Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 109, No. 64, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 11, 1991 Page: 1 of 32
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Livestock
ordinance
hearing set
LIVINGSTON - A public hearing
on a proposed livestock ordinance
tops the agenda for Tuesday’s
regular meeting of the Livingston
City Council. The meeting will begin
at 5 p.m. in the Council Chambers,
Livingston City Hall.
Following the hearing, the council
will consider adoption of the or-
dinance, which has been the topic of
discussion at the past several coun-
cil meetings.
Primarily aimed at curbing com-
plaints involving livestock kept on
smaller tracts within the city, the
proposed ordinance would establish
a permit system for tracts under
three acres in size. Through the per-
mit system, the city will be able to
know what types of animals are be-
ing kept and where they are located.
A permit fee of $25 would help offset
the cost of inspections.
Those with tracts over three
acres, FFA and 4-H projects, the
Youth Rodeo Association and those
keeping animals less than 72 hours
would be exempt from the or-
dinance. Existing noise, odor and
health regulations would continue to
apply to tracts covered under the
proposed ordinance, as well as to
larger tracts.
Councilmembers will also con-
sider applying for 1901 Community
Development Block Grant funding to
install a ground storage tank to help
relieve water pressure problems in
the city's northeast sector, consider
a proposed ordinance creating a
Joint Airport Zoning Board and con-
sider a proposed ordinance allowing
Texas Municipal Retirement
System service credits to be updated
and providing for increased an-
nuities for municipal ratines.
The council will also consider ac-
ceptance of an employee job
classification, pay system and
management report prepared by
Ray Associates, Inc That report
was reviewed at length during a
special-called council meeting last
month.
Payment requests will be con-
sidered involving the Holhausen
Street improvement project and
wastewater treatment plant expan-
sion.
Councilmembers are expected to
agree to advertise for bids on
chemical requirements for 1991-92
and on the purchase of a street
sweeper.
A public hearing on the city’s pro-
posed 1991-92 budget is expected to
be set for Sept. 10. City Manager
Sam Gordon will review the
preliminary budget with the council
and will also give an update on the
status of a complaint filed against a
Handley Street resident for keeping
trash on his property.
Contractors
deserve
welcome
LIVINGSTON - Sixty-eight con-
tractors from several states in addi-
tion to Texas have arrived in Polk
County and begun work on a $57%
million project for the State of Texas
- the Charles T. Terrell Unit of the
Texas Department of Criminal
Justice.
“These people will be living here
for the next two and a half years and
they’ll have to buy food, gas and
other things Just like everybody
else,” Bill Chadwick, executive
director of the Polk County Chamber
of Commerce, said.
“I’d like to make the local people
realize how fortunate we are to have
this,” he said.
However, according to Chadwick,
these very people who will be con-
tributing to the local economy for
the next two and a half years, have
not been met with open arms.
“The fellows haven’t been receiv-
ed very well and say that people
have been kind of stand-offish," he
said. “They’re used to working with
communities that ire very ag-
gressive.
“This is a $57% million job. If
somebody doesn’t realise the impor-
tance of catering to these people out
there, they’re missing out on an op-
portunity to really sell their
business,” Chadwick said.
“I want to tty to encourage the
business people who can do business
with these subtractors to contact
See CONTRACTORS pg. 2A
CLOSE CALL - Emergency personnel
stabilize Edna Singleton of Livingston after a
two-vehicle accident Thursday morning on
U.S. 59 north of Livingston. Singleton’s 1990
Mazda find an 18-wheel log truck, driven by
Matthew Mecham of Groveton, were both
southbound when the Mazda attempted to
cross to the inside lane, sideswiping the log
truck, according to DPS Trooper Paul
For commissioners' court
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Heame. Both vehicles careened into the me-
dian, with the Mazda veering in front of the
truck. Both vehicle came to a stop in the in-
side lane on the southbound side. Singleton,
who was cited for making an unsafe lane
change, was transported to the hospital
emergency room, but reportedly suffered on-
ly minor injuries.
BTLE access, jail on agenda
LIVINGSTON - Two recurring
problems - access to portions of Big
Thicket Lake Estates and jail over-
crowding - will be among the mat-
ters addressed during Monday’s
regular meeting of the Polk County
Commissioners' Court.
