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Newspaper
Wilson County News
Location
Floresville, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1996
Page
2
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The Texas Farm Bureau urges replacing ad valorem taxes with a business activity tax to fund public schools. Delegates at the 63rd annual meeting pressed for alternative revenue sources and endorsed a cap on a lengthy effort to publicize ad valorem inequities in school funding.
The Stockdale City Council rejects a resident appeal and decides to continue prohibiting the raising of hogs and pigs within the city. The measure stands despite objections raised by local resident Teri Wolff. The action preserves the existing livestock restriction as part of city code.
A public meeting at the Karnes County Courthouse kicks off at 7 p.m. to discuss weather modification and cloud seeding for increased rainfall in South Texas. Speakers include George Bomar of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission and Dale Bates of the West Texas Weather Modification Association.
East Central School District and Alumni Association announce two new inductees to the East Central Hall of Fame Rochelle Cunningham the 1986 valedictorian and Jerry Beauchamp former ISD School Board President nominated by students and family respectively Induction happens during halftime at East Central High School's Edison basketball game.
Policymakers urge keeping curriculum decisions in local school boards and resist state level re evaluation by the State of Texas or the Property Tax Division. They endorse private treaty horse sales testing for Equine Infectious Anemia and call for rice producers to back USA Rice Federation also backing a chemical problem clearinghouse and Atrazine use where safe while opposing bans by TDA or EPA.
City Council on Thursday December 5 unanimously approved a measure increasing the permit to install a residential septic tank to 125 dollars up from 85. The council cited higher inspection costs and alignment with neighboring communities. The meeting also addressed a dog nuisance complaint by Tom Paulson and approved new city employee job descriptions and early closure of offices at 1 p m on December 24.
Kody Carson of Orton in Lamb County won the Texas Farm Bureau Outstanding Young Farmer and Rancher Contest at the state convention. Finalists were Gene Baker of Anson and Gene Gully of Eola. Carson receives prizes including a 1997 Ford pickup and Case IH tractor time, plus a trip to Nashville for the national contest.
Visitors queue at the Mission San Jose post office to receive the Pony Express Christmas Along the Corridor cancellation stamp. The stamp marks the Dec 7 ride and will be available for about 30 more days.
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