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School Bond Election Saturday
$11 Million Asked For Construction New High School
Gregory-Portland School District voters will go to the
■f) polls Saturday to decide whether an $11 million bond issue
should be approved (or construction of a new high school
facility.
The polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. In Portland,
voters will cast their ballots at T M Clark Elementary
School, and at Gregory, Stephen F Austin Elementary
School will be the voting place
Mrs. Carol Rehfield will be the presiding judge at Clark
with Mrs Kay Akins as alternate At Gregory, Mrs. Estatla
Acuna will be the judge and Mrs. Ixiricc Dorsett will be her
alternate
In a special meeting held in September, the G-P 1SD
board of trustees unanimously voted to present the issue to
the voters. The school board, district administrative staff,
consulting architect* and financial advisors had studied the
needs of the district since 1979 and came to the consensus that
construction of a new high school would he the mast efficient
and most effective means of reducing th.- crowded conditions
at the various campuses Some 10 to 12 proposals, ranging in
cost from $10 to $13 million, had been considered
The new school would be constructed on a 40-acre tract
directly across Wildcat Drive from the present high school.
The district has a one-year option on the land It is estimated
that construction would take about two years
The new school will be constructed to provide all of the
core area to care for 2,000 students (The school's core In-
cludes the corridors, restrooms, cafeteria, library, offices
and other service facilities.) Initially, there will be
classrooms for 1,650 students with design allowing for addi-
tional classrooms as required to bring the school to the point
of caring for the 2,000 students
School officials state that the new school core will pro-
vide adequate requirements for a safe eight to 10 years, and
that the classrooms for the 1.650 students will care for needs
for the next five years.
There now are 1,320 students in G-PHS
The core area at the present high school is outgrown,
school officials emphasize This is why it would be unprac-
tical to hang additional classrooms onto the existing building,
officials contend.
There c urrently are eight portable buildings in use at the
high school, two of which were brought into place for this
school year Also, there are temporary buildings in use at all
of the elementary campuses and the junior high school is at
capacity use, school officials point out.
Construction of the new high school should make it possi-
ble for the removal of all temporary buildings in the district.
The board agrees that the construction requires expen-
diture of a large sum, but they note that a dire requirement
exists for the added classrooms They point out that as the
district grows, the added value of that growth will assist in
defraying the costs,
The district has had some pretty good years," Board
President Ken Turner has said Now we are going to have to
spend some money. Because of the growth of the district we
need the new facilities.”
The present high school will become the junior high
school, with the junior high school to be used in the elemen-
tary area
A new stadium or new field house will not be con-
structed, however, a new gymnasium will be built as part of
the core construction.
Steve Elliott, financial advisor, said that the issue would
be paid off in 16 years and the current interest rate is 12.5 per
cent.
He pointed out that if there is a reduction in the interest
rate, the bonds can be refunded to take advantage of such
reduction.
If voters approve the new construction, the current
school district tax rate of 66 cents per $1000 of valuation
would go to $1.27.
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FOR TLAND
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Dedicated To The Best Interests
Of Portland
"Gem Citv Of The Gulf1"
Portlad. Texas 78374, Thursday, October 22, 1981
Volume XVI - Twenty Pages - No. 43
NEWS
City To Meet With Commission
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Texas Flag Over Portland
HIGH ABOVE Portland a Texas (laq withstands the brisk South Texas breeies The colors
of Texas wave proudly as the crane at the construction site of the new shopping center goes
about its business (NEWS photo)
'Carnival Of Learning*
Coming On INov. 3
A city delegation composed
of Mayor Bobby Whittington,
council members, city staff
personnel and possibly
Chamber of Commerce
representatives will meet with
the Texas Highway Commis-
sion Nov. 30 concerning the
growing traffic problem along
Highway 181
With tlie continuing develop-
ment in the area, both commer-
cial and residential, between
Wildcat and the intersection of
Highway 181 and Buddy Ganem
Drive (which goes west to the
high school), the city believes
that some highway improve-
ment is immediately needed.
The intersection of Highway
181 and Buddy Ganem Drive
presents one of the biggest pro-
blems. The city feels that an
overpass should be constructed
there at the earliest opportuni-
ty. Other problems exist with
the anticipated increase in traf-
fic flow after the shopping
center is completed which will
require other alternations
The names of those who will
attend the meeting will be nam-
ed at the next council meeting.
Inasmuch as the next regular
date for city council meeting
falls on election day i Tuesday,
Nov 3) council has moved the
meeting date to Monday, Nov.
9. Time of the council meeting
is 7 p.m.
Softball Improvements
Council approved the $112,384
bid of J. H. Chapman Con-
struction Company, Corpus
Christi, for phase 2 of the city's
softball complex west of the
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Fifty per dent of the cost is
borne by the city aud 50 per
cent comes from Texas Parks
and Wildlife Department
To be constructed: Field
lighting, $28,885; chain link fen-
cing. $10,856; sewage life sta-
tion, $6,338; and concession
building. $66,305. City and coun-
ty crews will assist in the site
work.
