®„^eductl0ns be,n* in non_teac“in8
budget at a workshop session last week, ... ..
each with a differeht tax rate. The
lowest proposed tax rate was $.7290 but infonJJ®ton comPlle°
balancing that budget of $10,168,947
would have required the use of $114,006 marketstudent®M|
from the district’s already low reserve JJJJJER iS vl*
the! same budget as in alternative The superintendent also noted tfag
number one. No reserve funds would „
have been required. wSC
The final alternative, favored by for instructional services was slightly
trustees, had the highest tax rate but higher than average. /
provided $60,000 for top priority capital “These figures shojp we have our
improvement projects as well as re- priorities straight an#fut our money
quiring no reserve funds. where the children are,’’ he said.
In explaining the board’s reasoning He also stressed that one of the most
for including the extra $00,000, Board significant figures in the TRL data was
Member Bob Ray noted that eventually the low market value per student here.
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Valuation, but the value of most resi-
dential property was increased dramat-
ically by a revaluation program aimed
St equalizing the tax burden between
residential and business property. Ac-
cording to a study conducted by the
State Property Tax Board, commercial
property here was valued at close to its
actual market value while residential
property was carried on the tax rolls at
a significantly lower level.
• SO TUR NRT PPPrfT nf the t
I ’ SO THE NET EFFECT of the tax
* reduction from $1.23 to $.7824 will
j actually be a tax increase for many
f, resident. For instance, a home with an
& assessed valuation of $20,000 after ex-
t* emptions would have had a $246 tax bill
.' under the old rate. If the valuation after
[ exemptions doubled to $40,000 under the
Lj revaluation program, the new tax bill
Streets Both
Old And New
treial the board would have to «i
-substantially higher tax ra:
Three Charged In Robbery Of Burleson Safeway
By BOB 80NDEREGGER
Burleson police say actions by a
19-year-old Crowley man helped them
greatly in apprehending three armed
robbers shortly after the robbed the
Safeway Store Saturday morning.
Police say the young man, who
observed the robbery in progress, went
outside the store and drove his car to
the location where two men were runn-
ing.
Police said the man followed the
pickup containing two men and a
woman until it turned into a driveway
on Renfro Street and he then called
police.
His action led to the arrest of three
Garland residents and recovery of
most, if not all, of the money from the
store.
Arrested and placed in Johnson Coun-
ty jail in lieu of $100,000 bond were
James Marvin Carty, 33, and Dortha
Lee Carty, 36, both of 1620 Flores in
Garland; and Jessie Lee Hill, 25, of 1616
Flores, Garland.
ALL THREE WERE charged with
aggravated robbery with a deadly
weapon.
Officer Reagan Hill was near the rob-
bery scene and proceeded to the Renfro
Street address after police talked to
their primary witness.
Hill said he went to the Renfro loca-
tion and as he exited his patrol car, he
saw a woman walking toward the
suspect vehicle
Hill said the woman opened the
pickup door and reached under the
seat. “When I called to her from the
street, she shut the door and moved on
my order away from the pickup,” Hill
said.
Hill said the woman initially told him
the pickup truck belonged to her hus-
band who was working in Dallas.
Hill said Burleson Sgt. D.D. Markum
and Fred Martin of the Johnson County
Sheriff’s Department arrived at about
that time.
He said another woman came from
the house and identified herself as the
sister of the first woman. She said she
lived at the house.
THE WOMAN TOLD police her sister
and her husband and another man had
come to the house moments before. The
woman occupant of the house and her
husband, who had also come outside,
gave police permission to search the
house.
Officers found no one else in the house
but did find a window open.
They took all parties to the police sta-
tion where the husband and wife who
were occupants of the house told police
the relatives had just arrived moments
They said the man noticed two men
running from the store and went out on
Gordon to Tarrant Street where he saw
a man jump into a pickup.
He followed the pickup to its Renfro
destination and then called police.
“He helped us a great deal,” Markum
said. “We don’t think the suspects were
aware he was following them. He was
still shaken about the incident when he
signed a statement hours later.”
Police said they don’t understand
why the suspects stopped at a house so
close to the robbery or why the men ap-
parently returned to the house after
fleeing.
STORE OFFICIALS TOLD police a
few bills of virtually every denomina-
tion were taken. They said the take in-
cluded a two-dollar bill and five $1Q0
bills.
Total take was estimated to be $1,700.
earlier and had awakened them.
They said they were not expecting the
guests and knew nothing of the armed
robbery that had occurred.
During an inventory of the suspect
vehicle, officer Odell Woodard found
two loaded revolvers and a sack of
money.
Police said the occupants of the house
were released after signing statements
and when they returned to the house,
they found two men there.
THE OCCUPANT CALLED police
and told them of the unwanted guests
and again gave police permission to
enter his house. The two men were then
arrested without resistance.
Police said they heard no reports of
men in the neighborhood and theorize
that the men had apparently returned
to the house.
Markum, Hill, Sgt. Johnny Crawford,
Officer Buddy Cryer, Highway Patrol
Officer Ralph Fores berg and Crowley
Officer D.D. Duckworth assisted in the
arrest of the two men.
