The Wylie News (Wylie, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 46, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 16, 1997 Page: 3 of 22
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Proposed Stoneridge
Farms Subdivision
Wylie approves 65-lot preliminary plat
By John M. Motter
A preliminary plat submitted by
Goff Homes for a 73-acr:, 65-lot
residential development to be called
Stoneridge Farms was approved by
the Wylie City Council meeting in
regular session April 8.
The new development will be
located at the junction of Stone
Road :uid FM 544 just south of the
Quail Hollow subdivision.
Goff Home’s next step is to com-
plete plans and submit an applica-
tion for approval of the final plat.
Before submitting the preliminary
plat to the city council, the develop-
er obtained a 7-0 vote of approval
from the Wylie Planning Commis-
sion after complying with changes
recommended earlier by the
Commission.
Goff had originally asked for a
variance so they would not have to
Third quarter sales tax declines
Gross sales in Texas declined by
9.6 percent according to a third
quarter report released by John
Sharp, the Texas Comptroller of
Public Accounts.
The report summarizes and com-
pares third quarter sales for '95 and
’96, the number of reporting outlets,
use tax purchases, and the amount
subject to shite sales and use taxes.
Also included is the same data
classified according to industry.
In Collin County, third quarter
gross sales increased by 12.1 percent
from $859 million to $963 million,
even as the number of reporting out-
lets dropped from 3,080 to 2,812.
Neighboring Dallas County
reported third quarter gross sales of
$7.8 million, up 0.5 percent from the
previous year. The lumber of report-
ing outlets in Dallas County fell
from 26,634 to 22,637.
For the entire state, retail trade,
amounting to $48.2 billion and die
largest sales category, fell by 1.6
percent during the third quarter of
1996 when compared with the same
quarter of 1995.
The number of retail trade outlets
dropped from 236,813 to 205,507.
Within retail hade, automotive
was the biggest category. Automo-
tive sales amounted to $10.7 billion,
a 6.3 percent increase. The number
of reporting automotive outlets
dropped from 17,886 to 16,276.
Next to automotive in sales vol-
ume was food stores $8.5 billion, a
2.9 percent increase. Reporting out-
lets for food stores declined from
23,014 to 21,880.
Next in line, sales in general mer-
chandise dropped 12.9 percent to
$7.3 billion. Reporting outlets in
general merchandise fell from 5,502
to 4,992.
Home furnishings gross sales
declined 4.6 percent to $4.5 billion.
The number of home furnishings
outlets decreased from 21,810 to
18,497.
Gross sales Uirough restaurants
totalled $4.7 billion, a 1.4 percent
increase. The number of restaurants
dropped from 46,835 to 44,246.
In odier retail sales categories,
building materials were off 5.3 per-
cent at $3 billion, clothing was off
4.9 percent at almost $2 billion,
drug stores were up a significant 8.2
percent at $1.4 billion, aid liquor
stores were up 3.7 percent at $407
million.
As a general category, wholesale
trade fell 20.2 percent to $26.9 bil-
lion. Widiin wholesale trade mining
was up 43.7 percent, manufacturing
was down 19.4 percent, agriculture
and forestry were down 6.2 percent,
construction was up 1.6 percent,
transportalion/utilities were down
3.1 percent, durable goods were
down 17 percent, and nondurable
goods were down 23.5 percent.
Public administration was the
only major category with an
increase, climbing 7.6 percent to
$256 million. Public administration
was the only category on the entire
chart with an increase in the number
of reporting outlets, going from 354
to 363.
Ask Dr. Hambrice
It Makes
Sense
When it comes to insurance, you
shouldn’t have to go in the hospital
to find that you don’t have enough.
Let’s face it. The cost of
health care is rising, and
your insurance could
easily overlook today’s
medical expenses. You
just never know when
you might need hospital-
ization or out-patient
attention, but you can
know that you’ll be
financially covered
should an illness or
accident happen.
WYLIE
INSURANCE AGENCY
Serving You Since 1898
Wylie’s Oldest Continuously Operated Business
John Yeager, CIC
201 Calloway 442-3505
Jeffery B.
Hambrice,
D.D.S.
A BRIDGE TO
DENTAL HEALTH
Q. What should I know about
various types of bridges?
A. There are several types of den-
tal bridges, each with its own
mission.
