Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 99, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 12, 1993 Page: 1 of 48
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i Commissioners to hear
| solid waste proposals
HOLIDAY ‘SOUNDS’ - The Livingston
High School Band and Choir rehearse for
Monday night’s annual "Sounds of
Christmas" program. The program, spon-
sored by the Polk County Chamber of Com-
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merce, gets underway at 7 p.m. in Florence
Crosby Auditorium. Tickets are $6 for
limited reserved seating, $4 for adults and
$3 for students.
LIVINGSTON -- Recommenda-
tions concerning solid waste collec-
tion/disposal proposals and con-
sideration of the issuance of certifi-
cates of obligation to finish funding
previously-approved projects are
among the matters on the agenda
for Monday’s regular meeting of
the Polk County Commissioners’
Court.
Commissioners received solid
waste proposals from four sources
during a special-called meeting
held Dec. 6. Because of the varying
options available, the court ap-
pointed a panel consisting of En-
vironmental Services Director Jim
McAlister, Citizens’ Solid Waste
Leggett vandalism prompts reward offer
LEGGETT — The Leggett school
board voted Thursday night to offer
a $500 reward for information lead-
ing to the arrest and conviction of
vandals who caused extensive
damages at the school on the night
of Dec. 1.
Several computers and other
items were destroyed in the front
offices of the school. Also, valu-
able tools were taken from the
school’s shop building.
Wayne Geeslin, superintendent,
said the $500 will be offered
through the Polk County Crime
Stoppers.
Meeting in regular session
Thursday night, the board also ac-
cepted the low bid of Owen Furni-
ture of $5,758.37 to install new car-
peting and tile in the new class-
room buildings under now under
construction on the campus.
The new classrooms will be used
for sixth, seventh and eighth
graders and special education stu-
dents. Geeslin said the building
should be ready for occupancy by
January.
Following an executive session,
the board accepted the resignation
of Jack Farris, maintenance worker.
At the beginning of the meeting,
the board gave special recognition
to three students for the month of
November. Geeslin said the board
plans to recognize students each
month for special achievements.
Recognized were Angela Burley,
Leggett senior who won first place
in the VFW Post 8568 Voice of
Democracy Scholarship Program;
Frank Sanchez, Leggett senior who
won second place in a recent 25K
run in Houston; and Cory Dirden,
who won first place in a recent es-
say contest by Champion on "What
Drug-Free Means To Me.”
The winner of the $1,000 VFW
scholarship was an audio essay on
the subject, "My Commitment to
America." The student compared
the importance of being committed
to America as important as in the
same way it is important to be com-
mitted to a garden if it is to grow
properly.
"Each year that I watched my
grandmother plant her garden, I
learned the value of commitment,"
she said. "When she was not totally
commiucd to that garden, it either
failed or the benefits were so small
they were useless. But when she
worked every day in her garden,"
she enjoyed fresh fruits and
vegetables."
"The gardener must be com-
mitted for that garden to be suc-
cessful," she said. "The same is true
for a nation. For America to con-
tinue to prosper, you and I must be
committed to its success."
Sanchez won second place in his
age group in the Dow Chemical
Downtown 25K in Houston. He
was to run again on Saturday in an
18.8 mile run. He and other com-
petitors are building up for the 25-
mile marathon set for Jan. 16 in
Houston.
Dirden was the Leggett cham-
pion in the drug-free contest spon-
See ESSAY pg. 5A
Advisory Council Chairman
Clayton Lillcy, County Judge John
Thompson, Commissioner Bobby
Smith, Consulting Engineer Wayne
Kessler, Livingston City Manager
Sam Gordon and Corrigan City
Manager B.K. Johnson to review
the proposals and to report back to
the court at the Dec. 13 meeting.
Commissioners will also con-
sider issuance of up to $625,000 in
certificates of obligation. The court
voted last month on its intent to
issue the certificates and authorized
publication of the required legal
notices.
