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Mineral Wells Index / Friday, September 14, 2012 ♦ Call Classifieds at 940-327-0838
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COUNTY
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over the years, according to County
Auditor Sharon Allen.
Allen said the intention is to have
dependent premiums completely shifted
to employees over the next two to five
years.
This move and announcement has
been a seemingly bitter pill for some
employees to swallow and caused com-
missioners to make room on Monday's
agenda to hear staff concerns regarding
healthcare modifications.
"Insurance is one of the things that
keep our employees here," noted Sheriff
Ira Mercer.
One other staff member spoke, saying
there are "a lot of questions" and sug-
gesting commissioners have an evening
meeting one day so more employees can
attend.
Precinct 4 Commissioner Jeff Fryer
said commissioners will be shopping for
cheaper insurance next year.
On
Thursday,
County
Judge
David
Nicklas
reported
that com-
missioners
will meet
Monday at
5 p.m. "to
try and
answer any questions county employees
might have regarding dependent insur-
ance coverage."
Allen said she recalls that up until the
late 1990s the county covered all health
insurance premiums for employee as
well as their spouses and dependents.
However, she added that over the last
12 to 13 years health care and health
insurance costs have risen dramatically
- "faster than you can realistically pass
it on to employees."
She added that roughly 12-13 years
ago, the county paid between $10 to $25
per pay period for employee dependent
insurance. In fiscal year 2013, the county
will offer five tiers of coverage, which
retains fully covering the employee's
portion. Employee's share of coverage
will cost from $80 per pay period for
one dependent up to $200 for coverage
for the entire family.
Tax rate passed
After having the requisite public
hearings on the 2012 tax rate, on
Monday Palo Pinto County
Commissioners approved an order set-
ting the 2012 tax rate at 33.20 cents per
$100 taxable value.
As it was proposed and reported last
month, this includes a 27.78 cent general
fund tax rate and a 5.42 cent road-and-
bridge rate. The 2012 tax rate will raise
more M&O taxes than last year's rate,
which required a certain number of
public hearings.
Also on Monday commissioners
approved tourism budgets for the
Mineral Wells Area Chamber of
Commerce and the Possum Kingdom
Chamber of Commerce.
PKCC has budgeted to spend
$146,200 toward tourism for 2013, which
Executive Director Gayla Chambers said
is $6,500 less than last year, since "we
think PK is OK," she said, quoting the
public relations marketing slogan the
chamber used last year, after the 2011
fire season, to draw people back to rec-
reation on the lake.
Chambers said they plan seven cham-
ber-sponsored events, including the
upcoming "Possum Fest" and barbeque
and chili cook off, which will take place
Oct. 4-5.
In addition to its planned tourism
events, the PKCC also helps with desti-
nation events like this Sunday's
TRIFECTA Triathlon and many bass
tournaments, including the Texas Bass
Championships scheduled for Sept. 30.
The MWACC budget for 2013
includes tourism costs of $214,898.
Executive Director Beth Watson said
some of the expenses go to advertising
in publications like Texas Highways,
Tour Texas, Dallas, Fort Forth and North
Texas Child, State Travel Guide,
TourTexas.com and Ride Texas
Magazine.
Watson also reported on events the
MWACC helped fund in 2012, includ-
ing: Frontier Christmas at the Old Jail
Museum; Ultimate Wedding
Givewaway at Clark Gardens; the 75th
Annual PRC A Rodeo; three bikes races
and rides; the Crazy Water Festival;
Coffee Creek RV Resort Bluegrass
Festival and updating the National
Vietnam War Museum.
Another budget-related item commis-
sioners addressed Monday was its pro-
posed fiscal year 2013 change to county
contributions toward employee depen-
dent insurance coverage.
On Monday, commissioners also:
• Approved several requests for
replats of property, including four in
Sportsman's World and two at The Hills
Above Possum Kingdom.
• Held public hearings for district
clerk and county clerk preservation and
restoration or records plans, which were
followed by setting fees.
• Approved a new 1/2-ton GMC
Sierra pickup truck for the Palo Pinto
County Sheriff's Office for $27,407,
which was the lowest bid. They also
authorized trading trucks, with the
Emergency Management Coordinator's
vehicle going to Precinct 3
Commissioner Mike Pierce's depart-
ment and the former sheriff's vehicle
going to Emergency Services.
• Authorized construction of a new
tax office service window at the Poston
Building. The window will face the west
entrance. Tax Assessor-Collector Linda
Tuggle said this will help solve a prob-
lem with noise coming from an air con-
ditioner above one of the existing win-
dows, while it will help relieve conges-
tion during busy periods.
