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Thursday, September 11,1980
THE BASTROP ADVERTISER AND COUNTY NEWS
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New precinct bounds could help, says judge
Precinct 4 Commissioner
Emil Mogonye said Monday
he's disappointed at how
little his precinct road and
bridge fund will increase
when the county starts a
new fiscal year Oct. 1.
As the Commissioners
Court was paying its
monthly bills Monday,
Mogonye complained that
his precinct will have only
about $8,000 more to work
with next year than during
the current year. And thj£
despite a 50 percent hike in
the county's ad valorem tax
levy for the 1980 81 tax year.
"Seems like everything
goes to the courthouse," said
Mogonye, while “we get so
little out of it.”
The 1980 81 road and
bridge fund budget for
Precipct 4 totals $84,827, up
from estimated spending of
$75,185 for budget year
1980.
MORE EQUAL
County Judge Jack A.
Griesenbeck said he hopes
that when the road and
bridge precinct lines are
redrawn based on 1980
Pickle friends
set Elgin party
Residents from all parts of
Bastrop County are invited
to meet Rep. J.J. Pickle and
enjoy refreshments and
entertainment Saturday,
Sept. 13 at a party at the
Elgin VFW Hall.
Tickets are $2.50 per
person and can be obtained
in Bastrop at First National
Bank, The Maynard Agency,
Newby Funeral Home, from
Postmaster A.A. Sanders
and attorney James Ker-
shaw.
The event is to last from 7
to 9 p.m. and is sponsored by
a county wide committee of
local elected officials and
friends of the congressman.
GOP delegates
to San Antonio
Bastrop County sent an
active delegation to last
weekend’s Republican State
Convention held in San
Antonio.
Delegates attending for
Bastrop County: Roy
Hanson and Bob Long of
Bastrop; Eva Middleton of
Cedar Creek; Cynthia
Gruetzner of Elgin; Ken
Howard of Rosanky and Rill
DeuFriend of Smithville
Also attending workshops
held in conjunction with the
convention were: Walter and
Angie Johnson of Bastrop;
Lillian Howard of Rosanky
and Naomi Due Friend of
Smithville.
The Bastrop County Dele
gation met on Saturday
morning before the 18th
Senatonial District caucus.
Attending the Bastrop meet
ing were: Florine Cornelius
of Victoris, District 18
Committeewoman and Ron
Brandon of Temple, District
18 Committeeman; Adel
Lucas of Cueri representing
the TFRW; also John
Langhoff of Yoakum and
Greg Knippa of Giddings,
candidates for convention
platform committee.
Bob Long testified before
the platform committee
prior to the start of the
convention.
census figures, they can be
managed to include equal
county road mileages as
well.
Thai would mean the
county’s road and bridge
money could be equally
divided among the four
commissioners, he indicated.
The law mandates that
road precincts vary no more
than 10 percent in popula-
tion, said Griesenbeck. He
urged hiring "redistricting
specialists” to help balance
population, road mileage and
the number of bridges in
each precinct.
Under the present set up,
commissioners are alotted
road and bridge funds
proportional to the miles of
road they must maintain.
In consequence, Precinct 3
Commissioner Jerry Alex
ander is budgeted for
$183,570 in 1980-81. But
Precinct 1 (Bastrop) will
have only $45,388 to spend
for the year.
Precinct 2’s Commissioner
Billy Davis will have
$119,795 to spend.
Also, Monday, commis-
sioners approved hiring a
full-time deputy to assist
District Court Clerk Peggy
Walicek.
Mrs. Walicek said the civil
case load in 21st District
Court has jumped about 25
percent this year. The
number of criminal cases is
almost the same as last year,
she said.
But a larger number of
jury trials and appeals has
contributed to a bigger work
load for her staff, she
argued.
Earlier this year, commis-
sioners approved a part-time
deputy for the clerk. That
will become a full time
position, Mrs. Walicek in-
dicated.
Twice before during the
preparation of the 1980-81
budget commissioners had
rejected the request for a
full-time deputy.
Griesenbeck argued against
the move. “Where's the
money coming from?,’’ he
wanted to know.
