The Canadian Record (Canadian, Tex.), Vol. 103, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 11, 1993 Page: 4 of 32
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to the comparison costs as if they had been
engraved in stone...in spite of the fact that their
committment to the project was for SI 2 million.
While we appreciate the commissioners con-
cern about spending taxpayer’s money, we are
beginning to tire of their repeated expressions of
bad faith towards the city officials who have
worked so hard on this project. What could at
first be chalked up to confusion and possibly poor
communication, now must be credited either to
obstinance, ignorance, or paranoia.
As both city and county taxpayers, we're pret-
ty tired of it. For the record, we have found the
City Manager and the City Engineer to be open
and accomodating in providing information,
well-informed and well-prepared in their presen-
tations, and exceedingly patient in negotiations
w’ith the county.
If the smoke has not cleared at this point, we d
all better start investigating its real source.
Otherwise, let’s get on with it.
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tions. The bid which was recently accepted was
for a more expensive baler which could ac-
comodate white goods.
In an earlier joint meeting of City and County
officials in April, the court had agreed to alloca-
tion of funds for construction of the transfer
station “in an amount not to exceed SI.2 million
dollars,” based on a project cost estimate
provided by Brandt and presented in March.
At an August 9th meeting, the County Com-
missioners authorized issuance of Certificates of
Obligation in the amount of SI million to cover
cost of construction. At that same meeting, the
County’s financial advisor was consulted on the
matter. He asked what the engineer’s projected
budget was, and when told that it was SI.2 mil-
lion, he expressed the belief that—in his ex-
perience—those figures were fairly accurate, and
that the County should be prepared to spend that
much.
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in such an atmosphere of confrontation they simply chose not to
bloom.
Events of the last few months in Washington, D C. have sent
me reeling back in memory, sadly struck by the parallels to that
most unsettled time in our nation’s history. A call by D.C. Mayor
Sharon Pratt Kelly, asking that National Guard troops be
deployed to try to restore order to that city’s streets, is a stunning
reminder of our inability to insure domestic tranquility and
promote the general welfare...at least in the increasingly pover-
ty-stricken and despairing urban areas of this country.
I am struck by the irony of our legislators’ attempts to curtail
the President’s powder to use military force...an effort led by some
of the same law’makers who considered a similar call for
restraints against President Nixon tantamount to treason only
25 years ago. It is as time today as it was then that we are a nation
in conflict over how and why and when and where to wage our
wars.
Ten years ago, I revisited Washington, D.C. with my son,
Gabriel. It was, in that relatively peaceful time, a much different
place than I had first experienced. And I was there on a mission.
On our last day there, we walked to the Vietnam War
Memorial. I wanted Gabriel to know about it, and to begin to
understand what we all still struggle to understand. And I
wanted to make my own personal peace with the war it repre-
sents, and the lives it honors.
As I sat and reflected, I watched and listened to the constant
stream of visitors, wondering what would finally release me from
the monument’s powerful grasp, and the memories spinning
through my head. I sat there with Gabriel until a small young
boy walked past holding his father’s hand.
“When will they add more names?” he asked.
This Veterans’ Day seems an appropriate time to remember a
child’s simple question, and to hope and pray that the answer is
“Never.”
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______CANADIAN, HEMPHILL CO., TEXAS______
THURSDAY 11 NOVEMBER 1993
enhanced with a more dynamic
employer.
Consequently, we plan to
negotiate the sale of the Com-
pany. It is my intention to
recommend to our Board of
Directors that 57c of the cash
portion of any sale price be set
aside as a bonus for the
employees equitably allocated
to reflect your loyal efficiency
to the Company. Further we
intend to include in any sales
contract some job protection
for employees so that they can
demonstrate their value to a
successor employer. Undoub-
tedly, this will mean an evalua-
tion of each employee by a line
superior.
During these coming winter
months it is my request that
our professional conduct meet
the highest standards and that
the safe operation of our utility
continue as our #1 concern. In
this way the negotiation
process will demand less wear
and tear of our psyches.
1993 marks the 30th an-
niversary of my involvement
with High Plains Natural Gas
and it is wondrous to reflect on
the changes over these 3
decades. Back then our City
Gate rate was 25e per MCF, we
operated 2 compressors on a
Dresser coupled line, our ac-
counting office was in Ft.
Worth, we supplied Shattuck,
Gage & Fargo in Oklahoma
and our staff was less than half
our current complement. But
we also inherited a combative
relationship with our cus-
tomers and perhaps the prin-
cipal satisfaction is seeing how
your conduct brought about
the harmonious climate of
cooperation that now prevails.
In recent months we have
been approached by several
companies seeking to buy High
Plains. I have had to recognize
that I can no longer provide the
leadership needed in the
emerging competitive environ-
ment from Order 636. The
Company, its staff and its cus-
tomers will be better served in
younger and more “cutting
edge” hands. I have had to
recognize this and my prin-
cipal partner who is 75 is in
accord. Your individual oppor-
tunities for growth should be
field
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Ezzell, Nancy & Brown, Laurie Ezzell. The Canadian Record (Canadian, Tex.), Vol. 103, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 11, 1993, newspaper, November 11, 1993; Canadian, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1286103/m1/4/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hemphill County Library.