Insurance is one of
the things that keep
our employees here.
- Sheriff Ira Mercer
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Texas man allegedly linked to
Anonymous hackers arrested
DALLAS (AP) — A
Texas man linked to the
worldwide hacking group
Anonymous has been
detained by the FBI over
accusations that he threat-
ened a federal agent, his
attorney said Thursday.
Barrett Brown, 31, of
Dallas was arrested
Wednesday night and
booked into the Dallas
County jail, according to
jail records. Brown was
then transferred into FBI
custody, Dallas County
sheriff's spokeswoman
Carmen Castro said.
Brown's attorney, Jay
Leiderman, told The
Associated Press that he
expected Brown to be
charged with making
threats to a federal agent.
Leiderman said the accu-
sations are connected to
YouTube videos Brown
posted in recent days.
The most recent video
posted to Brown's account
is entitled, in part, "Why
I'm Going to Destroy FBI
Agent Robert Smith." In
it, Brown rails against fed-
eral authorities for what
he describes as an unfair
investigation of him and
his mother, who he said
was not involved in any
of Anonymous' activities.
He said in the video
that someone had told his
attorney that his mother
could face obstruction of
justice charges.
"She's a rule follower
is what's absurd about
this," he said in the video.
Brown has previously
been linked to the
Anonymous movement
of cyber-rebels and was
often quoted in media
reports about the shad-
owy movement.
The writer was the
subject of a raid by the
FBI in March after it and
other law enforcement
agencies swooped in on
the alleged members of
the Lulz Security hacking
collective, an Anonymous
offshoot that claimed
responsibility for a series
of eye-catching electronic
attacks against Sony
Corp., FBI affiliate
groups, and the U.S.
Public Broadcasting
Service.
In a profanity-laced
tirade, Brown threatens in
the video to strike back at
Smith.
"So that's why Robert
Smith's life is over,"
Brown said. "But when I
say his life is over, I don't
say I'm going to go kill
him. But I am going to
ruin his life and look into
his (expletive) kids."
Brown then smiles
before adding: "How do
you like them apples?"
Spokesmen for the
FBI's Dallas office and the
local U.S. Attorney's office
declined to comment.
CHRIS AGEE/INDEX
‘Storage Wars:Texas’ cast member Jenny Grumbles looks none to happy about
Thursday morning’s wind and rain in Mineral Wells.The show’s cast and crew
returned to Armor Self-Storage in Mineral Wells to film an episode.
STORAGE
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reasons, including "curi-
osity," as Linda Draper
explained.
Draper's husband,
David, said they have
enjoyed the "Storage
Wars" franchise for some
time and wanted the
chance to witness cast
members' visit to Palo
Pinto County.
"We watch all the auc-
tions on TV," he said, not-
ing he and his wife
viewed the prior episode
filmed at the location
"but we didn't see any-
body we knew."
Whether they will rec-
ognize anyone when
Thursday's auction airs
remains to be seen, he
said, though inclement
weather presented its
own surprise.
"We didn't expect
this," he said, though he
said he would remain at
the auction as long as
possible.
Another attendee,
Chisum Valley, said he
was at the auction merely
as a bidder and was not
influenced by the pres-
ence of cameras.
"I didn't even know
they were coming," he
said, though he explained
it would not affect his
mission.
"We'll see if we can
outbid some of these
guys," he said.
Heavy rains
and high
winds cause
‘Storage
Wars: Texas’
auctioneer
Walt Cade
to hold on
to his hat as
he gives the
rules for the
auction to
bidders
Thursday
morning
outside
Armor Self-
Storage in
east Mineral
Wells.
CHRIS AGEE/
INDEX
Local business owner
Mark Witschorke said,
despite the deep pockets
of "Storage Wars" bid-
ders, adverse weather
conditions probably kept
some of his competitors
away and increased his
chance of a successful
auction.
"This is what we like
to see, rain," he said.
Armor Self-Storage
owner Marcia Carpenter
said she was thrilled to
host the show's cast and
crew for a second time.
Not only does the
experience benefit her
business, she said such
exposure is good for
Mineral Wells.
When the show's sea-
son opener aired,
Carpenter said footage of
downtown shops and
other local landmarks
received screen time.
She said she heard pos-
itive results from business
owners who appreciated
the exposure they
received from the epi-
sode.
Some of the regular
attendees of her auctions,
though, were not pleased
with the additional com-
petition from the televi-
sion stars, she said.
In the end, she said,
both visits by the cable
network amount to a
local benefit.
"I'm happy for Mineral
Wells," she said.
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