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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1973
Page
1
Mayor William H Neukomm announced readiness for a Saturday one percent sales tax election in South Padre Island. The Board of Aldermen scheduled the ballot as the sole item with a yes or no choice to fund city operations. Polls open from 7 until closing time.
The Port Isabel volunteer fire department votes to recruit new members at the next meeting on Aug 27 at 6:30 p.m. Applicants must be 18 or older. Voter turnout urged at the Town Hall polling location with June Tallant as judge.
Dr John Cunnick announces plans for a two-building shopping center on Garcia Street in front of the Medical Center. The 12 rooms range 12 to 24 feet wide with individual facilities and possible larger spaces. Construction expected to begin soon with several leases already in place.
Port Isabel’s population is 3394 per a census report presented to the City Commission on Monday. The count, by high school students in a Public Employment Program survey, shows 1606 under 5000, keeping the city under a home rule threshold and affecting funding and governance.
A $35,000 public ramp south of the Coast Guard Station is to open by Sept 1. J M Bullington leads the concrete work while Sherman Lee of Cameron County notes sections like the two lane ramp and walking access are underway and funded by state agencies.
Deputy sheriff Johnny Zamora and Jose Barrera Dominguez of Port Isabel were in a two car crash on Highway 100 near Port Isabel about 11 20 p m Sunday. Zamora attempted to pass when a sharp turn avoided a stalled car in the eastbound lane. No injuries were reported and the investigation continues.
Brownsville shrimper Baltazar Martinez Galvan faced charges for speeding, improvised turning, and no driver's license after a collision on Padre Island. His car struck a brick fence and the Art Gallery, causing about $1,000 in damage with no injuries. State patrol investigates the swing barge portion outside city limits. Season football tickets go on sale at Port Isabel Junior High for $7 until Sept. 13.
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