Grand Saline Board Reviews Tax Bill Effects and School Changes
The Grand Saline School Board and Superintendent Gailen Stewart discussed House Bill 1126 and its local impact. The plan raises local taxes by about 547000 this year and 518000 in 76 77, but adds transportation and maintenance funds and aid for special educational needs. Teachers will receive minimum raises, and bids were opened for a Spring Creek Addition house sale. The board also addressed religious program rules, lowered the tax assessor-collector bond, closed auditorium windows, allocated walkway work, and hired a new special education teacher for next year under Plan A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gailen Stewart
Stewart
Grand Saline
Building Trades
Spring Creek
W.J. Thomas
Sarah Cain
Salt Festival Success and Plans for 1976
The Chamber of Commerce praised Salt Festival成果 at a Tuesday meeting, noting few first-year mistakes and proposing a four-day format, use of Salt Palace year-round, souvenir photos, broader publicity, clearer division of duties, and a planning session next month for Salt Festival number 2. Walker reported urban blight issues, with 75 percent of weed-grown, rundown houses and lots owned by absentee owners, and city cooperation to notify owners of property-use laws to address health or fire hazards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Charles Parker
Bill Thomas
Chamber
Salt Palace
Van Zandt Commissioners Court Meets In Routine Session
Van Zandt County Commissioners accepted a bid from Van Zandt County Tractor Company for one new 2000 Ford diesel tractor with trade. They approved a $180 payment to the Child Welfare Board for two foster children. A right of way permit was granted for Ben Wheeler Water Supply Corporation to lay lines along county right of way for about eight miles. Health officials discussed septic tank restrictions. The board of equalization will meet Tuesday June 17 and next court session is Monday June 16.
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van Zandt
van Zandt County Tractor Company of
Canton
E.E. Wycough
Herbert Sloan
van Zandt County Child Welfare Board
J.R. Grace
Bill Flowers
Ben Wheeler Water Supply Corporation
Grace
Flowers
J.W. Bass
D.W. Ballard
State Department of Health
Region VII
Tyler
van Zandt County
Board of Equalization
County Judge Ray Reports Court Docket Totals
County Judge Richard Ray reported to the county commissioners on the docket, filings, and dispositions since his November 1974 taking office. Criminal docket filings 157, disposed 174, remaining 326. appellate criminal filings 187, disposed 103, remaining 126. trial setting for the 126 on the criminal appellate docket scheduled June 20. Juvenile filings 8, disposed 88, remaining 3. mentally ill docket 17 filed, 17 disposed, none remaining. probate docket 50 filed, 87 disposed.
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Richard Ray
Commissioner's Court
Council Votes To Enforce Ordinance With Fines
City council on a light agenda acted on two items. They rejected a request to place a mobile home in a residential area citing fire hazards. They also ordered the city attorney to notify property owners of overgrown lots posing fire and health risks, with a 10 day deadline and fines if unaddressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ine
Wiley Garland
Garland
Property Taxes Dominate Local Revenue in Van Zandt County
Read about how Van Zandt County relies on property taxes for about 75.3 percent of locally raised revenue, higher than the national average of 63.5 percent and Texas at 60 percent. The per capita yield is $149 in Van Zandt, with broader trends showing a shift to sales and local income taxes elsewhere.
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van Zandt
United States
Department of Commerce
Texas
The
Tax Foundation
Saline Scene and Grand Saline Youth Recreation
The Salt Festival ends and downtown activity returns as baseball games wane. Grand Saline showcases talent on KMOO with strong arts crafts and foods. The old gym opens three evenings weekly for youth 6 to 9 p.m. Monday Tuesday Thursday for recreation led by school coaches.
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Grand Saline
KMOO
Food Show Showcases Area Cooks at Salt Festival
Salt Festival honors twelve of sixty six exhibits with best of fest awards. Lucy Busby of Quitman captures four best of festival citations for layer cakes pound cakes pie and cookies. Kate Vines Fruitvale earns best of show other cakes while Wilma Perkins Arnold King Doris Elliott Lee McAfee Betty Phillips Lathal McBeath Lilly Jenkins win various best categories and blue ribbons.
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Lucy Busby
Kate Vines
Fruitvale
Wilma Perkins
Arnold King
Doris Elliott
Lee McAfee
Betty Phillips
Lathal McBeath
Lilly Jenkins
Storton
Cheryl Phillips
Alice Webster
Lillie Jenkins
AJ. Jackson
Melanie McAfee
Carolyn Fite
16th Annual Rodeo Sets New Records at Grand Saline Event
Record crowds watched 400 plus cowboys and cowgirls compete for over 7500 dollars across seven events at the 16th CRA Rodeo sponsored by the Grand Saline Riding Club. Fort Worth producer Roland Reed noted record totals with 45 money winners across finals. Winners include Guy Hawkins bareback, Eron Russell saddle bronc, and Glendon Carroll Teague in calf roping plus top placers in steer wrestling team roping and barrel racing with times ranging from 3.9 to 16.6 seconds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Saline
Kennet Berry
State 4-H Roundup Represented Locally
Texas 4-H Round-up at Texas A&M during the week of June 25 1975 drew over 1 400 4-H members and 360 adults. District V and Van Zandt County sent Betsy Jackson Jene Goldberg Kelly Grubbs Norman Snow and Cindy Fowler to state level events including the State Food Show. Local participants included Mrs Duane Jackson and others as the pivot setting team performed at the Grand Saline Salt Festival.
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Granddad
Susie Hollowell Grand Saline
Tyler
Salt Palace
Texas A&m University
A&m
van Zandt
Betsy Jackson
Jene Goldberg
Kelly Grubbs
Norman Snow
Cindy
Grand Saline
Earnest Cashey
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Kathy
Debra Johnson
Hmaoon
Walker
Absen
Tee
Amber
V’zandt Commissioners Court
Ray
Pat Heddins
Perry Pugh
Waldrip Street
Frank Street
Dale Heflin
Ervin
Richard McCallum
Mesquite
David Singleton
Fort Worth
David Barrett
Pittsburg
Danny Payne
Caddo Mills
Wesley Daniels
Telephone
Glendon Carroll
Teague
Donald Hardin
Seagoville
Sam Redfearn
Arbury
Tex
Byron Story
Clarks
Lewis Douglas
Joel Higgins
Ardmore
Sonny
Freddie Higgins
Clay Gilbert
Jim Horton
Van
Buddy McClure
Frank James
Wayne McClure
James
Barrell Racing
Nelda Patton
Mansfield
Donna Kelley
Greenwood
Deborah Mahon
Gladewater
Susan Bab
Plano
Cheryl Utsey
Overton
Roland Reed
Grand Saline Rodeo
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