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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1967
Page
17
Odessa Jaycees host a public forum as lawyer Gene Ater and Assistant City Manager Ernie Crawford argue against and for a proposed one percent city sales tax. Ater warns of higher costs and loss of control. Crawford frames the tax as fair, offsetting property taxes and broadening the tax base for nonresidents and tourists.
Odessa assistant city manager Ernie Crawford faced a flood of questions at a Jaycee luncheon about the upcoming city sales tax election set for December 28. Attorney Gere Ater spoke against the tax while residents pressed for details on impact, timing, and how savings would reach renters.
Richard Scott, 36, resigns as an Ector County Attorney investigator to join the Branding Association of the United States as a special investigator in Oklahoma City. He will cover a three-state area and move this weekend with his wife and three children.
City Manager W E Routh disputes an Odessa estimate that a one-percent sales tax would yield about 814 528 annually, far above officials’ 565 326 projection. He cites population-based figures as inaccurate since much trade and industry lie outside city limits. Absentee voting for the Dec 28 election runs through Dec 22.
The Associated Press reports Texas cities approved a one per cent sales tax in special elections. Read totals from cities including Dallas Fort Worth Houston and San Antonio with both approval and rejection results listed for each municipality.
City officials used 1965 population figures from the Texas Municipal League to estimate sales tax yields. With Odessa at 93,600 residents the per capita yield would rise to 7.22 dollars and potential revenue would exceed earlier projections by about 42 thousand dollars. TML notes countywide figures and centralized chain store payments complicate accuracy.
Joe Williams of Odessa is named defendant in a suit on account filed in 161st District Court. Plaintiff Ralph Kemp Jr., also of Odessa, seeks a $724 judgment.
Thieves stole 69 pounds of mercury valued at more than $500 from a Cities Service oil lease about five miles west of Odessa, removing it from nine meters owned by Phillips Petroleum Co. in the incident listed among local thefts investigated by city and county officers.
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