The Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 16, 1986 Page: 2 of 10
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itio GRANDE HERALD RIO GRANDE CITY. TEXAS THURSDAY, OCTOBER It, 1986 PAGE 2
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Foundation Takes Survey
On Business, Civic Issues
The Starr County Industrial
Foundation recently distributed a
questionaire to business leaders,
asking for a "Community Self-
Evaluation" concerning important
issues.
The questionaire is divided into
three main aspects, listed below;
A- Rate the following assets,
liabilities, or neutral factors for
industrial development in your
community.
(1) Availability of Developed
Sites: 23 Percent Asset, 15 Percent
Neutral, and 62 Percent Liability;
(2) Site Costs: 36 Percent Asset, 36
Percent Neutral, 28 Percent Liabil-
ity; (3) State Business Climate: 31
Percent Asset, 54 Percent Neutral,
15 Percent Liability; (4) Water or
Sewer Cost or Availability: 14
Percent Asset, 29 Percent Neutral,
57 Percent Liability; (5) Electric
Service Cost or Availability: 54
Percent/Asset, 38 Percent Neutral,
8 Percent Liability; (6) Natural
Gas Cost or Availability: 64 Per-
cent Asset, 22 Percent Neutral, 14
Percent Liability.
(7) Labor Cost: 92 Percent Asset,
8 Percent Liability; (8) Unioniza-
tion: 46 Percent Asset, 54 Percent
Neutral; (9) Availability Of Skilled
Labor: 39 Percent Asset, 15 Per-
cent Neutral, 46 Percent Liability;
(10) Community Appearance: 42
Percent Asset, 33 Percent Neutral,
25 Percent Liability; (11) Commu-
nity Cooperation: 54 Percent Asset,
31 Percent Neutral, 15 Percent
Negative; (12) Available Building:
7 Percent Asset, 21 Percent
Neutral, 72 Percent Liability.
(13) Rail Service: 54 Percent
Asset, 15 Percent Neutral, 31
Percent Liability; (14) Recrea-
tional Opportunities: 23 Percent
Asset, 31 Percent Neutral, 46
Percent Liability; (15) Available
Financing: 23 Percent Asset, 54
Percent Neutral, 23 Percent
Liability; (16) Accessibility to
Major Transportation Networks: 42
Percent Asset, 42 Percent Neutral,
16 Percent Liability; (17) Health
Services: 46 Percent Asset, 46
Percent Neutral, 8 Percent Liabili-
ty.
B- Does any public, not-for-profit
group in your community own or
control an industrial site? Yes- 36
Percent; No-64 Percent.
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Is this site fully serviced (water,
sewer, electricity, etc.)? Yes- 17
Percent; No- 83 Percent.
c- Rate the first impression your
community portrays.
(1) Is the approach to the city
attractive? 23 Percent Yes, 62
Percent No, 15 Percent Not Sure;
(2) Does the downtown look healthy
and active? 17 Percent Yes, 75
Percent No, 8 Percent Not Sure;
(3) Are clerks, gas station atten-
dants, and waitresses courteous
and helpful? 54 Percent Yes, 23
Percent No, 23 Percent Not Sure;
(4) Is there a good place to eat an
evening meal? 62 Percent Yes, 31
Percent No, 7 Percent Not Sure.
(5) Does existing industry feel
wanted? 42 Percent Yes, 16 Per-
cent No, 42 Percent Not Sure; (6)
Are the community leaders active
and aggressive in seeking econom-
ic growth? 31 Percent Yes, 46
Percent No, 23 Percent Not Sure;
(7) Is there adequate industrial
zoning, and are the zoning regula-
tions and building codes reason-
able? 77 Percent No, 23 Percent
Not Sure; (8) Would newcomers be
welcomed socially into the com-
munity? 69 Percent Yes, 8 Percent
'No, 23 Percent Not Sure.
(9) Are the recreational, cultural,
and educational opportunities at-
tractive? 31 Percent Yes, 54
Percent No, 15 Percent Not Sure;
(10) Are houses and vards well
kept? 8 Percent Yes, 77 Percent
No, 15 Percent Not Sure; (11) Are
there plenty of shopping facilities
in our county? 46 Percent Yes, 46
Percent No, 8 Percent Not Sure.
Industrial Foundation Executive
Director Rene Montalvo com-
mented, "The bottom side is what
concerns me." He added his
opinion that the appearance of the
downtown Rio Grande City area is
starting to look considerably bet-
ter.
Montalvo said, "I would say
transportation is positive. We have
access to major (transportation)
networks. Widening FM 755 is
going to be a big asset." He noted
that Rio Grande City is 100 miles
southeast of Laredo, 100 miles
northwest of Brownsville and 110
miles northeast of Monterrey,
Mexico, as well as being close to
major airlines in McAllen and
Harlingen.