“Ive been the voice crying
in the dark, don't spen the
money," lamented the judge,
“but I don't cry so loud any
more."
DEPUTY’S RAISE
Following a brief closed-
door meeting with the
District Attorney Neal Pfeif-
Bastrop Meat Co.
opens Saturday
Bastrop Meat Co., home of
one of Central Texas' best
known bar-b-ques, will re-
open Saturday following
extensive remodeling after
fire last Jan. 25 gutted all
but the outside walls.
Arthur Luna, who oper-
ates the business, said
elaborate facilities have oeen
installed for the processing
and sale of fresh meat.
The bar b que featurs
added dining tables.
The entire building is air
conditioned.
Opeating hours will be
from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
fer, commissioners also
voted to approve a $100 per
month pay hike fo the Chief
Deputy in the Sheriffs
Office.
That position is currently
held by veteran deputy
Verlin Hemphill.
In other business, com-
missioners listened to a
request by George Reine-
mund of Tahitian Village
Corporation for the county
to take over for maintenance
of about 4 miles of Tahitian
Drive and Riverside Drive in
the ritfer front Pine Forest
development.
The roads include a 60-foot
right
of way and paving 22 feet
wide, said construction su-
perintendent T.C. Hoffman.1
Asked about the type an'cj
thickness of the road’s basfe1
material, Hoffman said, “ft'
should have plenty—itV
pretty thick.”
Commissioners agreed tb ’
inspect the roads beforb'
acting on possible accept-
ance.
"If it’s as good as I think it ’
is, I see no reason not t6 1
accept it," said Griesenbeck.'. !
IN TONE WFIH
City secretary
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item was included on the
published meeting agenda.
Some council members
doubted there was enough
agreement among the group
to come to a decision. "There
are four opinions" about
what to do, said councilman
Barbara Turner.
But councilman John
Sanders indicated some
basic agreements had been
reached. "There is no doubt"
about the value of Mrs.
McLaunn as a city emplo
yee, he said.
Councilman James
DeBaun indicated he
thought the council had come
to some substantial under
standings.
But Councilman Henry
Schuyler said there were
"other things" raised bv the
City Secretary’s pay demand
that remain to he settled. He
did not elaborate.
Water
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ters simply don’t recostl
actual water usage.
No action was taken on
Councilman John Sander’s
repeated urging that the city
undertake an immediate
program to replace dead
water (peters.
The vote to adopt the new
higher sewer rate was
unanimous.
A resident who used
10.000 gallons will be billed
$6.78 as a sewer charge.
That represents a 42 per
cent increase over the old
fiat rate charge.
The resident who uses
100.000 gallons possibly to
help maintain a lawn and
garden in hot weather,
would see a sewer charge of
$32.88. That would be an
increase of more than 690
per cent Over the former
rate.
If you want to drink,
that’s your busness. If
you don’t, cal 321-5827.
Schuyler suggested the
council might meet again
this week in secret to
continue the debate.
Mrs. McLaurin said Tues-
day she would wait until
Monday’s council meeting to
decide whether to resign.
Lacfies
luncheon
The September Ladies
Luncheon will be held
Tuesday, Sept. 16 at 12:30
p.m. at Pine Forest Inn and
Recquet Club at 12:30 p.m.
Reservations must be
made before Friday, Sept.
12, noon, by calling Jennie
O’Shaughnessy at 321-6934
or Blanche Mack at 321-6904.
Pitching for another prize Sunday at
St. Paul's Church bazaar in Smithville
Coffee slated for
GOP tax candidate
Jim and Eva Middleton will Cedar Creek Bluebonnet
host an informal coffee for Acres ares, who is interested
Bill Due Friend, Candidate in meeting Bill, is invited to
for County Tax Assessor, attend.
Friday Sept. 12th at their
home near Cedar Creek. For further information,
Anyone who lives in the contact Eva at 321-3116.
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McAuley, Davis. The Bastrop Advertiser and County News (Bastrop, Tex.), No. 55, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 11, 1980, newspaper, September 11, 1980; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth737752/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bastrop Public Library.