A step toward resolving an access
problem in Big Thicket Lake
Estates, which has occurred
periodically since heavy rains wash-
Justice (TDJC) will also be con- vehicles, open bids on county
sidered. Each year, the county and photocopying equipment, agree to
TDJC enter into an agreement advertise for bids on construction of
through which a prisoner normally a bridge over Menard Creek in the
kept in the county jail who has a Holly Grove community in Precinct
parole violation can be housed in a 1 and consider a sheriff’s depart-
private detention facility at state ex- ment payroll adjustment to reflect
fiu> Kirino of Mnrv Moselev to
In other business, commissioners
scheduled to canvass returns
Voters unite against
persona! property tax
LIVINGSTON - The majority
of Polk County voters cast their
ballots against both of the propos-
ed constitutional amendments on
the ballot in Saturday’s election.
Amendment No. 1, which would
allow the voters of a county
education district to adopt cer-
tain exemptions from the
district’s ad valorem taxation for
residence homesteads and to pro-
vide for the taxation of certain
tangible personal property, failed
in Polk County by a vote of 1,134
“for” to 1,351 “against.”
The majority of local voters
also voted against Amendment
No. 2, which would provide for
the issuance of general obligation
bonds to provide educational
loans to students. The amend-
ment failed locally by a vote of
920 “for” to 1,544 “against.”
The Secretary of State’s office
reported at 9:30 p.m. Saturday
that, with 59 counties still not
reporting, Proposition 1 was
passing by a narrow vote of
128,849 “for” and 124,118
“against.” Proposition 2 was fail-
ing statewide by a vote of 108,818
“for” and 141,389 “against.”
CED election
Local school districts held an
election Saturday on behalf of the
Polk County Education District,
with the majority of local voters
voting “against” Proposition 1,
the taxation of tangible personal
property in the Polk County
CED; and voting “for” the se-
cond two propositions on the
ballot, which would allow a 20
percent homestead exemption
and $10,000 over-06 and disabled
exemptions.
Below are the unofficial totals
from each school district in the
Polk County CED election:
Proposition 1
“The taxation of all tangible
personal property, other than
manufactured homes, in Polk
County Education District that is
not held or used for the produc-
tion d income.”
Livingston BD:
For.........................83
Against................. 1,156
Onalaska BD:
For............... 27
Against........... 379
Corrlgan-Camden BD:
—Per....................
Against....................178
Big Sandy BD:
For.........................14
Against....................190
Goodrich BD:
For..............Not available
Against..........Not available
Leggett BD:
For........................,.l
Against.....................82
Proposition No. 2
“The exemption of 20 percent
of the market value of the
residence homestead from ad
valorem taxation in Polk County
Education District.”
Livingston BD:
For........................900
Against......... ..........318
Onalaska BD:
For........................304
Against............... 99
Corrlgan-Camden BD:
For........................149
Against.....................38
Big Sandy BD:
For........................153
Against.....................50
Goodrich BD:
For..............Not available
Against..........Not available
Leggett BD:
For.........................45
Against.....................15
Propositions
“The exemption of $10,000 of
the market value of the residence
homestead of an individual who is
disabled and of $10,000 of the
market value of the residence
homestead of an individual who is
65 or older from ad valorem taxa-
tion in Polk County Education
District.”
Livingston BD:
For........................986
Against....................H5
Onalaska BD:
For........................308
Against.....................91
Corrlgan-Camden BD:
For.............. 140
Against.....................39
Big Sandy BD:
For...;....................153
Against.....................49
Goodrich BD:
For..............Not available
Against..........Not available
Leggett BD:
For.........................48
Against.....................1$
Chester BD
Residents of Polk County who
re ride in the Chester BD voted on
propositions relating to the Tyler
County Education District. The
propositions on the Tyler County
order from those on the Polk
County CED ballot. No vote totals
were available from Chester at
press time Saturday night.
from Saturday’s election, consider
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ed out the dam road leading to the reappointment of Gaffney Phillips
back half of the subdivision during as the county’s representative to the
Hurricane Bonnie in June, 1906, may MHMR Board of Trustees and
be taken Monday as county commis- review the Fiscal Year 1990 audit
sioners consider applying for grant report prepared by Axley and Rode
funding help solve the problem. CPA.
Commissioners will consider sub- The court is also expected to con-
mitting an application for grant fun- sider a request from Commodity
ding to assist in the development of Supervisor Shari Brent to hold com-
an alternate route from the subdivi- modity distributions on the same
sion. Polk County will be working in day at all sites, open bids on the pur-
conjunction with Liberty County chase of sheriff’s department
toward applying for a Community
Development Block Grant through
the Texas Department of Com-
merce.