Funds will go toward previously-
approved projects, including ap-
proximately $500,000 for the jail
expansion -- a project which was
amended to increase the total jail
capacity to 118 inmates, rather than
the 98-inmate capacity originally
planned. An estimated $100,000
will be used to complete the Cor-
For hospital board
rigan subcourthouse expansion and
related construction to house health
department offices, and for electri-
cal work in the courthouse base-
ment
Other items on the agenda in-
clude consideration of proposals for
workers’ compensation coverage
for county employees, bids on
sheriff’s department patrol vehicles
and a resolution supporting the
county’s re-application for Texas
Natural Resource Conservation
Commission grant funding for a
solid waste enforcement officer.
Under informational reports.
Emergency Management Coor-
dinator John McDowell is slated to
report on the investigation into a
citizen’s complaint regarding pos-
sible dumping of hazardous waste.
Monday’s meeting will begin at
10 a.m. in the Commissioners’
Courtroom, third floor of the court-
house.
Needs on agenda
LIVINGSTON - The regular
monthly meeting of the Polk Coun-
ty Memorial Hospital Board of
Directors is scheduled for 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 14, in the large con-
ference room at the hospital.
The board will discuss the condi-
City to tackle alarms
Election '94.
DAr Precinct 2 posts draw candidates
LIVINGSTON — The Livingston
City Council will consider an or-
dinance regulating burglar alarms
when the council convenes for its
regular monthly meeting Tuesday
night.
The ordinance is being formu-
lated in hopes of lowering the num-
ber of false alarms to which police
must respond. Police Chief Dennis
Clifton, during last months’ council
meeting, said the department had
received 600 false alarms this year.
Keeping an eye on what steps the
county is taking concerning solid
waste disposal, city officials are al-
so slated to examine the solid waste
options. The council will be asked
The council will go into execu-
tive session to discuss litigation
with their attorney.
Tuesday’s meeting will begin at
5 p.m. in the Council Chambers,
Livingston City Hall.
tions of the hospital building and
major systems, and will take action
on the Community Health Needs
Assessment.
Administrator Bob Deen will
give an update on a request for a
proposal regarding potential
partners. Deen will also report on
the recent health fair. Duane
Adams will discuss Managed Care,
and Kathy McHargue will give an
update on the rural health clinic.
The board will also set meeting
dates for 1994.
Several committee reports are
planned, including a Finance Com-
mittee report, a Planning Com-
mittee report and a Quality As-
surance Committee report
Flames gut mobile home
ONALASKA - A three-
bedroom mobile home on FM 356
just across from the entrance to
Canyon Park was destroyed by fire
about 3 a.m. Friday.
Bobby Smith, Onalaska Volun-
JOHN S. HOLLEMAN
. district attorney candidate
DAVID G. JOHNSON
..Precinct 2 JP candidate
BOBBY SMITH
..commissioner seeks re-election
Holleman files Johnson signs up Smith announces
assessment study and possibly go
out for bids on solid waste collec-
tion and disposal proposals.
Councilmembers will also con-
sider a petition and ordinance to
abandon a utility easement for
Enchanted Forest Lots 19 and 20.
City Manager Sam Gordon is
slated to report on the city’s 1993
Texas Community Development
Program grant application, the
Thunder Mountain sanitary sewer
extension project and the U.S. 190
West water and sewer extension
project.
when firefighters arrived.
The mobile home was owned by
Wayne and Patsy Johnson. Smith
said two men and a woman who
were in the mobile home at the
time woke up in time to escape. A
dog died in the fire.
The mobile home was rented to
Eddie and Robin Westfall, who
were in New Orleans at the time of
the fire. All of their belongings
were lost in the fire, Smith said.
The Onalaska Volunteer Fire
Department sent five trucks and 15
firefighters to the scene. The
firefighters battled the blaze for
about a half an hour, then stayed on
the scene another hour and a half
extinguishing hot spots and clean-
ing up debris.
