The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 107, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, April 19, 2002 Page: 1 of 16
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FRIDAY
hk The Clifton Rhcord
Barring Boeque County Since 1895 —
Texas 76634 vot.107, no. 32 — Friday, april 19.2002
North Bosque Coalition Of Mayors To
Contest TNRCC Limits On Phosphorus
— Meeting Scheduled Mfedtodty hi Clifton
CUFTON-lhe seven dtiami teal
TNRCC proceeds with TMDL turns battle ever control el the
r Is the sued
Waco. Major J<
jtfphrmj 111 £|, ■«
have issued a jout Invitation to virowneetal Protection Afracy,
federM and stale regulators to a the acting secretary of the newly
■Mating in which the mayors of farmed North Bosque CoaMtten of
ft could result lor the m nreKnunan drafts
and our aaarfcr eas- The City of Waco and TNRCC
quarter million residents if
See MAYORS. Page 2
d limits cm phi*
from city sewer
of nduuvi, W Leon Smith «hftaa).
an. said the meeting wfll be and Bill Lancaster (Ahitey Mrfts
next Wednesday Apt# 14, in At issue Is a draft propoeM by
m. The invitation isjotetly is- TNRCC. under the uparvisfonaf
■BMMi
KPA, that weald sot strict dtete
limits - known as TMDL, for 1b-
tal Maximum Daily Lead — «S
N*«qm9U
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system Clifton Mayor 1
that Clifton is the onfy dty in the
area that has already been I
ted by TNRCC for |
discharge, and has
difficulty meeting <
sLsndards
Smith said that the new draft
TMDL will further halt Clifton's
in ni mi
growth of hkdty which had a 3
Census of 1,500, whifo costing an
additional $500,06# or more to
C°^Ssjunt finished a new $S Wl-
Hon sewer plant, built 1
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1 reported.
Mussefman, Ernst, Williams Update
Trustees On CISD Technology
Board Approves Russell To Head Up Special Education
By Cabul Moulton *
RCCOftO AfSOCIATC KOfTOft
CLIFTON - Sheila
Musselman, Barbie Erast, and
Lola Williams presented a Power
Point report on the past, current,
and future of technology in the dis-
trict during regular session of the
Clifton Independent School Dis-
trict Board of Directors on Mon
dm, Aprils.
Speaking
ception with the initial $500,000
TIF grant, the district!
and systems. She added that in
1599, a Discovery Grant had en-
abled the school to add the dis
tance learning program, along
with printers, camera, scanners,
and other items.
In 9001, the district received a
$99,000 grant which added a new
server, laptops, cameras, fiber
cable at the middle school, digital
projectors, and additional desktop
computers.
Musselman explained that the
Intel Grant received in 2001 was
for training for the teachers, not
for equipment
She said that currently, the dis ,
trict has 10 servers, 450 machines*
in daily uae, along with distance j
learning classes. She added thatli
of those 450 machines, 100 of them r
have been in the system since
1996, and are completely outdated, b
and 271 are no longer under war
ranty.
Speaking of future needs,
Musselman said that there is a
need to upgrade the main distri MCOM)AMOCukT''om»
butmeenter, to add a CucoMrv CUFTON - Twenty-two new
sion Detection SystenL to upgrade Main Street Lamp PbsU in down
the phone system, as well as the town Clifton^ dedicated at a
, Making Softball History!
FIRST-EVER PLAYOFF TEAM IS ALSO DISTRICT CHAMPS! - The varsity Lady Cubs became the first team
In the program's history to qualify for the poet-season by besting Blooming Grove, 9-2, In Clifton lest Friday,
then followed that up with a nail-biting 2-1 victory over Crawford Tuesday night at the CHfton Ball Parti to
clinch Clifton's first-ever District Championship. Shown celebrating after Friday's win are (back row, from
left) AaoMant Coach Ronda KroN, Ashley WeNs, Cert Evans, Roailyn Hall, Molly Salas, Hall Henderson,
Assistant Coaoh Kelly Nunn, Head Coach Chris Little; end (front row, from left) Meredith Strickland, Amber
Hoffman, Amy Sowder, Ashley Amundson, Katie New, and Sydney Roberts. - st* p**, By cmc
Main Street Lamp Post
Dedication Slated Friday
ceremony on Friday, April 19, at 7
rpm.. at toe Clifton Civic Center
said spokesman Mary Orbeck
The program includes opening
remarks by Mayor W Leon Smith,
followed by comments and intro-
ductions by A1 Herzog, Clifton
Main Street Chairman. Mary
Orbeck and Sharon Jones will
present the lamp post dedication
aroaram, followed by <
hour.
The City of Clifton public works
department has been busy the
past few days installing the lamp
posts throughout the city (see ac-
for locations)
installation of
the 22
has been!_______
Page 2
impanying map fa
Total cost of the
> 22 lamp posts is $4SJ00. This
s been fended by the following
• See LAMP POSTS, Page 2
t oal period and refreshments will program, followed by closing re
l ho served following the program, marks by Herzog and a social
$5 h
Groundwater Informational Meetings
Continue Next Week In Valley Mills, Clifton
— Maximum tint Rato Lowered On Ballot 7b 1% Cents —
f-r *
By David Anderson
mcosd amocmts nmw
CLIFTON — A series of infer
mational meetings have been
slated throughout the county to
help inform the public on issues
related to the upcoming Middle
polls Saturday, May 4, to decide
whether to participate in the pro
peeed district.
A last-minute change to the bal-
lot in the counties voting on the
district has dropped the tax rate
from a 5-percent per $100 valua-
tion cap to a maximum of 144 cents
$100 The change was made
Wednesday.
Bosque County
Court, and Boeque
CHINA APPRAIIIML~^ (left) appraised avwyBHN^h^ toyedwring Saturday's
Appraisal Fairs Termed Success
* CUFTON - The Boeque Me-
appraml faire on S*£*£*£**
asSsSSsSs1 GoodallAVitcher T
Grant Honorees Monday, April 29th
AUSTIN — The Office of Rural other grant recipient*, starts at
Community Affairs will boot an 19-JO a m. at the Ttaxaa State Capi-
awards ceremony for Capital fan- tol Extension (Roan El.029) in
Trinity Groundwater Conserve
tion District election. Bosque per
County residents will go to the just before early voting began
County's Texas
Cooperative Extension Meetings
were held Thursday, April It, m
Laguna Park and Meridian Re-
maining meetings scheduled in
• See GROUNDWATER. Peg# 2
WT-
Annette’s Doll Closet of Warn:
DMfa.
Judy Wolfe, of TMzie’s An-
20*
••
provement Program grantees
Monday, April 29 The program. Capital I
which will beam- Goodaft-MRcher Mod* which
Annette Harpence, of Healthcare Foundation and ft ■
lawsrCMi
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Smith, W. Leon. The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 107, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, April 19, 2002, newspaper, April 19, 2002; Clifton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth789624/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Nellie Pederson Civic Library.