Hearing sought on hospital waste incinerator near homes
Citizens await a Texas Health Department public hearing to decide if Bio Waste Management Co. should receive a permit to burn hospital wastes at 7311 Decker Drive. Residents report odors and health concerns as a long permit process unfolds involving THD, TABC, and EPA guidelines since 1983. Continued coverage on Waste Site, page 4.
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New Dean David Carnahan Emphasizes Participative Management
David Carnahan, named dean of administrative services at Lee College, promotes participative management. He stresses logical problem solving, staff input, and behind the scenes efficiency while overseeing operations, personnel, computer center, business, public information, accounting, and budgeting. He and his spouse have traveled internationally and he values ongoing follow-through.
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Tax abatement policy approved by LC Board
The LC Board approved a tax abatement policy linked to regional support. David Carnahan was named dean of administrative services with a one year probation, starting Dec 1 at a salary of 46 462. Chair Claudia Smith and regs Gwen Altwein Wayne Gray Oswald Harman John Adams voted for. Alden Weaver and Dr Keith Coburn dissented. Coffey abstained.
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Claudia Smith
Alden Weaver
Keith Coburn
Don Coffey
Mike Bargainer
Campus student fees fund games room and lyceums
Student service fees collected at registration support campus activities. A committee led by Jay Antle and including Linda Jayne, John Moreno, Ed Monk, and Bettie Bennett oversees spending. New dean David Carnahan starts Dec 1. Total fees 63,200 allocated to travel, lyceums, student services, gamesroom staff, magazine and newspaper publications, with remainder for supplies and maintenance.
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John Moreno
Ed Monk
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Lee College cites access committees as boost for minority enrollment
Lee College President Dr Vivian Blevins credits black and Hispanic access committees for rising minority enrollment. Fall data show black students up 7.7 percent and Hispanic students up 14 percent from last year, while Asian and Indian numbers stay flat. Blevins notes the need to reflect community demographics and sustain outreach to reduce minority dropouts.
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