TP&L seeks rate hike. plan 25 percent suburban residential rise
TP&L asks Plano City Council and the Public Utility Commission for an 18.4 percent overall revenue adjustment, increasing systemwide revenues by 118 million dollars based on year ending Sept 30 1977. Residential bills could rise about 25.4 percent, with 11 012 kilowatt hours per year costing $8.88 more monthly.
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Plano
Texas Power and Light Co
Tp&l
Plano City
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Jim Taylor
Taylor
Beer-Wine Hearings Set for Thursday in Plano
About 27 beer and wine license applications from Plano retailers were filed with the Collin County clerk. Judge Nathan E White Jr will hear around 20 at 2 p.m. Thursday in the county courthouse with remaining cases possibly moved to Friday or Tuesday December 27. Licenses from the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission will allow the stores to sell beer and wine for off-premise consumption.
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Nathan E White Jr
Collin County
White
James Webb
Plano
Webb
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
Burglar Steals Guns and Stereo From West Plano Home
Guns and stereo equipment valued at more than a thousand dollars were stolen from a west Plano residence. The owner, away for several days, found the burglary when returning home around noon Monday. A neighbor reported the house was secure at 9 a.m. Sunday.
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West Plano
Plano Reaps Nearly One Million From Local Sales Tax
Plano has collected 918 153 dollars in local sales tax this year with December checks totaling 151 422.84, up 42 percent from 1976. Comptroller Bob Bullock notes 1977 was strong for Texas merchants as eight cities received over 1 million in rebates, including Houston and Dallas, while area cities Richardson and McKinney posted notable sums.
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Plano
State Comptroller’s Office
Bob Bullock
Texas
Houston
Dallas
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Austin
el Paso
Corpus Christi
Lubbock
Richardson
Allen
McKinney
Murphy
Wylie
Comptroller's Office
Relay Runners Net 209 Miles in 24-Hour Event
A team of two women and eight men covered 209 miles in a 24-hour relay from noon Friday to noon Saturday. After finishing, they packed their tent and sleeping bags and headed to the State Championship football game in Irving.
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Irving
Mike Newman
Ted Dickey Runs for Justice of Peace Place 2 in Plano
Plano resident Ted Dickey, owner of Harrington Bratcher Dickey Funeral Home, announces Republican primary bid for the newly created Justice of the Peace Place 2. He cites crisis experience with fire and law enforcement, cites education from Kansas, New York, and Dallas institutes, and notes PSA involvement and community roles.
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Ted Dickey
Justice of Peace
Plano
Justice of the Peace Place
Collin County Commissioners Court
Joe Steenbergen
Harrington-Bratcher- Dickey Funeral Home
J.P
Dickey
Peace Justice
University of Kansas
New York Institute of Finance
Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science
Carolyn Brather
Grant
Linn
Plano Sports Authority
PSA
Plano Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Plano Jaycees
The
Republican
Judge Plans Uses For Federal Funds In Collin County
Collin County Judge Nathan E. White Jr. submits a plan for more than 1 million dollars in federal revenue sharing funds after a December 5 hearing. He lists capital projects and services to avoid increasing future taxes, with final approval pending the Commissioners Court's first meeting next year.
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Collin County
Nathan E. White Jr
Commissioners Court
White
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Wildcats
Jay Chase
Williams High School
Ed Sieck
Judge Plans
Citizens Information Project
Plano League of Women Voters
Collin County Historical Commission
Plano Child Guidance Clinic
American Heart Association
American Cancer Society
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