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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 2004
Page
1
Citywide garage sale set for Saturday June 5 with a ten dollar fee to place addresses on the map. Food booths will be on the square and contact numbers include Cheryl Tarver Carroll Daves and Dorothy McGill for details.
A signup session for Greenbelt Junior Golf is scheduled for Friday May 7 at 3 30 in the High School Commons Area. Schedules will be handed out at that time.
In Wellington a joint effort hosts a first aid training session on Saturday May 9 at 9 a.m. Entry fee is 50 dollars per team with a maximum of four teams.
Voters are urged to participate on Saturday May 15 for the Collingsworth Hospital District board election. Incumbents in city offices retain posts, while four directors seek re election or run anew. Precinct polling locations and early voting dates and totals provided.
The hospital district shows a net income of 420 960.24 for the year ending March 31 2004 before Preferred Management assumed daily operations. Tax monies totaling 272 815.20 have been paid toward the 750 000 three year debt plan. By September 2004 the board expects debt near or below 500 000. Estimated 23 000 is paid to Preferred Management for indigent care. Only two bills remain outstanding with attorney firms being negotiated. The rural designations enable cost based billing to stabilize income. Community support exceeded 200 000 initially and remains essential to keep the hospital and clinic operating.
The Wellington City Council met May 3 to approve minutes budget amendments and bills. Sheriff Rusty Lee presented a semi annual budget showing 44 percent spent and a $7,356.95 cash balance. They discussed repairs at bridges 12th and 13th streets, a hazardous 1203 Dalhart Street building, a curfew renewal, unopposed election candidates, and Ordinance 2004-01 canceling the May 15 election. A mobile home permit was approved for Shane Jones at 1110 Haskell, board changes were approved for the Housing Authority, and Danny Chisum was named to replace Dana Bell on the Wellington Economic Development Corporation. The council also approved participation in the Panhandle region Mutual Aid Agreement and sewer project funding for lift stations, budget tweaks, and land leases. They moved to close the north side of Stadium Street near the new bus barn and discussed square traffic signs and a plaque for fairgrounds financing. The meeting ended with adjournment, attended by City Manager Jon Sessions and other officials.
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