Port Isabel High School occupancy date still unfixed
Port Isabel School District Trustees met June 6 to decide whether classes start at the new Port Isabel High School this year or later in the year. Architect Calvin Walker reported progress toward an Aug 1 completion, noting equipment delays could push timelines and that the contractor bears no damages once the facility is accepted.
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Port Isabel High School
Calvin Walker
Swanson, Heister, Wilson and Claycomb
Walker
Texas Scenic Co
Ferguson Electric
Martin Penn Jr
Bill Heinze
Cecil Moses
Calvin Byrd
Dominic Guerra
Richard Trevino
Laguna Heights
Hurricane Awareness Program Aims Coastal Preparedness
A Texas coast hurricane awareness drive urges residents to prepare early with a survival checklist and guidance for before during and after storms. The effort is led by the Governors Division of Emergency Management along with the Texas Catastrophe Property Insurance Association and the Texas Coastal and Marine Council, with support from the National Weather Service and local groups. Free English and Spanish checklists were distributed last year and are available again this year by writing Hurricane Box 13407 Austin Texas 78711. Civic clubs and organizations may also request a slide film presentation.
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Governor's Division
Thansfer Emergency Services
Texas Catastrophe Property Insurance Association
TCPIA
Texas Coastal and Marine Council
National Weather Service
Austin
Texas
Isle Resident Named Folklife Ambassador
Padre Island resident Mrs Campbell has been named one of nine festival ambassadors for the seventh annual Texas Folklife Festival in downtown San Antonio. The event, sponsored by UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures, runs four days with varied cultural displays, and tickets are on sale at the institute with options for group purchases.
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Padre Island
San Antonio
Texas
University of Texas At San Antonio
Institute of Texan Cultures
HemisFair Plaza
The
Institute
Light Voter Turnout Yields Key Races in Precinct 1
In Precinct 1 Port Isabel Uribe wins 238 to 123 over Morales for state representative. Railroad Commissioner Poerner tops Sadler 201 votes to unknown, while County Treasurer picks Ralph Cowen 184 to 117 for Michael T Puckett. Small turnout noted across County and State.
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Hector Uribe
Michael T Puckett
John Poerner
Port Isabel
Uribe
Frances Morales
Railroad Commission
Poerner
Jerry Sadler
Ralph Cowen
Puckett
Port Isabel group to meet with city on port district options
The Port Isabel South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce steering committee plans to present its stance to the Port Isabel City Commission. It aims to aid restructuring of the PI-SBND, seeking to keep the port with the Port Isabel area as residents showed support for San Benito exiting to form a new navigation district. The poll favored a San Benito deannexation and new PI area district, with other options less popular.
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Port Isabel
South Padre Island
Lives of
Woolverton
Psbnd Commission
Port Sabel
Commission
Pan American University
Pisbnd
San Benito
Deannex
Plsbnd
San
Benito
Brownsville Navigation District
BND
Pi-Sbnd
Rehabilitation of Jetty Scheduled
The US Army Corps of Engineers will spend about 5 million dollars on a rehabilitation and 1100 ft extension of the North Jetty at South Padre Island to fight erosion and tide action. Work planned to start mid summer with bids this month and contract award in July per Brownsville area engineer Carlos Aguilar.
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US. Army Corps of Engineers
South Padre Island
Brownsville
Carlos Aguilar
Aguilar
Corps
The
Corp
Gubernatorial Candidates Speak at Island AGC Convention
Democratic nominee John Hill and Republican nominee Bill Clements address the Associated General Contractors convention at Bahia Mar Resort on South Padre Island. Hill speaks to 528 AGC representatives Friday noon, while Clements speaks at a Saturday noon fish fry by the pool.
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John Hill
Bill Clements
Associated General Contractors
Bahia Mar
South Padre Island
Hill
Dolph Briscoe
Clements
Ray Hutchinson
Clarence G. Thompson
AGC
Island Street Program debated with no opposition voiced
South Padre Island Aldermen heard no opposition to a street development plan at the June 7 meeting. A workshop was set to study financing options, outlining bond and assessment methods. City Manager Kirby Lilljedahl presented estimates and a $1 million bond plan funded from street maintenance revenue.
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South Padre Island
Board of Aldermen
Dennis Franke
Glenn McGehee
Texas
Tax Office Board of Equalization
Island
John Austin
Water District
George Ferguson
Gary Meschi
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Henry Griffith
Tourist Bureau
Businessmen oppose Cameron County Sea Ranch ruling
Forty six Port Isabel and South Padre Island business owners voiced dissatisfaction with Cameron County Commissioners over Sea Ranch Marina operations. William D. Suhr said the county should quit direct operation and lease facilities via competitive bidding to avoid financing local competition. He urged a meeting between commissioners and affected parties.
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Cameron County
Sea Ranch
Port Isabel
South Padre Island
William D. Suhr
Suhr
Open Beach Hearing Slated on South Padre Island
A public hearing on Open Beach Act violations and beach safety is set for June 9 at the Holiday Inn in South Padre Island at 9:30 p.m. The Senate Interim Committee to Study Texas Beaches led by Senator Jack Ogg will hear testimony from local and state officials and interested residents. Members include Raul Longoria, Bill Rapp, A. R. Schwartz, Carlos Truan, Lindown Williams, Robert Eugene Lucas, Malcom Clark, Janet Harte, and Gene Jones. The session also covers open beach access enforcement, traffic, and recreation economics.
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South Padre Island
Holiday Inn
Senate
Texas
Jack Ogg
Houston
Ogg
Raul Longoria
Edinburgh
Bill Rapp
Raymondville
Sunflight to Return Season on Island South Padre
Sunflight plans return to South Padre Island for a third season with weekly flights from Toronto. Hotels across the island including the Tiki Bahia Grande Holiday Inn and Sea Island Hilton will house Canadian tourists as Sunflight expands activities and transport. Leroy Sumherland earns second place in overall rep ratings with 92 percent despite a higher rating in Haiti.
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Sunflight
South Padre Island
Sheryl Bjerre
Bahia Grande
Holiday Inn
Sea Island Hilton
Toronto
Queen Isabella Causeway
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Isle
Folklife
Campbell
PI City Council
Chamber
Micharo
Gulf of Mexico
Leslie le Tulle
Freeport
George Cail
Island Street
Kirby Lilljedahl
Lilljedanhi
Pob Tenison
Tenison
South Padre
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