Removable bridges attach to
adjoining teeth by means of metal
clips so they can be inserted or
removed easily. Removable
bridges are traditional and still
very much a part of modem den-
tistry. A fixed bridge holds one or
more substitute teeth between
two crowns. Teeth on either side
of the bridging gap are reshaped
to anchor the new bridge firmly.
A Maryland bridge is supported
by metal clasps bonded to the
adjacent teeth, requiring less
modification of these teeth.
Even if you already have a bridge
in your mouth, it might be time to
review your options. You’ll prob-
ably be thrilled with the state-of-
the-art applications available
through your dentist.
Presented as a
community service
by
Jeffery B. Hambrice, D.D.S.
303 S. Hwy. 78, Suite 205
Wylie, Texas 75098
Phone 442-2002
Road
From Page 1A
build sidewalks on both sides of
streets. Goff’s reasoning for the
reque.^ was based on the supposi-
tion that sidewalks would detract
from the nature and country feel of
the development.
Goff’s sidewalk variance request
was denied because city staff and
the council felt that the develop-
ment's proximity to schools and
parks will inevitably lead to pedes-
trian traffic.
Lavon where the Temperas are
temporary caretakers.
“This is an experiment," Gor-
don said, “to learn if we can stand
to live in one spot longer than two
weeks"
Gordon retired 10 years ago in
March after 37 years as an electri-
cal engineer for a rural electric
cooperative in Scott City, Kansas.
Mary had been school nurse there
for the last 18 years.
By retirement time, the couple’s
children were long gone, the son
employed as a mechanical engi-
neer, the daughter as an RN.
The family traveled, camped,
and took ski trips during those
years of child raising.
“We vowed to travel when we
retired,” Mary said. ‘That is what
we have done.”
So far, the Temperas don’t miss
having a permanent, stationary
home.
“We meet the most wonderful
people," Mary said, “and I don’t
have a lot of housework and com-
Renovation
From Page 1A
and contains about 35 percent
asbestos,” said Mindy Manson,
assistant to the city manager.
The $200,000 renovation is
designed to convert the former
post office located at the comer of
Oak and Jackson streets for use as
a community center and senior cit-
izens meeting room.
Funding is a combination of
$175,000 approved in bond
monies by the Parks and Recre-
ation Facilities Development Cor-
poration and a $25,000 transfer
from the 4B operating fund to the
4B capital projects fund.
THE WYLIE NEWS
Support your local merchant,.
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plicated cooking chores."
Gordon is 75 and Mary nearly
70, but steering their over 50 feet
of pickup-fifth wheel trailer is no
problem. The current pickup is a
1989, one-ton dual-wheel Chevro-
let with 170,000 miles on the
speedometer.
Both drive the rig, but they have
developed some rules over the
years. They try to avoid going
through metropolitan areas on
major freeways. They don’t drive
at night and they stay off of the
road on weekends and holidays.
Every three or four months they
pass through Kansas to visit fami-
ly-
"We don’t miss our home, but
we do miss family and friends,"
Gordon said.
The RV is compact, but conve-
niently arranged and contains
almost every modern appliance
found in normal homes, plus a
queen-sized bed.
A mobile phone keeps the Tem-
peras in touch with the rest of the
world. Arrangements through a pri-
vate mail company lakes care of
their mail and ATMs make money
accessible anywhere. They carry
their medical records with them,
but neither has a major medicaf
problem.
Socializing with people is a big
plus for those on the RV trail.
The Temperos are members of
the Holiday Rambler Travel Club
which holds three one-week rallies
a year. Rallies are like family
reunions where RVers get together
and talk over the latest happenings
in their lives.
Last summer, for example. Club
members met at West Springfield,
Mass., then toured the East Coast,
taking in Gettysburg and Bunker
Hill and other historical sites in the
process.
Life is busy for the Temperos.
Gordon is a ham radio operator
and Mary knits.
“We don’t seem to have as
much time as we did when we
were working," Gordon said. “We
go so many places with the group.
We play cards and dominos and
visit historic sights and take tours.
We’re always busy.”
“Full-time RVing is not for
everybody,” he added. “You both
have to love it."
For the Temperos, home is
where the heart is. And their hearts
are cross-country travelers.
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Cook, Margaret. The Wylie News (Wylie, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 46, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 16, 1997, newspaper, April 16, 1997; Wylie, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth750300/m1/3/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Smith Public Library.