Levelland and Hockley County News-Press (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 41, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 17, 1997 Page: 1 of 20
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looking for a buyer for the note that
the LEIX? had acquired.
"We’re giving Joe an opportunity
to get this on solid ground," he
said.
After the meeting, Tomlinson
observed that Tarver will still
function as proprietor and manager
ofRNR.
Tarver quietly remarked, "It
means I’ve got to get going on
this."
Earlier, the entrepreneur said that
he was still sending grant proposals
to foundations around the country.
Tarver added that he had made one
sale through contacts over the
Internet.
Since its inception five years ago,
the LEDC has supported two eco-
nomic diversification enterprises.
The second one is the Battin &
Co. Knitwerks, a knitting mill in
east Levelland that employs about
60 people.
Currently, the LEEXZ is paying
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The Levelland Independent Voters across the state overwhel- district had most recently been not. Trustees will have to amend
School District’s board of trustees mingly endorsed the issue, which estimated at $157,713. the newebudget to include $25,600
OK’d a $21 million budget Thurs- allows homeowners to increase But LISD will receive more state for the position.
day and agreed to move ahead on their homestead exemptions by funds - about $185,000 versus Such an officer would be a city
hiring a district resource officer. $10,000. In return, the state is $176,000 - than was expected. The employee and a commissioned
The 1997-98 budget, totaling giving school districts $1 billion in district was able to save additional epeace officer. He or she would
$21,305,570, is about $239,000 "transition money" to help offset money through other recalculatio- provide security for all campuses,
less than last year’s budget, said the costs of higher salaries and the ns, Barsch said. Trustee Margaret Wilson said she
Superintendent Bill Barsch. loss in property tax revenues. Teacher pay raises will average 6 supported the idea of such an
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to pursue this.”
Tomlinson said that he would be
Concerned with past due pay- holders or the LEDC. cycles to the Dallas Spina Bifida guarantors of the loan, usually in RNR’s loan for $80,000. Tomlinson proposed that the
ments and mounting interest Tarver told directors Wednesday Association - the single largest sale 90- or 120-day periods. * Received a second lien on the board buy the note from SPB, a
charges, the Levelland Economic that cycle sales were 10 in May, 11 for the company iodate. •Required the company to apply company’s building. move that means "we become the
Development Corporation voted in June, five in July and seven so in 1995, the company spent more $300 from each cycle sold to the • Stipulated that RNR pay off bank."
Wednesday to buy the bank note far this month than $60,000 on advertising. That principal of the loan. past due interest and principal on The action was endorsed with
owed by a bicycle-assembly firm. The company needs to sell 20 included the mailing of 10,000 * Obtained reduced interest rates its loan. little discussion.
On a motion made by LEDC bikes a month to break even. video packs to potential customers, for RNR’s loan from South Plains On Wednesday, the board learned Tomlinson noted that the interest
President Mike Tomlinson, direct- Tarver has attempted to boost To assist RNR, the LEDC has Bank. • that Tarver had not made a month- on RNR’s loan was costing about
on unanimously agreed to pay sales through grant-writing propos- undertaken a number of measures * Extended the line of credit for ly payment on his note since May. $69 a day.
$306,206 for the entire loan owed als to foundations in the United since January 1996. Directors the company. Asked if he was technically in "We’re going to stop this (inter
by Rock N Roll States. have: * Rejected a proposal by an default on his loan with SPB, est)," he told the board. "We’ll
That amount included past due Earlier this year, RNR sold 50 * Continued their support as Albuquerque firm to assume Tarver said yes. decide at a later time how we want
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Despite decreased expenditures, Barsch had good news for trust- percent, while auxiliary
the district enacted a new salary ees when he said that LISD will not will receive about $40
schedule that will give all teachers have to pay as much for the salary year.
at least $1,000 more a year. increases as was first thought. Last year, district teachers were . -
Those pay raises, ranging from The district will now pay about granted minimum pay raises of Martin assured Miss Wilson that a
2.7 percent to 9 percent, hinged on $85,290 to bridge the gap between $575 a year. resource officer would be a role
the passage of a special constitu- state funds and the overall cost of The raises this year were factored model for students.
tional amendment in an Aug. 9 the raises. into the new budget, but the cost of If he s not a positive role model,
election. The out-of-pocket cost to the employing a resource officer was you’re sending the wrong message
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SPC regents set tax rate
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Based out of a building on West
Avenue, RNR uses parts from
other countries to assemble cus-
tomized bicycles for people who
have such disabilities as spina
bifida and cerebral palsy. The
bikes sell for between $800 and _
$1,000. " MORNING MISHAP — Milo Sapia of Levelland went to the hospital on College Avenue from Texas 114 when his Kawasaki 750 was struck for the knitting mill.
Sales of the therapeutic bicycles Friday morning when his motorcycle was struck by this car at the by an eastbound Chevrolet driven by M.O.B. Jones, also of Levelland. The payments, • which go to
have never reached a profitable intersection of U.S. 385 and Texas 114. He suffered a broken arm and Mrs. Jones was not injured. (Staff Photo) American State Bank in Levelland
level for owner Joe Tarver, stock-, several broken bones in his foot in the accident. Sapia was turning south See LEDC Page 2
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Directors agreed to cash a $303,-
168 certificate of deposit with
South Plains Bank. K.W. Hill,
bank president, said there would be
no penalty for cashing it early.
