Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 7, 2003 Page: 1 of 30
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Vol. 33 No. 32
On Mustang Island, Texas
Bid Farewell
A RECEPTION WILL BE HELD
Wednesday to bid farewell
TO FORMER PORT ARANSAS
City Manager Tom Brooks.
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SOUTH jetty NEWSPAPER PLUt
Proposed budget: Rate stays, but taxes increase
By Beki Desopo
South Jetty reporter
Despite a slight decrease in the city budget’s bottom line,
taxpayers will have to reach deeper into their pockets.
Fort Aransas property owners knew they were going to be
paying more taxes as they received their 2003-04 property
appraisals; but how much more was yet to be determined.
It the City Council passes the proposed budget, the tax rate
will stay at 44 cents per $100 of appraised value. The rate
dropped from 47 cents, a steady rate tor 20 years, to 44 cents
tor the 2002-03 budget because ot higher property appraisals.
Tax revenues in the amount of $5,163,040 will go toward
the $1 3,528,919 estimated for the entire budget. The remain-
ing $8,365,879 w ill come from grants, fees and utilities (See
Figure I, Page I0A).
The effective tax rate is 40.9954 cents. Effective tax rate is
what is required for the revenues to equal the previous year’s
income. Since the proposed tax rate is more than 3 percent
higher than the effective tax rate, a public hearing must be
held. The meeting is tentatively scheduled for Aug. 21 at 5
p.m.
Property values for Port Aransas increased by approximately
$55 million over the last appraisal. Net assessed value for
2002-03 was $516,141,317. The value for 2003-04 is
$571,304,1 19.
Revenues from property taxes for the 2002-03 fiscal year
totaled $2,328,830. That figure is expected to rise to
$2,428,040 for the 2003-04 fiscal year.
WHERE DOES THE MONEY GO?
The money is divided into nine funds (See Figure 2). The
general fund is the largest with $6,206,716.
If the budget passes as written, all city employees will re-
ceive a 5 percent increase in pay. Raises will take effect Oct. 1,
the beginning of the next fiscal year.
The new city manager, Kelvin Knauf, will receive the raise,
if the budget is passed as presented. At present, Knauf is
earning $70,000 per year plus a $500 per month car allow-
ance. Hiring of the new city manager reduced the salary ex-
ISD trustees
decide from
field of one
By Mary Judson
South Jetty editor
One person submitted a letter expressing
interest in filling Place 3 on the Port Aransas
school board (vacated by Rick Adams) by the
Monday deadline.
Trustees meet today (Thursday, Aug. 7) at
5:45 p.m. to consider appointing a replacement
who will fill the vacancy until the election in
May. The successful candidate in May will ful-
fill the remaining one year of Adams’ term.
Expressing interest in the position was R.
A. “Bob” Smith. Trustees may also consider
others in their deliberations.
Adams submitted his resignation so that his wife
could apply for a teaching position in the district.
Her employment will (>e considered at the board’s
regular meeting, also tixlay, starting at 6 p.m.
Both meetings will be at the administration
building, 100 S. Station St.
Nepotism laws prohibit a first, second or third
line relative of a board member to be considered
for any position except substitute teaching.
Margaret Price, board vice president and
acting president in the absence of Dr. Ken
Dunton, asked anyone interested to submit a
letter to the board by Monday.
In the past two years, trustees have had to
fill five vacancies on the hoard created by death
or resignations. Trustee Paul Matthews died
June 15, 2001, and his brother-in-law, Ben
Brundrett, subsequently resigned so that
Matthews’ willow and Brundrett’s sister, Mary
Jo Matthews, could apply (or a position in the
district. Adams and Ron Skewis were appointed
to replace Matthews and Brundrett.
Then, Trustee Karen Frank moved from the
district and she was replaced by Tim Templeton,
who also subsequently moved. He was replaced
by Maria Caldwell T hompson, who was elected
to the position in May. Finally, Skewis was com-
pelled to resign because of work obligations and
he was replaced by the election of Chuck Bor-
ders in May.
Dog days of summer
pense by $1 1,900 for the upcoming year.
Employee health benefits are expected to cost 12 percent
more than in 2002-03. The city pays the cost of health insur-
ance for its employees. Employees must pay for coverage of
dependents.
Seaweed might just meet its match if $123,000 allotted for
new beach cleaning equipment is passed. This was to have
been purchased during this fiscal year, but the equipment
needed was not available for the amount budgeted. The equip-
ment should leave more sand on the beach as it moves the
sargassum (seaweed) away from the water’s edge.
Under the proposed budget, the Parks and Recreation De-
partment will be allotted $15,000 for a new truck as well as
money for construction around the community park pool and
playground.
Improvements are scheduled for Roberts Point Park. A rain/
wind shield is planned for the Fred Rhodes Memorial Pavil-
ion. I he harbormaster’s office will have a second floor added
Please see ‘BUDGET’ Page 10A
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Sayings such as ‘the dog days of summer,’ ‘a dog’s life’ and the dachshund were enjoying a mid summer day at the beach
‘dog-gone hot,’ are demonstrated in this photo. The mastiff and in Port Aransas while the humans swam and soaked up rays.
Kids win bicycles at Hope Devlin tourney
Lots of little anglers went fishing Satur-
day in hopes of winning bicycles.
The Hope Devlin Kids’ Fishing Tourna-
ment drew 103 anglers, up from the 77 who
fished in the 2002 event sponsored by the
Port Aransas Kiwanis Club.
Bicycles were awarded in three age brack-
ets. A bicycle horn was presented to the an-
gler with the smallest fish, and all the an-
glers received ribbons for participation.
Josh London, 5, of Port Aransas won in
the age 0-5 division; Andrew Pohlen, 7, of
Helotes, won in the age 6-10 bracket, and
winner of the age ll-l6 bracket was K.K.
Farrell, 11, of Port Aransas.
James Langston, 4, of Fredericksburg, won
a bicycle horn featuring a parrot riding a bike
for catching the smallest legal fish in the tour-
nament.
“It was a great turnout," said Faith Devlin,
mother of the tournament’s namesake. Be-
fore losing her battle with cancer, Hope
Devlin loved to fish and she loved kids. To
honor her on both counts, the Kiwanis cre-
ated the tournament. Proceeds are used for
scholarships for Port Aransas High School
seniors.
Kids fish for fun, prizes in memorial tournament
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youngsters from 0 to 16
fished the tournament.
(Left) Carrisa Ayres
weighs her pin perch.
Ayres is from Clifton, III.
(Right) Cousins, Kara
Kelley, 8, left, of Bastrop
and Josh London, 5, of
Port Aransas fished the
tournament Saturday.
Josh was winner of a
bicycle in the age 0-5
category for his 4-pound,
15-ounce redfish.
(Bottom left) Eight-year-
old twin sisters Chynna,
left, and Britteny Crow of
Ingleside fished the
tournament, which is
sponsored by the Kiwanis
Club. Chynna caught a 2-
ounce piggy perch, which
she named Beauty
because it has silver,
purple, gray and gold
stripes. (Bottom right)
Rusty and Chelely
Owens came from
Mustang, Okla., to visit
Mustang Island and Port
Aransas. Their kids are
Gage, 7, and Macie, 10.
Macie caught this
sheepshead.
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