The court is also expected to ap-
point a committee to study and bring
recommendations back to commis-
sioners for the hiring of an architec-
tural and engineering firm to plan
the hiring of Mary Moseley
replace Debra Qualls as jailer.
Under informational reports, com-
missioners are scheduled to note a
report from Polk County En-
vironmental Services, certification
of training for the Veterans Service
Officer, hear a report from Les ------------- .-r-.—_
Leach of the Peavy Switch Recovery ming from a 1989 incident tn which a
Center and hear an update on the 38-year-old pharmaceutical
status of the Stewart and Associates saleswoman claimed to have been
county property study. held against her will and raped
Monday’s meeting will begin at 10 repeatedly over a five-hour penod.
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Sentencing delayed
LIVINGSTON - A sentencing ingston before District Judge John
hearing for Dr. William “Bill” In- Martia Formal sentencing was in-
gram, originally to begin Monday, itially delayed pending completion
has been rescheduled for 9:30 a.m. of a pre-sentencing investigation by
Tuesday, Aug. 27. the Polk County Probation Depart*
In a trial held in Houston, Ingram ment. The postponement until Aug.
was found guilty June 5 on ag- 27 reportedly stems from a time ag-
gravated kidnapping charges stem- flict with another trial involving In-
■ —- *—- gram's defense attorney, Dick
a.m. in the Commissioners’ Cour-
troom, Polk County Courthouse.
the sentencing hearing will be
held in the county courthouse in Liv-
DeGuerin of Houston
Aggravated kidnapping is a first-
degree felony which carries a
punishment range of five to 99 years
in prison. A fine of up to $10,090 can
also be imposed.
Livingston ISD launches budget talks
campus to relieve overcrowding; ”**
and $5,000 to cover expenses related
am __a__— J.IMI «4 el aaaas
LIVINGSTON - Although still
waiting on the Texas Legislature to
determine how much state money
will be available to school districts,
iJvinvftton ISD trustees launched
The select Jail committee, ap-
pointed by the commissioners’ court
to help come up with solutions to
overcrowding at the county jail,
recommended last month that a
48-bed addition to the existing jail by
built “as soon as possible . ” The jail
has been under a remedial order
since last year, limiting its capacity
to 48 classified inmates The Texas
Commission on Jail Standards has
liven the county two options -
jail or reduce the jail
Livingston ISD trustees launched
the first of a series of budget
workshops Thursday night. The
board also met in executive session
ditional expenditures which the
district, at this point, feels are
unavoidable, according to Assistant
Superintendent for Business Joe
Cogblll.
is u^ aSS^,»Ofr«Jrtost year, coverage to aU en*kyees.
he said. That $808,000 increase to-
No tax rate has yet been proposed,
although Cogblll said the ad-
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expansion of »tete sick leave g* BOARDS pg. 2A
Approval of a prisoner custody
agreement between the county and
the Pardon and Paroles Division of
the Texas DeDartment of Criminal
poara a iso met in exovuuv® sewou y-------.
to fill several employee positions eludes: a $180,000 Increase In the
prior to the beginning of the 1901-92 cost of worker s compermtion in-
school year on Aug. 19
The school board’s regular
meeting will be held this Thursday.
At this point, the preliminary ex-
penditure budget, reflecting funds
for general operation and USD’s
share of special education
cooperative funding, totals -*
$10,208,630. That figure is baaed on ».200 in pm*"? jjj
campus and departmental budgets supplies, ** ma>^ U whidi wtU
comparable to last year, plus man- go toward equipping me roar per*
dated teacher salary increases, in- table classroom* recently con-
surance cost increases and some ad- structed on the elementary
surance; $100,000 for an additional
four teachers: $50,000 in mandated
teacher salary increases; a $28,000
increase in the cost of unsnr-*
ment insurance; $84,000 for
tional mandated special
services; $10,000 to
boiler at the
Power knocked out
LIVINGSTON - Local police are
still investigating an incident that
occurred at 5:42 a.m. Thursday and
“ 1 in two electrical poles being
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a toad of logs, when the front of Ms
A 1B4 Ksnworth truck tractor
driven by William Clarence Hind- have I
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White, Barbara. Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 109, No. 64, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 11, 1991, newspaper, August 11, 1991; Livingston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth798222/m1/1/?q=Homecoming+queen+1966+North+Texas+State+University: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Livingston Municipal Library.