South Plains Bank held a loan,
originally valued at $360,000, that
RNR had borrowed for its opera-
tions.
The loan originally was schedu-
led to have been paid off in five
years.
The LEDC, created by local
voters in a 1992 election, is funded
through 1/2 of a cent in sales tax
receipts. The money is used to fund
economic development efforts and
for property tax relief.
The LEDC has acted as guarantor
of the note since RNR was establi-
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foilowing Gscciden'ak " oPPexas 114. Golightly was startled, but uninjured, when the truck Cme through the wall. (Staff
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'rvaa 6 - E822 South Plains College Regents fees at $1.7 million, up 9.38%; taxes approved the annual operating bridges with students.
sgsauhamdsE282623226E adopted a $16.6 million budget and at $4 6 million, up $339,920 or budget for Sl’( s Lubbock ( ainpus "He may be building some relalio-
eee set its tax rate at 22.83 cents per 7.96%; and sales set vice. auxiliary I hat budget is $ 30 million Regents nships with kids," Cunningham
iie4 $100 of value during Thursday’s and other income unchanged from were reminded that no local tax said. "I see some pluses."
Eig -. K828f meeting. last year. dollars can be used on that campus After further discussion, the
The budget is $1.2 million or while the tax rate was reduced, and that all revenue is from the state board authorized district officials
, 886208 7 96% higher that the 1996-97 the number of dollars being raised and from tuition and fees to proceed with the issue. The vote
3886828 budget of $ 15.4 million. from the rate is higher last year Both the budget and were was 64)
Eaid Regents have met twice in the past because values have increased. Those approved unanimously although Pete While the adopted budget’s
„ . two weeks to conduct public extradollarshavebeenbudgetedfor Pettiet and Charles Miller were revenues are in line with expendit-
BACK TO SCHOOL - Like many other parents, Adrienne Hughes hearingsontheproposedbudgetand capital improvements, primarily absent. Both had attended both of the ures, Barsch said the district will
accompanied her children to school Wednesday for the first day of tax ratelbut no one has attended those maintenance of aging campus prior meetings and had voted for the experience a deficit in 1997-98
classes. Seven-year-old McKenzie was ready for first-grade at South meetings. No one was on hand for buildings. tax rate, and had voiced approval of because of spending on the high
Elementary, while 3-year-old Moriah went along for the ride. More than the public hearing portion of Regents reviewed both the the proposed budget. school expansion.
3,300 students in the Levelland Independent School District started the Thursday’s meeting. operating budget summary and the During the meeting, regents LISD will fund the project over a
new school year this past week. (Staff Photo) * Thebudgetprojectsstate funding itemized budget before adopting the approved a deferred payment plan two-year period by drawing on its
4 ' forartsandsciencesat$5.6million, documentandsettingthetaxrate.lt for students as recommendedby the general fund balance, he said.
•“«em«vrace f-IIT HIaxT an increase of 9.59%; state funding was noted that SPC district values administration. Bids for the job were opened
• “ W O O •U- •a “* W A A for technical/vocational at $25 are $2.06 billion and the college’s Regents were also advised that tax Wednesday, Barsch said. He added
million, an increase of 10.87%; dorm debt is down to $533,000. collections totaled $4.3 million that a preliminary view of the bids
tuition unchanged at $1.7 million; In approving the budget, regents See REGENTS page 2 See BUDGET Page 2
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Cotton growers on the South Below are the results of each
Plains have said no thanks to a boll measure:
weevil suppression program. • Proposition 1 - to establish a
The proposed program was de- boll weevil suppression program in
feated by a margin of 52 percent to the Southern High Plains Caprock
48 percent, according to results zone.
released Wednesday by the Texas For: 3,184 (48.4 percent)
Department of Agriculture. Against: 3,394 (51.6 percent)
Ballots were mailed out last Percentage of all zone acreage
month to 13,373 farmers and voting for proposition 1: 49.3
landowners in the Southern High percent
Plains Caprock Boll Weevil • Proposition 2 - to set cost-
Eradication Zone. sharing assessment for boll weevil
A total of 6,636 valid ballots suppression.
representing more than 1.9 million For: 1,882 (29.0percent)
acres of land in the 19-county zone Against: 4,598 (71.0 percent)
were tabulated. ) Percentage of all zone acreage
If the issue had been approved, voting for proposition 2: 23.4
Plains Cotton Growers in Lubbock percent.
would have begun spraying for boll • proposition 3 - to allow the
weevils in 1998. The cost of the Texas Boll Weevil Eradication
program the first year was estima- Foundation to contract with PCG
ted at $28 million, to carry out suppression activities.
Area growers were asked to vote For: 3,009(46.2 percent)
on four propositions. Each proposi- Against: 3.498 (53.8 percent)
lion would pass only if two-thirds The fourth proposition asked
of those casting ballots supported
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Rigg, John. Levelland and Hockley County News-Press (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 41, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 17, 1997, newspaper, August 17, 1997; Levelland, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1426756/m1/1/?rotate=270: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting South Plains College.