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PAGE 2A - THE POLK COUNTY ENTERPRISE, SUNDAY OCTOBER 24,1993
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Homestead exemption issue dies for lack of motion
from page 1
fonsolidation election is called, it
f'ill spawn "ugly rumors" and bad
(cclings in both districts, Gokey
Jaid.
I She added that, in her group’s
SCHOOL
MENUS
LIVINGSTON SCHOOLS
Monday, Oct. 25
Crispy tacos with picanle or chicken salad,
seasoned pinto beans, lettuce, tomato,
chccsc, pineapple pudding, milk.
Tuesday, OcL 26
BBQ on bun or chicken pot pie. cab-
bagc/carrot/pincapplc salad, tator rounds,
trail mix, milk.
Wednesday, Oct. 27
Roast beef on school bun or steak fingers,
erfeamy mashed potatoes, fried squash, fruit,
milk.
Thursday, Oct. 28
Hamburger on bun or chalupa, lettuce,
tomatoes, pickles, fries, peach cobbler, milk.
Friday, Oct. 29
Jumbo hot dog basket or spaghetti with
sauce, tossed salad, chilled fruit, whole-
kernel com, garlic bread, milk.
LEGGETT SCHOOL
Monday, Oct. 25
Pizza, com on the cob, green salad, mixed
fruit, milk.
Tuesday, Oct. 26
Smoked links, baked beans, pineapple
chunks, milk.
Wednesday, Oct. 27
Country-fried steak, mashed potatoes with
gravy, mixed vegetables, bread pudding,
milk.
Thursday, Oct. 28
Chicken nuggets, vegetable sticks, coleslaw,
jello, milk.
Friday, Oct. 29
Submarine sandwiches, tator tots, cookies,
milk.
ONALASKA SCHOOLS
Monday, OcL 25
Pizza, com, fruit jello, milk.
Tuesday, Oct. 26
Turkey pot pie, green salad, fruit, milk.
Wednesday, OcL 27
Fish, tator tots, baked beans, combread,
milk.
Thursday, Oct. 28
Taco salad, pinto beans, fruit, milk.
Friday, Oct. 29
Wildcat hamburger, boo potatoes, goblin let-
wee, pickles, spook cake, ghost milk.
GOODRICH SCHOOL
Monday, Oct. 25
Breaded chicken nuggets, creamy mashed
potatoes with country gravy, green beans,
rolls, milk.
Tuesday, Oct. 26
Turkey pot pie, pear slices, combread,
chocolate cake, milk.
i V Wednesday, OcL 27
BBQ jj^ks,, creamy coleslaw, tator sou,
combread,milk.
Thursday, Oct. 28
Baked chicken, rice and gravy, broccoli with
cheese, super salad, rolls, milk.
Friday, Oct. 29
Witches, brew, goblin sandwich, freaky jel-
lo, milk.
CORRIGAN-CAMDEN SCHOOLS
Monday, Oct. 25
Teacher in-service day.
Tuesday, Oct. 26
Frito pie with cheese, green salad, pork and
beans, mixed fruit, milk.
Wednesday, OcL 27
Ground beef with pinto beans, macaroni
with cheese, buttered spinach, fruit bar,
combread, milk.
Thursday, OcL 28
Steak sandwich, tator tots, catsup, pineapple
Friday, OcL 29
Hot dog, fries, carrot/raisin salad. Rice
Krispie treat, milk.
BIG SANDY SCHOOL
Monday, OcL 25
Nacho chips with meat and cheese sauce,
ranch-style beans, pear bits, combread, milk.
Tuesday, Oct. 26
BBQ pork rib, lima beans, potato salad on
lettuce leaf, white bread, milk.
Wednesday, OcL 27
Tacos with meat and cheese, salad, pinto
beans, peanut butter graham crackers, milk.
Thursday, Oct. 28
Chicken nuggets with gravy, English peas,
mashed potatoes, jello, roll, milk.
Friday, Oct. 29
Hamburger on bun, salad, fries, catsup,
cookie, milk.
CHESTER SCHOOLS
Monday, OcL 25
BBQ links, potato salad, pinto beans, rolls,
milk.
Tuesday, OcL 26
Steak fingers, potatoes with gravy, green
beans, rolls, milk.
Wednesday, OcL 27
Fish, fries, cabbage slaw, hushpuppies, milk.
Thursday, Oct. 28
Beef tips with gravy, rice, baby carrots,
English peas, rolls, milk.
