El Campo Leader-News (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 99B, No. 42, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 15, 1984 Page: 3 of 38
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Health Facilities Get Bond Financing
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It took a lew minutes for
County Judge Kd Wuthrich to
read through the lengthy
resolution, hut upon com-
pletion. Wharton County
commissioners approved by
a 2-1 vote the establishment
of a countywide bond
financing corporation lor
health care facilities.
C.K. “Doc" Drapela.
Precinct 4 commissioner,
voted against the measure,
saying simply. “I don't like
it " The item was addressed
Monday at the County
Courthouse during the
commissioners court regular
meeting.
The multi page resolution
was drawn up by Houston
attorney Scott I). Marvel,
representing Wharton County
Health Facilities Corp.
After reading of the
resolution, members of the
court and audience voiced
questions and opinions on
how the corporation’s board
of directors would be
organized.
Don Middlebrook. who is
both president ol the Wharton
County Industrial
Development Corp and
Outlar & Blair Clinic ad-
ministrator, told com-
missioners that plans were to
appoint local health care
facility administrators as
directors. Their experience
would benefit those applying
for the bond financing
A r vid S eh o e n e berg,
Precinct 2 commissioner,
asked Middlebrook and
Marvel il that would not
create conflict ol interest
Marvel responded by
saying il one ol the board
members was involved with
any ol the interests applying
lor a bond financing package,
he would, by law, have to
declare his conflict of interest
and retrain from voting
W uthrich voiced an inverse
problem. “W hat 1 am worried
about." he said, “is if a
director can squeeze out all
competitors unless the
competitor comes to the
commissioners court to set up
its ow n corporation
Marvel said if there was
evidence that any of the
directors was using his
position for personal gain, the
commissioners would have
the right to “kick him out '
Bob Beeves, owner ol
Harden Villa Nursing Home
in FI Campo. said he opposed
formation of the corporation,
declaring it was in direct
competition with his
business. He said he did not
think he would get the same
consideration from the board
as others if he went to apply
for the tax-free bonds.
Marvel and Middlebrook
tried to assure Beeves that
the corporation was being set
up to offer attractive bond
financing up to $10 million for
anyone interested in new
health facility construction or
adding on to an existing
health facility.
II the borrower defaults on
the loan. Marvel said, the
county and the corporation
are not responsible. "Once
the bonds are issued" the
attorney said, “the cor-
jxu ation is out of the picture
‘The county is not pledging
credit." he added. “If they
the borrower 1 default, then
it is the lending institution
that loses."
Commissioners also
discussed in closed session
the realignment ol respon
sibilit ies among Wharton
County representatives to the
Galveston County Com-
munity Action Council.
June P Boss, the council s
executive director, ap
proached commissioners
with the idea ol two co-
representatives from the
county instead of having only
one.
Boss said “expanded
service” was motivation for
the change. Saul Cortez ol FI
Campo was named to replace
Mary Soage at the com-
missioners meeting on Aug.
(i
Sonja Norris ol Wharton, a
clerical assistant with the
program since its inception,
was named as co-
representative. Boss said the
council would now have two
bases m the county.
t'urimsc ol the GCCAC is to
tunnel federal funds into local
family assistance programs.
Commissioners also ap-
proved new rates set by the
l mversity ol Texas Medical
Branch (HTMB> for in-
d 1 gents m need ol medical
care. I TMB. which had not
charged anything in the past,
will now charge $2 per visit,
plus an additional $2 for
medicine and $(» tor
emergency patients.
Wuthrich estimated annual
county expenditure, based on
number ol indigents sent to
l I'M B in July, at $11,50(1.
Commissioners signed a
lease drawn up by the Texas
Department ol Health lor
occupancy of one-half ol the
to-be constructed W barton
County Courthouse Signing
ol the live-year lease (with a
five-year option for renewal)
served basically as a receipt
lor the $20,000 donation given
the county to help bind
construction.
A slide presentation was
given by Herb Apple,
president ol a non-profit
volunteer council which
raises funds for the Kich
mond State School. Apple
said the school could not
operate strictly on state
funds, and was asking for a
$10,000 donation from
Wharton County, one of five
counties who send clients to
the school. No decision was
made by commissioners
Commissioners also
• accepted the resignation
ol Diane Koenig, county
extension agent, because of
illness;
• denied a request for
changing the name of
Montgomery Hoad (Precinct
1) to Tisdale Boad;
• tabled until Aug. 31 a
request to bury a time cap
sule at the Wharton County
( 'ourt house Square; and
• approved a resolution
declaring August “Child
Support Month" in Texas.
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Burglaries Remain
lInder Investigation
The FI Campo Police
Department is seeking more
information in the rash of
burglaries on the city 's south
west side
Three burglaries, which
are similar and thought to be
related, have occurred since
July HI. The I li st involved a
suspect, described only as a
black male in his 2(is. broke
into a residence at 1303
Pine hot St on Wednesday.
July mat 15:25 p m
Surprised by the owners
presence, the suspect stole
money Irom the owners
billfold and fled through the
hack door
Saturday, July 215 at in to
am. a suspect broke into a
residence at 1205 Pine hot St
and lied through the kitchen
door when confronted by the
ow tier.
More recently, a burglar
broke into a home at 1110 Filly
St . sometime between 11:30
p m Friday, Aug. 3 and and
0:30 a m Saturday. Aug. 4
The suspect searched the
residence and stole money
Irom the owner s purse
Any information leading to
the arrest of the suspect in
any of these cases w ill lead to
a cash reward of up to $1,000
C’all 543-TIPS; all callers re-
main anonymous. If you get a
recorded message w hen you
call, please call again.
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Barbee, Chris. El Campo Leader-News (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 99B, No. 42, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 15, 1984, newspaper, August 15, 1984; El Campo, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1018278/m1/3/?q=library+literature+and+Information+Science: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Wharton County Library.