Point Comfort Sues GTE Over Telephone Rates
The city of Point Comfort filed suit to halt General Telephone of the Southwest from collecting rate increases set Jan 16 arguing the company overstepped the local rate ordinance. A hearing before District 24 Judge Joe E. Kelly is set for 1 PM Monday. city seeks temporary and permanent injunctions and a refund of overcharged amounts since April 10 1973. Nassau Bay precedent cited by GTE is dismissed as Nassau Bay is not franchised.
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District 24 Court
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Port Lavaca
GTE
General Telephone Company of
Seadrift Plans Public Input Drive for Development Act
Seadrift residents are to receive a mailed information sheet explaining the Community Development Act and available funding. The survey asks for family size, invites suggestions, and promotes a February 17 public forum at the elementary school, as officials seek broad input to determine which projects to pursue.
Port Lavaca Advisory Group to Meet on Rate Increases
The Port Lavaca Citizens Advisory Committee meetings tonight at 7 30 p m in the City Hall Annex will consider two rate increase requests from Houston Natural Gas Corporation and Cablecom General Inc The Point Comfort Committee sought to contact Paul Stapp chairman to determine local committee members best suited to work with Port Lavaca on Cablecom General’s rate increase proposal.
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City Hall
Houston Natural Gas Corporation
Cablecom General, Inc
Point Comfort Committee
Paul Stapp
Citizens Advisory Committee
Port Lavaca
Cablecom General
Port Commission Plans Public Ramp and Sports Fishing Facilities
Port Lavaca officials debated a public ramp and parking area for sports fishing at Harbor of Refuge. Claude Bradley noted a productive meeting while a five member committee, appointed January 21, will draft preliminary plans for commission approval and possible development of the northeast harbor corner.
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Claude Bradley
Port Lavaca
Seadrift seeks matching funds for park fishing pier
Seadrift Mayor Billy Wilson reports the city’s fishing pier development grant is forwarded to a Bureau of Outdoor Recreation office in Albuquerque for review. The council eyed a 50 50 federal match from December with over 2 million in requests, as Parks & Wildlife met January 24 to allocate 900000. The plan aims to build a park pier and harbor facilities while a study session reviewed maps for a tentative plot. Dudley T Campbell will address Calhoun County Cattlemen Association Thursday at 7 p.m. in the high school cafeteria with officer elections on the agenda.
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Seadrift
Billy Wilson
Department of Parks & Wildlife
Dudley T. Campbell
Refugio
Calhoun County Cattlemen Association
Port Lavaca Port Commission to Meet for Deepwater Plan
The Port Lavaca Port Commission will hold a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the City Hall Annex to discuss the deepwater port project and the hiring of special legal counsel. Chairman Curtis Reece Jr. announced the session, following Jan. 21 data requests from the U.S. Corps of Engineers and a joint meeting with the City Council to decide on permit actions.
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Port Lavaca
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Port Commission
Port O Connor Chamber Plans Activities And Safety Projects
At a February Port O Conn or Chamber meeting held at the fire station M C Hooker president outlined plans including law enforcement staffing drainage and fire hydrants for Port O Connor plus navigation markers with Coast Guard cooperation The group approved a Matagorda Island use resolution and postponed the Outstanding Citizen Award committee The gym use for community recreation was requested from the Calhoun County ISD and a volleyball team exists with no other venue.
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Port O'Connor
Matagorda Island
Calhoun County Independent School District
Weather turns cloudy and colder into Thursday
Cloudy and cooler weather with highs in the 50s and lows in the 40s moves in. Winds shift tonight from 8 to 12 mph, marine winds 8 to 15 knots through Thursday with seas 1 to 3 feet. Sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 6:11 PM. Tides low at 7:10 AM Thursday, high at 3:41 PM, low again at 8:51 PM. No rain forecast. barometer 30.10.
Port Lavaca passes dog ordinance tightens leash rules
Port Lavaca adopts a stricter dog ordinance effective Saturday. Dog Warden Philip Shearer reports tripled calls, more dogs fenced or leashed, and daily impounds. Residents split on the new rules while officials plan a four‑compartment dog pound and urge obedience training for pets.
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Philip Shearer
Hitler
Shearer
Fra Gonzales
Gonzales
Salvador Sanchez
Green
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Becky Masarik
John Lewis
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Robert Sanders
Robert Chatham
Winter Woolridge
Edwin Holder
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New Mexico
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