Other Business
In other business, council:
-Heard a report from Prime
Cable indicating that the cable
television system being biult is
on schedule Anticipated date
of completion is Feb. 17. Whit-
tington smd that he feels
residents are satisfied in the
manner in which the company
is installing the system
-Approved the awarding of a
$56,243.69 contract for cleaning,
repairing and painting the
ground storage water tank at
Wildcat and Railroad Funds
come from a grant to the city
for Hurricane Allen damage
-Awarded a $16,090 bid for
the cathodic protection of the
city's water storage tanks
-Authorized payment of a
$1,435 statement to City At-
torney Milton Walton for pro-
fessional services for
September.
-Authorized the payment of a
$1,986.25 statement to Smith
and Russo consulting engineers
for professional services for
September.
-Authorized the payment of a
$1,628 80 statement to Smith
and Russo for wastewater
grant engineer fees for August
-Named Robert Srubar to
the library board.
-Discussed complaints con-
cerning vehicle speeding, hun-
ting, and the operation of
vehicles on the sidewalks of
undeveloped subdivisions
-Discussed the problems
with the mowing of private lots
(at owner expense) and city
See CITY, Page 11
Police Report
Things Get Rough;
Bicycle Hijacked
The G-PHS educational pro-
cess will be transformed into a
“Carnival of I .earning "from
8 30 a.m. to 12 noon, Tuesday,
Nov, 3, when the faculty and
student body observe a mini-
mesterday.
Students who will have pre-
registered for two sessions of
their choice, will spend the
morning in a less traditional
mode of learning.
They will leant about various
hobbies such as aerobic danc-
ing, flying, cake decorating,
paper mache, needlepoint,
wrestling, karate
Careers which involve law
enforcement, radio disc jockey,
nursing and others will be the
See ‘CAKNIVAI., Page II
Volunteer Seminar
Slated For Nov. 7
(DOVIA) and will include a
general orientation conducted
by Joe Haggerty, executive
director, United Way, and John
Rios, professional community
volunteer.
A nine-year-old boy, while on
his way home from a conve-
nience store on Moore Ave.,
was pulled off his bicycle by
two older boys who then pro-
ceeded to leave with the bicy-
cle.
A bicycle valued at $90 was
taken from in front of a grocery
store, a bicycle was taken from
the yard of a Dallas St. home,
and another bicycle was stolen
from in front of a church while
the youngster was attending
services. Value $110.
Guns, scopes and cases
valued at $713 were stolen from
a home on Sutherland. The in-
truders entered the home by
forcing open the front door.
Gaining entry’ through an
upstairs window from a
balcony to an apartment on
Moore Ave., burglars took $360
in cash.
Items including a camera,
fishing gear and sound equip-
ment valued at $2,941 were
stolen from a home on Willow
While a vacant house on
Poesta was being checked out.
four youngsters, described to
be between nine and 12, were
observed running from the
back of the house
Several sheets of sheet rock
were found with holes in them,
and obscene words were writ-
ten on a door
A license plate was stolen off
a vehicle on Chiltipin
Officers made a total of 152
calls during the week:
Burglary 7, disturbance 19, fire
2, humane 23. miscellaneous 49,
prowler 2, theft 10 and van-
dalism l.
One major traffic accident
and six minor accidents were
investigated Eight alarms
were answered. Four am-
bulance runs were made.
Twenty arrests were made:
See BICYCl.t, l'nge II
All community volunteers
are invited to attend a free all-
day orientation and training
seminar from 9 a.m. to 4:10
p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at
Wesley United Methodist
Church fellowship hall, 3915
Golihar, Corpus Christi.
The seminar entitled. "Skills
Development Workshop,” is
sponsored by Directors of
Volunteers in Agencies
Homecoming
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Wildcats
C.C. CARROLL TIGERS 0 - G-P WILDCATS 14
ROCKPORT-FULTON 20 • G-P WIIJX ATS63
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RA Y TEXANS 7 - G-P WIIJXATS 42
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FLOUR BLUFF 0 - G-P WILDC ATS 34
Sinton Pirates
ROBSTOWN 8 - G-P WILDCATS 60
TUUtSO-MIDWAV If - G-P WILDCATS 14
Slntun Pirates 1HC)_______Friday, Oct. 23 Here
See Sports
Beevllle Trojans..........Friday, Oct. 30..........There
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Calallen Wildcats.........Friday, Nov. 6............Here
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West Oso Bears ........Friday, Nov. 13..........There
Three basic skills will be of-
fered • communications and
listcnuig skills, stress manage-
ment and time management
A reception will follow the
seminar.
Any interested persons may
attend. Deadline for registra-
tion is Oct 28 They should con-
tact Paula Gaut at 883-0931 for
registration forms.
Sales Tax
Rebate To
City Is Up
The State Comptroller office
this week announced it was is-
suing a check for $19,030.03 to
the dty of Portland as its share
of the one per cent city sales
tax for October.
This compares to $11,406.38
the city received last October
Payments for 1981 to date
amount to $287,858 88. an in-
crease of 39 80 per cent over
last year's payments for the
same period of $206,914 69
Chat Work Tasting Party Nov. 4
CHATWORK MEMBERS view a poster advertising the orgamiation's popular annual
Tasting Party that will be held from II a m to IJ 30 p m Wednesday, Nov a. at First
Presbyterian Church Shown from left are Vicki Wilkerson. Olga Myles and Barbara Lee.
Janet McIntyre is general chairman ot the event, and Vicki Wilkerson is ticket chairman
She can be reached at *43 3333 tor tickets Only a limited number are available. (NEWS
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