The trio was taken to Johnson County
jail Saturday evening and arraigned
before Peace Justice Joe Post.
Bural G. Chambers, assistant
manager at Safeway, told police he was
leaving the office area of the store when
he was approached by a man with a
gun.
He said he was told to go back and
empty out a cash drawer and the safe
and to place the money in a paper sack.
HE SAID THE man was also given
some money out of the nearby express
lane cash register.
They said the Crowley man who pro-
vided the location of the suspects sens-
ed that a robbery was in progress and
left the store before the express lane
cash register was robbed.
School Lunch Cost Up
Burleson School Trustees approved
higher food prices in the school
cafeterias and discussed a proposed
policy on student promotion and reten-
tion at their August meeting Monday
night.
A public hearing on the proposed
1961-82 school budget was also held (see
separate story).
According to Lucille Worley, director
of cafeteria services for the BISD, the
increased cafeteria prices were
necessary to offset a reduction in
federal aid for school lunches.
The new price for a plate lunch in the
four elementary cafeterias is $1. Secon-
dary plate lunches will go up to $1.10
and adult lunches will now be $1.35.
Last year an elementary lunch was 85
cents; a secondary lunch sold for $1;
and an adult lunch was $1.25.
A survey of area school districts in-
dicated that, on the elementary level,
lunches next year would range from a
low of 85 cents in Fort Worth and Grand
Prairie to a high of $1.20 in Castleberry.
PRICE FOR BREAKFAST next year
will be 50 cents, an increase of a nickle.
Those students on the reduced lunch
program will pay 30 cents for breakfast
and 40 cents for lunch, both prices being
an increase of 20 cents.
The federal government will reim-
burse the district a varying amount on
each meal, depending upon the price.
For a regular lunch, the district will
receive ten and a half cents; for a
reduced lunch, $.6925; and $1.0925 for a
free lunch.
For breakfast, the government reim-
burses $.0825 for a fully paid meal; $.285
for a reduced meal; and 58 cents for a
free breakfast.
According to Mrs. Worley, 86 percent
of Burleson students paid for their lun-
ches in the 1960-81 school year.
Mrs. Worley also notified the board
that the milk program had been
eliminated by the government and the
district would no longer receive any
reimbursement for extra paid milk or
for free milk.
New milk prices will be 20 cents for
homogenized or low fat milk and 25
cents for chocolate milk.
NEW SNACK ITEM prices are ham-
burgers and chill dogs, 90 cents;
cheeseburgers, flshburgers, ham and
cheese sandwich, steak sandwich or
nacbos, $1; burritoe or corny dogs, 70
cents; chips and tea, 30 cents; cold
sandwiches, 75 cents; French fries, 55
cents; chef salad or diet plate, $1.35;
and ice cream or novelties, from 20-30
cents.
Those prices are from five to 15 cents
higher than last year's prices.
Cafeteria bids were also accepted by
the board from Cabell’s Dairy for dairy
products and for ice cream; from Mrs.
Baird’s Bakeries for bread products;
and from Lance, Inc. for chip, cracker
and cookie items.
Trustees looked at a proposed policy
for retaining a student in the same
grade but had some difficulty with the
policy as it pertained to middle school
students. As written, the proposed
policy would have allowed a student to
advance to the next grade by passing
only three of the five basic curriculum
subjects.
SOME BOARD MEMBERS seemed
to favor some type of summer school
program to make up the failed subjects,
but the BISD does not now have such a
program funded. The concensus seem-
ed to be, however, that passing a stu-
dent who fails one or two subjects does
not give that student incentive to im-
prove his grades. Trustees also noted it
is unfair to other students who may not
be able to advance as rapidly in a sub-
ject area because of the presence of
students who could not even pass the
previous year’s work.
A revised policy will be prepared by
the administration and presented to the
board at the September meeting.
Presently, it is mainly up to a parent
whether or not a child is retained or
promoted to the next grade level,
especially at the elementary level.
In personnel action, the board ac-
cepted the resignation of Jeannette
Bange, fifth grade teacher at A.E.
Frazier Elementary; extended for
another semester the leave of absence
of Twana Ashcraft, also of Frazier; and
approved the employment of three per-
sons: Barbara Bishop, English at the
high school; Ann Elizabeth Thompson,
math at the middle school; and Jo
Spurlin, community education campus
director.
Redistricting Plans
Will Split Burleson
Elk Strutter officer! attended Drill Team Officer Camp at Oklahoma B
University this sammer and each received outstanding dancer ribbons. Cl
Jean Contreras was one of 11 finalists for “Miss Shows topper.” The group ret
a superior rating trophy and were awarded the “Sell It Susie” showmanshl
for showing the most showmanship through the week. Officers are (hr) he
Martha Campbell, Dana Fannis and Tammy Kleypaa. Center: Mies Canteen
Co-Cant. Sylvia Norton. Top: Danone Hw»»H end ••■"■an. Star
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Moody, James. Burleson Star (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 86, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 13, 1981, newspaper, August 13, 1981; Burleson, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth760831/m1/1/: accessed June 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Burleson Public Library.