Friday, OcL 29
Hamburgers, lettuce, tomato, pickles,
onions, fries, pork and beans, birthday cake,
milk.
opinion, not all of those who signed
the consolidation petition under-
stood what they were signing.
Atkinson maintains that the peti-
tion clearly states that it is calling
for consolidation of the school dis-
tricts.
LISD Board President Henry
' Agcr said the board wants the best
for all involved and requested a
motion to table action oh the matter
until after a workshop session
scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday,
indicating the board will use that
time to examine the data and issues
involved in possible consolidation.
After the workshop, the board will
"hopeful I v" be able to make some
statement concerning the proposed
consolidation, Ager said.
No exemption
While the board indicated some
sort of statement about consolida-
tion is forthcoming, another issue -
possible reinstatement of the CED
homestead exemption - is effec-
tively dead, at least until spring.
When the County Education Dis-
trict (CED) was abolished, the 20
percent homestead exemption went
with it Loss of the exemption
resulted in an actual tax increase of
over 30 percent for some property
tax payers, according to Leroy Gas-
ton, who previously addressed the
board about the matter and who
was also present at Thursday’s
meeting.
In the interim, Gaston spear-
headed a meeting of other inter-
ested taxpayers. He said his group
has now grown in number to about
300.
"We’re at a lull right now," Gas-
ton said. "Nobody seems to know
what’s going on.” He indicated Tax
Assessor-Collector Robert C.
"Bob” Willis will be including
some additional information with
tax notices, to be mailed this
month.
Board to appoint
staff members
from page 1
• Update pn request for proposal
- potential partners.
• Hospital board policy/proce-
dure - confidentiality statement.
A finance committee report and
^rriven0"1"1^ rCPOrt WU1 it has proven very^cult in recent
The baard will go into executive y^8.10 Pfvide the facilities that
session to consider medical staff g^Qd educat.on demands.
reappointments, medical staff ap- Nevertheless if o^chto are to
pointments, allied health appoint- achieve their full potential, we must
y ■ make some hard decisions as to
where our priorities lie. I am
The school board made a "mis-
take” when it did not act to retain
the exemption when the CEp was
abolished, Gaston said, labeling the
action, or lack thereof, as a "back
door tax increase."
Interim Superintendent Glenn
Pearson, who, along with Trustee
Janey West, attended the taxpayer
meeting organized by Gaston, said
he has since done some research.
Going back to 1987, when the
LISD abolished its tax office and
contracted with the county for col-
lections, he found the district has
never granted any exemptions other
than those required by law.
Agcr said the board has opted in
the past not to grant exemptions be-
cause the money lost would have to
be made up somewhere else.
Gaston said his biggest concern
is not the tax rate, but the values
placed on property, which he
believes are too low. He cited tim-
ber land and a local apartment com-
plex as examples.
”1 understand you need money,”
he said, but added the amount of
tax he now pays is a "tremendous
increase" over what he paid 10
years ago.
Ager noted that everyone is pay-
ing more for everything.
Pearson said local school dis-
tricts are received $1 more in state
funds per student than they were 10
years ago, despite numerous state
mandates.
Gaston has maintained that the
LISD could have voted to retain the
20 percent CED exemption had it
acted before May 1 and that 25 per-
cent of the state’s school districts
took that option.
Pearson said those districts had
granted the exemption prior to es-
tablishment of the CEDs, so they
did not have to revote to keep the
exemption with the CEDs were
abolished.
The decision was a legislative
one, not a local one, said Assistant
Superintendent Barry Tacker. He
noted that when the May 1
proposed constitutional amendment
regarding school finance was
defeated by voters, subsequent
revision of the tax code mentioned
the May 1 deadline, but, by then, it
was a mute issue for 1993.
The request to adopt the exemp-
tion died for lack of a motion. Ager
said the matter could be addressed
again this spring.
Decathalon team
In other business, the school
board:
•Approved formation of an
Academic Decathalon Team at the
high school. Principal Dell Brown
showed a video featuring tes-
timonials from teachers and stu-
dents at schools which have
academic decathalon teams, includ-
ing Deer Park and Richardson
ISDs. Each team consists of nine
members - three A students, three
B students and three C students -
who will compete academically on
the local and state and, if success-
ful, the national level. Pearson said
he feels the team will boost
academics and can also provide
scholarship opportunities. The cost
to the district will be approximately
$5,000, for coaches, uniforms and
supplies.
•Accepted the gift of a 24-foot
enclosed trailer, purchased by the
Band Boosters.
•Approved a grade leveling sys-
tem at the high school.