The cause of the fire was not im-
nt chief, said the mprfiatpiy ___
fully involved
Robber targets
liquor store
ONALASKA - A man wielding
a gun held up a cashier at the Old
House of Liquor in Onalaska about
6 p.m. Wednesday and escaped
with an undisclosed amount of
cash.
He was described as being about
30 years of age, with blond hair.
LIVINGSTON - "I seek the of-
fice of district attorney of Polk
County," John S. Holleman, local
attorney, states in filing for the of-
fice of Polk County district attor-
ney. "The citizens of our com-
munity are faced with increasing
crimes which demand an ex-
perienced prosecutor. I have a
proven track record of successful
prosecution."
Holleman grew up in Polk Coun-
ty and graduated from Livingston
High School in 1965. He graduated
from Baylor University with a
bachelor’s degree in business ad-
ministration in 1969 and from
Baylor University School of Law
, with a doctor of jurisprudence de-
gree in 1972. In law school he was
named to the Dean’s Honor List
and graduated in the top third of his
class. After graduation he served as
assistant district attorney for the
City of Houston for approximately
one year before joining the staff of
Harris County District Attorney
Carol Vance in 1973. He remained
with that office, working under
both Carol Vance and Johnny
Holmes, until January, 1986.
While assistant district attorney
in Houston, Holleman handled the
prosecution of thousands of felony
and misdemeanor cases, serving the
last four year as a Felony Division
chief with supervisory respon-
se* CANDIDATE pg. 2A
ONALASKA - David G.
Johnson has announced he is a can-
didate for justice of the peace,
Precinct 2, in the upcoming
Democratic Primary.
"I reside in Onalaska with my
family and we are all active in our
community," Johnson said. "I have
been the municipal court judge for
the City of Onalaska since Septem-
ber, 1990. I have been an active
member of the Onalaska Volunteer
Fire Department for the past 10
years. Other community activities
include: past member of the
Onalaska Independent School Dis-
trict Board of Trustees and past
member of the current Polk County
Memorial Hospital Board of Direc-
tors. Supporting me in my efforts is
my wife, Patti, assistant vice presi-
dent with The Bank of Livingston
and manager of the Onalaska
Branch. She is also a director of the
Polk County Chamber of Com-
merce. Our children include
Michael and his wife, Kristen;
Stacy, a cheerleader at Onalaska
Middle School; and Tommy, class
senator for the Onalaska Middle
School Student Council. We have
two grandchildren, Kristopher and
Kenneth.
"I am seeking the office of jus-
tice of the peace because I feel I
can make a difference," Johnson
said. "Integrity and honesty are cni-
See JUDGE pg. 2 a
ONALASKA - Bobby Smith
has announced his candidacy for
re-election as Polk County commis-
sioner of Precinct 2 in the March
Democratic Primary.
"I have been your commissioner
for the past seven years and have
seen many things accomplished in
Polk County," Smith said. "Some
of the highlights of my past four
years as your commissioner: estab-
lishment of a permanent road fund
for Road and Bridge; providing the
county with a full-time paramedic
ambulance service (AMT) at no
cost to the taxpayer; implementing
a county-wide personnel manage-
ment system; adding a computer
program to track maintenance,
repair and other activities of
Precinct 2 Road and Bridge; and
enlargement of the county jail.
"We have opened a new sub-
courthouse in Onalaska, enlarged
the Corrigan subcourthouse, and
obtained funding for completion of
Farm-to-Market Road 3459 to the
Polk/Trinity County line.
"Economic gains accomplished
while I have been in office have in-
cluded the new Terrell Prison Unit
and the ACF Railcar Refurbishing
site.
"Today, as a representative from
commissioners’ court, I serve as
vice president of the North and East
Texas County Judges and Commis-
See COMMUNITY pg. 2A
CITY EMPLOYEES DONATE -
Livingston Police Department Sgt. Bobby
Williams, Chief Dennis Clifton and Officer
D.W. Milner (1-r) unload food and toys at
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the Polk County Mission Center. City of
Livingston employees collected the items in
what has become a holiday tradition at city
hall.
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