Landfill hearing hinges on economics and test site
Wave Staff Writer reports at a Texas health department public hearing on the county landfill permit the debate focused on economics versus impact on local families. Geologist Fred J. Tedford testified that Langdon Tract was the first of three sites tested and chosen for its clay capability to prevent seepage, with testing halted after this site met requirements.
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Fred J. Tedford
Raba & Associates
William Fly
Langdon Tract
Thedford
Court approves EDA funds for landfill study plan
Commissioners Court authorized county judge to apply for up to 150000 in EDA grants or loans to finance an economic feasibility study tied to a proposed deepwater port. The move follows sanitary landfill hearings and port commission interest, with state health department examiners to decide within 30 days, possibly longer given conflicting evidence.
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Commissioners Court
Economic Development Administration
Department of Commerce
Tom Garner
Port Commission
Fly
Willis_~—_Jetton
Calhoun County
Jetton
State Health Department
Herschel Moore
William S. Walker
Health Department
Moore
Laurence Dio
R.W. Opitz
Raba & Associates
Point Comfort approves gas rate hike for residents
The Point Comfort Board of Aldermen approved Houston Natural Gas rate changes raising the average monthly bill by 1.72 dollars. The new tiers start at 2.50 for 400 cu ft and scale to 8 cents per 100 cu ft above 20,000 cu ft, with a 7.5 percent return projected for HNG. The meeting also honored the nation’s birthday and discussed curbing and paving assessments, EPA funding status, and local water service issues.
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Point Comfort
Board of Aldermen
Houston
HNG
Howard Bell
Gulf Coast District
David Roberts
Rhodes, Garner & Roberts
Travis Votan
Mila Cameron
Cameron
Roberts
Texas
Economic Development Administration
Vernon Damstrom Accepts United Way Budget Chairmanship
Vernon Damstrom has accepted the chairmanship of the United Way Budget and Admissions committee for 1975 76 with Fred Knipling as co chair. The committee includes Jack Peacock Robert Peterschmidt Rudy Rendon Benny Garcia Ralph Hearn and others from Calhoun County United Way. Agencies should submit budgets and operating fund requests to the United Way office by July 23 for review ahead of meetings July 30 from 9 a m to 5 p m.
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Vernon Damstrom
United Way
Leo Westerholm
Calhoun County
Fred Knipling
Damstrom
Jack Peacock
Robert Peterschmidt
Alcoa
Point Comfort
Rudy Rendon
Benny Garcia
Ralph Hearn
Knipling
Budgest and Admissions Committee
Bob Peterschmidt
Evaluation is not contested at final board hearing
At Point Comfort the Board of Equalization held its second public hearing with no citizens contesting valuations. Chester Jones, a private appraisal expert, presented rules and methods of appraisal. The city plans re-evaluation after more than 20 years, noting many values stem from original deed agreements with Alcoa.
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Point Comfort
Board of Equalization
Chester Jones
Alcoa
4 H Dress Revue Revolution in Clothing at Calhoun Co
Calhoun County 4 H Dress Revue titled Revolution in Clothing runs Thursday at 8 p.m. in the county Agricultural Building. The program opens with a patriotic US emblems skit featuring Rhonda Sikes James Crober James Zbikowski and others directed by Mrs Walter Zibkowski. Judge’s remarks and ribbons follow with Altanette Autry presenting and Shirley Dodd giving closing remarks.
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Calhoun County
County Agricultural Building
United States
Rhonda Sikes
Reader
James Crober
James Zbikowski
Mary Blinka
Laura Lee Crober
Jeanette Gray
Sherri Hubenak
Shirley
Walter Zibkowski
Elizabeth Vickery
Annette Blinka
Donna Benarden
Barbara Maguire
County
4-H Council
Susan Ward
Ronnie Sikes
George
Martha Washington
Mollie Custer
Altanette Autry
Weather shows showers and thunder showers likely today
The forecast calls for a 50 percent chance of precipitation today and 30 percent tonight and tomorrow with high temperatures in the mid-80s and overnight lows in the mid-70s Winds are east to southeast at five to 10 mph, coastal winds 8 to 16 knots, Gulf seas higher with scattered showers. Tonight 8:30 sunset, 6:32 sunrise. tidal times 4:18 high today, 12:18 a.m. low tonight, 8:20 a.m. high tomorrow, 1:52 p.m. low tomorrow. Pressure steady at 30.08 at noon.
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Gulf
Unemployed workers face firings and looming pay cuts
Craig Black profiles workers including Leonard Kurtz of Alcoa Point Comfort laid off and relying on small subsidies and unemployment. He fears funds will run out, struggles to pay a house and support his wife and six month old daughter. Others like Charles Crober cope via maintenance work, and Josephine Echols recalls early Alcoa hires now unemployed. They cite rising bills, skyhigh payments, and dwindling job prospects as they seek stability.
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Craig Black
Leonard Kurtz
Alcoa
Point Comfort
Zachary
Brown & Root
Kurtz
Charles Crober Jr
Champ Traylor Hospital
Crober
Aow
Arere
Josephine Echols
Wave Classified Ad Offers Rentals and Sales Services
Howie Hustles promotes the Wave Classified offering tenants for vacancies buyers of items workers for business or jobs. An example ad reads ONE bedroom air conditioned carpet utilities 000 Mahan no pets will take baby. Dial 552-9788 to start your ad. Mrs Halliburton ran this classified in our paper.
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Howie Hustles
Dial
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Wave
Texas Department of Health Resources
Cindy Smith
David Bruce Smith
Port Lavaca
Goliad
Garner
EDA
Nueces
Ernest Kabela
Central Power and Light
Environmental Protection Agency
Brookings
A.H. Benarden
Lori Vickery
Annette Harti
Shirley Dodd
United Way Committee
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