About "skilled labor", Montalvo
commented, "Let's say it's a
company that needs welders. Do
we have welders, do they need to
be trained? More than likely, if
manufacturing moved in here,
people would need to be trained."
Montalvo added, "We don't have
the educational facilities (in the
area) for high-tech. You have to
attract industry where the labor is
skilled, semi-skilled, or trainable."
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The Rio Grande City Volunteer Fire Department
demonstrated fire prevention techniques to El Jardin
Headstart children last week. Firemen pictured above,
from left to right, are Romeo Ortiz, Juan A. Lopez,
instructor Vidal Falcon, and Jose Arnoldo Alaniz.
Firemen Make
Presentations To Children
Volunteer firemen from the Rio
Grande City Fire Department
aided in presentations about Fire
Prevention Week at several area
St. John Methodist Circle Meets
Seamstress on duty
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The Ruth Adella Circle of St.
John United Methodist Church met
at the home of Mrs. Robert
Peterson with Mrs. Eleanor Payne
as co-hostess. A brunch was served
before the program was presented.
Mrs. Frank Anderson, program
chairman for the morning was
assisted by Mesdames John
Shuford, Robert Peterson, Boone
La Grange, Ismael Pena, William
Page.
"Clouds of Witnesses" was the
topic for the study, and was to
celebrate some success stories of
tKe work of United Methodist
Women in mission nationally and
internationally, and to give thanks
for those who began the work and
for those who continue it.
Mrs. Boone "La Grange, presi-
dent, opened the business meeting.
Mrs. Peterson announced that the
Church Bazaar will be held the 6th
of December at the Church.
Committees appointed were as
follows: Draft, Mrs. Page; White
Elephants, Dru Kelley and Vangie
Anderson; Methodist youth, Post-
ers, Mona Trigo and Benelde
VUlarreal.
Mrs. La Grange also announced
that the Church Bar-B-Q will be
November 22nd at the church. She
also announced that the craft
classes are hold each Thursday
morning at the church at 9:30.
The following slate of officers
were elected for the new year;
President, Oralia Pena; V. Presi-
dent, Dru Kelley; Secretary, Gail
Bonnett; Treasurer, Diana
Peterson; Mission Cordinators,
Christian Personhood, Kina Villar-
real; Supportive Community,
Dorothy Anderson; Christian Social
Involvement, Frances La Grange;
Christian Global Concerns, Benilde
Villarreal.
Committees: Program, Dru
Kelley; Wilma La Grange; Tele-
phone, Helen Shuford, La Verna
Page; Courtesy, Eleanor Payne
(Cards); food, favors, & tfifts,
Helen Shuford, Connie Hurley,
Lillian Kirk, Frances La Grange;
Projects, Diana Peterson, Mona
Trigo, Laverna Page, Benilde Vil-
larreal; Nominations, Dorothy An
and Diana Peterson; Scrapbook,
Silma La Grange; Reporter,
(Publicity) Dorothy Anderson;
Budget, Diana Peterson, Gail
Bonnett, Dru Kelley, Membership,
Connie Hurley, Kina Villarreal.
The Circle voted to gvie $15.00 a
month to the Food Pantry to be
used for gasoline and utilities. Mrs.
Gigi Gutierrez, Chairman of the
Pantry, announced that English
classes will be held at the Pantry
The meeting closed with prayer.
schools and Headstart centers
On Monday morning, Oct. 6, ^
firemen Eugenio Pena, Romeo 5
Ortiz, Vidal Falcon, Samuel Car-
reon, Juan Lopez, and Ramiro
Villarreal talked to 34 children at
Union Elementary, coming with
one pumper unit and one rescue
unit.
On Wednesday morning, Pena,
Lopez, Carrion, Falcon, Ortiz, and
Arnoldo Alaniz made a pres-
entation to 23 children at El Ebano —
Headstart, with a 1941 pumper and *
the rescue unit. Later that morn-
ing, these same firemen visited El
Nogal Center with the same
firefighting vehicles, and talked to
12 children.
On Thursday, Romeo Juan Rios,
and Falcon visited pre-kinder
classes, talking to 40 children.
Later that morning, the same
firemen came to El Jardin^
Headstart with the rescue unit and ™
the 1941 pumper, and wound up
speaking to 20 children.
On Friday morning. Pena, Rios,
and Alaniz talked to 40 children at
El Fresno Headstart. They came
with the Fire Department rescue
unit, and the 1941 pumper.
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Roberts, Kenneth. The Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 16, 1986, newspaper, October 16, 1986; Edinburg, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth195050/m1/2/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.