Steering Committee Studies Port Reorganization Plan
A Dallas steering committee from the chamber of commerce met to study a restructuring of the Port Isabel San Benito Navigation District. Chair Steve Woolverton said the group will press for a public forum to rally support for unified city action while preserving the port for the area and allowing de annexation by the San Benito area. The panel will aid in drafting legislation and aligning with Justice Department rules, aiming to reflect poll results showing 67 percent support for local control and benefits without new taxes.
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Port Isabel
South Padre Island
Chamber of Commerce
Port Isabel - San Benito
Pi-Sbnd
Merchants Marine State Bank
Steve Woolverton
San Benito
Pisbnd
Board of Commissions
Board of Commissioners
Woolverton
Justice Department
Feasibility Study For Shrimpers Ok'd
The Cameron County Fresh Water Supply District No 1 board approved a feasibility study to provide sewer service to the shrimp industry. Directors discussed an arrangement with the Port of Brownsville, employed engineers Collie and Braden, and a plan to reroute a raw water line through Laguna Heights. The meeting also covered personnel actions, driveway restitution requests from Bill Taylor and a property damage claim from Bill Claus, with a next session set for May 24.
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Cameron County
Martin Tower
Leo Sanders
Collie
Braden
John Armeau Armeau
Laguna Heights
Los Freanos
Quirino Martinez, Jr
Bill Taylor
South Padre Island
Armeau
Bill Claus Also
General Manager
Water District
Eduardo
Commencement Ceremonies Set for Port Isabel High School
Port Isabel High School announces the 1978 commencement exercises for the senior class at Tarpon Stadium on May 2. Senior class president Bart Shaw will host. valedictorian Deede Zimmerman and salutatorian Mari Rock will present a dialogue. The largest class, including VAC graduates, will receive diplomas with principal Victor Rodriguez certifying. A vesper service follows on May 23 at First Baptist Church with clergy from local churches delivering addresses and benedictions. Awards for academic subjects will be handed out May 22 at 11 a.m. in the gym.
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Bart Shaw
Port Isabel High School
Tarpon Stadium
Victor
Deede Zimmerman
Mari Rock
First Baptist Church of
Port Isabel
Bobby Palmos
First United Methodist Church of
Beccalaurete
Everett Young
Jonathan J. Zilas
Assembly of God Church
Ron Marlow
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church
Sara Osorio
Victor Rodriguez
Aldermen Approve Three Ordinances In May Meeting
The South Padre Island Board of Aldermen approved three ordinances at the May 17 regular meeting. One sets the City Manager's salary at 21000 with expenses and a 10000 bond, another amends the building code to require ASTM coastal standards for concrete anchors, and the third bans type VI construction for public or multi family buildings. John Austin was named to the Taxing Board of Equalization, Mary J. Austin was confirmed deputy Municipal Court Clerk, and two open items include construction change orders totaling 4530 plus steel cost increases. The next meeting is scheduled June 1 at 7:30 p.m.
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South Padre Island
ASTM
John Austin
Taxing Board of Equalization
Port Isabel
Rick Labunski
City Hall
Tate Chiles
Chiles
Missouri
Troy Dillon
Delinquent Suits Filed Against Vessel Owners
Cameron County District Court records show 26 suits filed May 8 by the Consolidated Tax Office seeking delinquent taxes totaling 92,000 from Port Isabel Brownsville area vessel owners. School District lists Amelia Inc. and others among 1977 delinquencies totaling 101,231 for 1976 shrimp boat taxes, with total consolidated tax debt at 1,603,428 across all entities.
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Consolidated Tax Office
Cameron County
Port Isabel
Brownsville
Point Isabel Independent School District
Amelia Inc
Andy International
Jasper Bodden
Warren
South Padre Island
Crime Watch Organized Here in Laguna Vista
Citizens in Laguna Vista form a Crime Watch Committee at City Hall to cut vandalism and crime. Mayor Harold Naught notes community involvement, education, observation and reporting, and the idea of operation identification and motorized patrols. A further meeting is planned for residents to attend.
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Laguna Vista
Harold Naught
Naught
Electioneering Suspect and JP Warrant Raised
Justice of the Peace Bud Emmons says he acted within authority issuing a warrant for Gilberto Martinez over alleged electioneering at the Port Isabel Fire Hall during the May 6 Primary. Martinez, jailed overnight, had charges dropped after his arraignment request and bond issues.
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Justice of the Peace
Bud Emmons
Port Isabel
Fire Hall
Emmons
Gilberto Martinez
Hockaday Drive
Martinez
Benito Ochoa
Emmon
Hector Uribe
Brownsville
Uribe
Annual Chamber Banquet Slated for Port Isabel Island
The Port Isabel South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce plans its annual banquet on May 25 at 6 30 p m at the Bahia Mar Resort Hotel. Guest speaker is Frank Hildebrand Texas Tourist Development Agency Executive Director. Tickets are 8 50 and on sale at the Chamber office. A cocktail hour precedes the banquet and new officers will be installed.
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Port Isabel
South Padre Island
Chamber of Commerce
Area Towns to Receive Rebates
State Comptroller Bob Bullock announced May rebates totaling 13.8 million to 898 Texas cities from the one percent city sales tax. Houston leads with 3 million, Dallas at 1.5 million, San Antonio 731,267, Austin 458,667, and Fort Worth 451,380. The May allocation boosts year to date collections to 135.5 million, up 6.1 percent.
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Austin
Bob Bullock
Texas
Port Isabel
South Padre Island
Houston
Dallas
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Comptroller
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Terri Mireles
Dorothy Ebanks
Martin Pena
Manuel Perez
Calvin Byrd
Rodriguez
Kirby Lilljedahl
Senate
Lilljedahl
Bob Register
Attorney General's Office
Attorney General
Board of Aldermen
Tourist Bureau
Reynaldo Reyes Lopez
C&p Inc
CoonmMex Trawlers Inc
de Luna Trawlers Inc
Alberto S. Garza
Donald Lewis Hoffman
Hustler Inc
Independent Fish Co. Inc
Jimguy Trawling and Supply Co
Jessie Lachico
Last Island Fisheries Inc
League Fisheries Inc
Maranfred Trawlers Inc
Israel G Martinez
Master Gerald Inc
Melody Shrimp Co
Mid American Trawlers Inc
Rafaelito Inc
Russell
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