News Bulletin (Castroville, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 24, 1998 Page: 2 of 16
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book, in the interest of effective management,
. no personnel action will be taken that would
result in any employee's supervising another
employee who is related within the second
degree of affinity or the third degree of consan-
guinity to the supervisory employee.
Cosanguinity in the first, second, and third
degree is any relationship by the employee to a
(blood) family member such as mother, sister or
aunt. Affinity (marriage) in the first and second
degree is relation to a spouses relatives such as
a son-in-law, mother-in-law or brother-in-law.
At an earlier city council meeting, Green
said Donna Schucling was not the acting city
administrator, but performing her duties as well
as those of the city administrator.
He said last month neither Schueling nor
Alexander would receive any pay increase for
their additional workload, although the council
voted Tuesday night to do just that.
Mhe city council has not approved job
decriptions for the city administrator or public
works director positions. Green said the jobs
will not be advertised until job descriptions are
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Principal Richard Jackso said fairly when it comes to
observing that some parents had the dress code. As edu-
mentioned it to him. “From an caters they seek to pre-
administration standpoint it pare students to be
would be easier, and it would be succeasful and to have
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have more here than “it’s a cry-out for attention for going to uniforms.
On the subject of uniforms, other campuses," Wiegand said. themselves," he said. “Maybe "They're individuals despite
Ontiveros would like it to be a . Male students are usually dis- they’re not getting enough posi-. their clothes," she said. "Clothes
“collective effort” by the commu- ciplined for wearing baggy pants live attention at home.” has nothing to do with who that a,
nity and district to make the deci- and for failure to shave. Female But a decision to implement person is."
non Uniforms, he said, are “a students are usually chided for uniforms as a student-dress code
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paved roads. often irritated by the addition- stays this way, when it comes
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that’s distract- to be worn appropriately." He tain types of elceveless tops. school board, saM
.....“ said an advantage of “At this tee in our sociey, I "This is not necessarily for me to
uniforsiselimina- think cliques and groups are decide, but trusting the com-
tion of competition defined by clothing usoto tan at munity should decide."
in costly clothing any othertime," he said."I think Wiegand said when students
and reduction of the pop culture phenomena of violate ta dram code, many of
put pressure. ) MTV influences Has* them counter with freedom of
At , the high He said students are gearing expression.
school, Principal up to get ready for the outside “There are a lot of ways to be
Bob Wiegand said world and the way they dress unique. There are a lol of ways to
8090 of makes a lot at difference. be an individual. Clothing is just
discipline problems Wiegand said that quite often one of them "
am related to dram when a student violates the dress Intermediate PTO President
code violations. code, the student has problems in Rosie Ramirez said she supports
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Tswinch to a policy requiring He said, however, that dress “I allow students to
w» tfnr^a ceao atay with code violations at his campus are disrates stuff that con-
ta present drens policy; that not a serious problem, but an earns them,” he said,
to the question some an dis- occasional thing. “I want all my students
cussing to Medina V-tUy achools. Junior High Principal Oscar to be treated equally."
Thm has been no formal fac- Ontiveros said dress code viola-
ing of the matter, but there is tions are a consistent problem
some talk about it around the dis- with non-complying students at
urict. his campus.
And the uchool uniform "We try to allow students free-
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commissioners the developer, maintenance responsibility for Secondly, residents plan- tach a road to that cul-de-sac.
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tougher attitude was on hand fy potential buyers of the county's side proved to be-the “These people bought at the going to question it," Keller
at commissioners court area’s swampy tendencies developer's plan to leave a end because they wanted to be said. “If there’s a legal way we
Monday when a 325-acre sub- “It’s on the deed but half of small portion of land, approxi- out in the country, where it's can stop it, I will.”
division came ap for approval, the people don't really read mately one acre, unplatted quiet. Then you start having County Judge David
First poin on ta county that,” Precinct 1 near the subdivision ‛s ending everyone in the second neigh- Montgomery confirmed the
iwas tad Buyer Beware Commissioner Royce cul-de-sac. borhood driving in front of county could block develop-
should not be ta motto for‘lot Hartmann said. “You need to Retaining a small portion of their house and they don’t like ment of the subdivision over
saleamen. make sure.” land at the end of the subdivi- it,” the commissioner said, the road issue.
A narrow access road with The subdivision, which will sion is a common developer “This is happening to me a “We've been busy with the
several low water cromsings consist of 61 five-acre tracts, tactic for later development of couple of places already.” budget but just as soon as
forms the entrance to the pro- will have gravel roads. landlocked property behind a Although he did not com- that’s over, we’ll be right back
poeed Valley View subdivision Paved roads are required subdivision. ment on his client’s future to those subdivision rules,"
planned south of Castroville under the existing subdivision Once all lots in the initial plans, Howard said the proper- Montgomery said. “We have a
on CR 658 FM 1343. rules for tracts of under five development are sold, a road is ty behind Valley View would lot of changes planned.”
"That rood’s not going to acres, although commissioners often built on the previously be difficult to develop without Howard agreed to speak to
change," Precinct 2 pointed out road specifications unplatted property into a sec such a road his client about the road prob-
Cammisaioner Stanley Keller will fall under stricter stan- ond neighborhood, Keller said. Commissioners suggested lemis, and Valley View was
said. “Poople need to know dardssoon. The problem, Keller said, is pushing the cul-de-sac to the given preliminary approval,
tat, and they need to know Should the developer go that roads planned for the traf- end of the last two lots, rather No lots can be sold until the
some of taw lots are going to forward with gravel roads, res- fic of one neighborhood often than the beginning, but commissioners grant final
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Barnes, Thomas. News Bulletin (Castroville, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 24, 1998, newspaper, September 24, 1998; Castroville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1600035/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Castroville Public Library.