•Agreed to apply for a maximum
$15,000 grant from the Deep East
Texas Tech Prep Consortium for
supplies and equipment for tech
prep courses in grades seven
through 12.
•Approved a revised junior high
Campus Improvement Plan.
•Approved several policy up-
dates from the Texas Association
of School Boards on second read-
ing.
•Approved the expenditure of
$44,800 to repair bleachers at the
elementary and high school gyms,
with the work to include a
motorized system to prevent
damage when the bleachers are
pulled out for seating.
•Tabled action on the purchase
of school vans.
•Took no action concerning a
boundary dispute between the
LISD and GISD. Pearson said the
dispute, which primarily involves
properly along Hwy. 146, is being
addressed by attorneys for both dis-
tricts and the appraisal district.
•Agreed to advertise for bids for
a physical therapy lab, which will
involve conversion of two rooms in
the special education cooperative
building that arc presently used for
storage.
•Approved the 1993-94 textbook
committee.
•Approved overnight trips by
FFA students, who will be attend-
ing the National FFA Convention
in Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 10-13;
and the high school choir, which
will attend a music fcstival/contcst
in Winter Park, Colo. April 6-^0.
•Recognized Matt Hawkins for
winning a National FFA Award
and also recognized elementary stu-
dents with the highest grade point
averages.
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Goodrich bond issue
from page 1
ments and allied health reappoint-
ments.
pleased to note that the Goodrich
Independent School District is up
to the task of presenting these
issues to the community."
Sutliff continued, "American
Railcar Coatings chose to locate in
Goodrich for several reasons, not
the least of which was access to
good labor resources. Certainly,
Those with a $20,000 home one of the characteristics we look
would pay $60 a year on the debt for in an employee candidate is the
service levy; those with a $30,000 quality of his or her education. An-
home would pay $90; those with a merica’s growth depends on educa-
$40,000 home would pay $120; and tion of our youth."
those with a $50,000 home would After the communications seg-
Bond issue
facing voters
from page 1
and accepted the resignation of
Joyce Whatley.
Reports on the progress of stu-
dents in the taking of- TAAS tests
Nvere given by Karri McKissick,
middle school English teacher and
computer teacher, Cindy McDaniel,
high school math teacher, and Emi-
ly Banks, high school English
teacher.
Shelly Hullihen, elementary
principal, read a letter from Ginger
Metz of Region VI reporting that
the Texas Education Agency
evaluations showed that students in
the Goodrich Chapter 1 program
improved last year over the pre-
vious year.
Goodrich students in the Chapter
1 program, a program to help stu-
dents who score below a certain
percentile in reading and math on
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pay $150.
A homestead gets a $5,000 ex-
emption and homeowners 65 and
over get a $15,000 exemption.
Values for homeowners over 65 are
frozen and persons over 65 would
not sec an increase in their taxes in
connection with the bond issue.
Voters in the Goodrich school
district rejected the same proposal
by one vote on Sept. 11 of this
year.
Help available
for abuse victims
from page 1
dered in this country are killed by
their husbands, ex-husbands or
boyfriends.
• U.S. businesses lose $3 to $5
billion each year because of abuse-
related absenteeism and another
$100 million in medical bills.
• The quality of community life
suffers when the health and well-
being of individuals and families
are destroyed by domestic violence.
ment, the board approved several
action items.
The board hired a company to
remove a storage tank, bought a
used pickup truck and hired an ESL
(English as a Second Language)
aide.
The administration had adver-
tised for bids to remove a 1,000
gallon steel underground storage
tank. Stubbs Petroleum was the low
bidder at $2,878.60 and was
awarded the job by the board.
The board also voted to purchase
a 1985 Dodge pickup truck from
ET Motors for $3,000. The three-
quarter ton truck, which has 70,000
miles on it, was checked out by a
Goodrich maintenance man prior to
board action.
The board also approved a
school district recycling plan and a
policy update. Following an execu-
tive session, the board hired
Rosalinda Contrares as an ESL aide
state achievement tests, improved
3.3 percent in 1992-93 in reading,
and .07 percent in math.
"Thankfully, you can brag about
these results," Metz said in her let-
ter to Hullihen.
Perry to visit
in Coldspring
COLDSPRING - Agriculture
Commissioner Rick Perry will be
in Coldspring Tuesday, Oct. 26.
At 6:30 p.m. Peny will speak at
the San Jacinto County Farm
Bureau Annual Meeting, to be held
at Coldspring Intermediate School,
Hwy. 150 East. Perry will speak on
private property rights, endangered
species, economic development op-
portunities in agriculture and
Proposition 16 on the Nov. 2 ballot.
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