Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 22, 2001 Page: 1 of 17
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Thursday, March 22, 2001 TV LISTINGS PAGE 7A
Seasons
IN FULL SWING
Softball and baseball seasons are
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Marlins and the Marlins inside.
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Free sand sculpting lessons
Anyone and everyone is invited to partake of free
SAND SCULPTING LESSONS ON SATURDAY, MARCH 24, IN
PREPARATION FOR NEXT WEEKEND’S TEXAS SAND
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She breaks for hacky sack
Brooklyn Dirk of Port Aransas and friends were making the most of sunny
skies on Tuesday, March 20. They took to the beach for some hacky sack,
and Dirk’s ability was evident, even to the casual observer. Dirk is a student
at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and is on Spring Break this week. The majority
of high schools and colleges in Texas were on Spring Break last week. Law
enforcement officials had their hands full with cases of public intoxication,
minors in possession of alcohol and tobacco and disorderly conduct. Most of
the problems occurred on the beach after midnight.
—Turn lane planned at new post office—
Highway plans due
look by city council
By Mary Judson
South Jetty editor
Growth and development in Port Aran-
sas requires improvements and additions to
the infrastructure, particularly streets, and
specifically SH 361.
That will he the topic of a discussion at
today’s (Thursday, March 22) Port Aransas
city council meeting.
City Manager Tom Brooks said he will
report on a study conducted by the Texas
Department of Transportation (TxDOT)
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and a consulting firm at the meeting that
begins at 5 p.m. at city hall.
“They’ve recently completed a study of
the ferry and SH 361. The date is being
compiled now and they expect it to be com-
pleted in two to three weeks,” Brooks said.
Brooks plans to have representatives from
TxDOT and the consulting firm at the April
19 city council meeting to present findings
of the study and update the council on
TxDOT’s plans for the next five years.
Brooks said the widening of SH 361 from
Avenue G to Beach Access Road 1A has
already been approved. Plans are to convert
the road, which is currently a two-lane high-
way, to four lanes and a center turn lane
with a hike and bike trail on one side and a
sidewalk on the other side. Construction is
to begin February 2004. Some lighting is
included in this project, Brooks said.
A project already under way is the addi-
tion of a center turn lane in front of the
new Post Office, which is under construc-
tion on the east side of SH 361. Brooks said
the lane will extend about 500 feet on ei-
ther side of the Post Office.
“It’s supposed to be complete between
April 15 and May 1 to coincide with the
opening of the Post Office,” Brooks said.
Becky Kurcska, public informatin officer
for TxDOT, said “it is anticipated that is
will be in before the April 15 opening. It is
likely the work will be done by TxDOT
maintenance forces.”
No contest?
City election may be uncontested
for first time in more than 25 years
It appears that for the first time in at least
a quarter of a century, there will be no elec-
tion for the Port Aransas city council.
As of Wednesday morning, March 21,
only the three incumbents had filed for re-
election. The deadline to file for election
was 5 p.m. yesterday. State law allows cities
to cancel elections in which there are no
contests.
A school board election will be held since
one of the three positions on that ballot is
contested.
City council
The three incumbents on the city coun-
cil whose terms expire in May all filed for
re-election. They are Lorraine Stern, Mark
Grosse and Jenney Hill. All positions are at-
large and terms are for two years.
School board
The school board ballot is now full, with
incumbents Ben Brundrett, Place 5, and
Keith Hamilton, Place 4, filing for reelec-
tion. Place 6 is being vacated by Ann Coffen,
who plans to move to Rockport. Running
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in her place are Rick Adams and Karen
Frank.
Terms are for three years.
• Election calendar
Persons who want to vote in either of
these elections and who are not already reg-
istered to vote, may do so through April 5.
Requests for applications to vote early by
mail will be accepted through April 27.
Early voting will be April 18 through May
1.
Election Day, when voters go to the Com-
munity Center to cast ballots, is May 5.
Candidates statements
The deadline for candidates to submit
statements to be published free of charge in
the South Jetty is 12 noon Tuesday, March
29.
After that, statements may be published
at regular advertising rates.
Statements should be double-spaced and
limited to two letter-size pages. Candidates
may submit photos or have photos taken at
the South Jetty office to be published with
their statements.
Statements may be brought to the South
Jetty office at 141 W. Cotter, mailed to P.O.
Box 1116, Port Aransas, TX 78373, or e-
mailed to southiettv@centurvtel.net. E-
mailed statements should be limited to 1100
words.
Candidates’ Night
The South Jetty will sponsor Candidates’
Night on April 26 for candidates in con-
tested races only. Details of the event will
be announced later.
City jockeys for position
on Port Authority board
By Mary Judson
South Jetty editor
Port Aransas is lobbying state legisla-
tors to include a representative appointed
by the City of Port Aransas on the Port
of Corpus Christi Authority (Port Au-
thority) board of directors.
Legislation has already been introduced
proposing two new positions on the
board, one appointed by the City of Cor-
pus Christi, which already appoints three
members, and another appointed by San
Patricio County, which has not been rep-
resented on the board. The remaining
four members of the board are appointed
by Nueces County.
Port Aransas Mayor Glenn Martin has
written letters to Coastal Bend legisla-
tors asking that they reject the legislation
being presented to the Senate as Senate
Bill 821 and to the House of Representa-
tives as House Bill 2047.
At a meeting at 5 p.m. today, Thurs-
day, March 22, city council members will
consider adopting a resolution request-
ing that the legislature establish a posi-
tion on the Port Authority to be filled by
the city council of the City of Port Aran-
sas.
“If they’re trying to restructure the rep-
resentation on Port Authority, Port Aran-
sas certainly deserves representation,”
Martin said.
“The port owns lands in our city lim-
its that they’re leasing to a gambling ship,
the ship channel dissects our city limits,
we have erosion problems. It seems our
issues should be represented as much as
the refinery interests down the ship chan-
nel,” Martin added.
In his letters to legislators, Martin
points out that the citizens of Nueces
County, including Port Aransas, voted to
create the Port Authority district and
authorized the levying of taxes to pay for
it.
“The Port of Corpus Christi has been
bought and paid for by the citizens of
Nueces County, including our City’s resi-
dents, to the benefit of the region,” Mar-
tin wrote.
Yet, he continued, the “proposed legis-
lation does not provide the citizens of the
City of Port Aransas the right to vote on
the annexation of additional territory to
its Port Authority while the citizens of
San Patricio are given that right.”
Martin went on to say that Port Aran-
sas residents voted to approve issuance
of “Homeport Bonds” to construct the
infrastructure of Naval Station Ingieside
(which is located in San Patricio County
adjacent to the Corpus Christi Ship Chan-
nel), while “not one penny was levied
against the citizens of San Patricio County
to support Homeport, while our City resi-
dents paid taxes for the debt.”
“If San Patricio County is to be afforded
representation on the Port Commission,
then 1 feel strongly that the citizens of
our city must be afforded representation
through the appointment of an additional
Commissioner by our City Council,”
Martin wrote.
Martin said that State Rep. Gene Sea-
man, who represents Port Aransas, called
to acknowledge the letter, but that he had
. not heard from the other legislators.
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Baby boomers on break
Spring Break isn’t just for kids. This Baby Boomer couple and their dogs were enjoying the weather, the sand and the surf
on Tuesday, March 20. Skies were sunny, the breeze was light and the temperature was in the upper 60s. Last week
drew a big crowd of college and high school Spring Breakers, while this week far fewer schools are on break, leaving the
beach to the Baby Boomers.
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