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The Wylie News
Devoted To The Best interest Of Wylie Since 1947
Wffffe, Collin County9 Texas
Volume 40, Issue 16
Wednesday, September 30, 1987
Two Sections - 22 I'ujjPH
25* Copy
Citizens Voice Opinions; Vote Split 4-2
Council Adopts Tax Rate, Budget
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Approximately 100 citizens attended the September 22 council 25 citizens came forward and addressed council explaining t eir
meeting to express their views on the public hearings concerning extreme displeasure over the increased cost of living in > n
the tax rate, water and sewer rate and the 1987-88 budget. Over
Pirates Rally
Past Bonham
Cactus Pryor Speaker
At Chamber Banquet
The Wylie Pirates overcame
a 14 point deficit to defeat
Bonham, in the district
opener for both squads. The
thrilling contest conjured up
remembrances from Ahmo
past and added one more
memory to an already rich
football tradition. For the
Warriors, it must have seem-
ed like deja vu. The Pirates'
Tim Christopher scored from
one yard out with :54 remain-
ing to give Wylie their second
victory of the season. It was
Ht|Ust one year ago when Jason
— Brown scored in the last
minute of play to defeat
Bonham in similar fashion.
The evening started shakily
for the Pirates as they opened
defense of their district
crown. A short opening
kickoff gave the Purple War-
riors great field position at
their own 46-yard line. After
yielding a first down, Wylie
held on downs and forced
Bonham to punt; however,
the Pirates were unable to
move the ball. In fact, Wylie
fell into a familiar pattern as
they could manage only one
first down during the first
period. Poor field position
throughout the quarter con-
tributed to the Pirates' lack
of offense.
A short punt gave Bonham
the ball on the Wylie 42. The
Purple Warriors did not
waste any time taking advan-
tage of their opportunity.
Joey Bragg ran for 12 yards
on two carries, setting the
stage for Kevin Trompler's
spectacular catch of a Hob
NOTICE
1987 Graduates may pick up
their Year Book at Hornecom-
inn October, 2.
Wiggins' pass which covered
the final 30 yards in the three-
play drive. The extra point
gave the Warriors a 7-0 lead
at the beginning of the second
period.
The Pirates responded with
a drive of their own and ap-
peared to tie the score when
Jason Brown hit Steve Mc-
Cormick with a 29 yard
touchdown, but an illegal pro-
cedure penalty nullified the
play. Brown continued to
direct Wylie down the field;
however, the drive stalled on
the Bonham 11-yard line.
The Warriors went right to
work, and Hob Wiggins threw
to Kevin Trompler running
behind the Pirates' secondary
four plays later with a 52
yard touchdown pass with
3:12 remaining in the half.
Wylie was in desperate need
of a change in momentum
before intermission. Two big
plays had placed them two
touchdowns behind on enemy
turf. Curtis Herrera supplied
the lift which the Pirates
needed when he hauled in a
Jason Brown pass on the first
play following the ensuing
kickoff and rumbled 75 yards
for the first score of the even-
ing. The play electrified the
remainder of the squad as
they turned up the pressure
on defense. The "red ants"
would not allow Bonham
another first down until the
final minute of play. They
swarmed all over the Bonham
ball carriers and totally
dominated the Warrior's of-
fense. In fact, Bonham could
manage only 20 yards for the
rest of the contest.
On their first possession of
the second half, the Pirates
showed their big play
capabilities once again when
Hrown threw to Steve McCor-
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The annual Wylie Chamber
of Commerce banquet is
scheduled for October 24,
1987 to be held at Birm-
ingham Elementary.
Syndicated columnist Cac-
tus Pryor will be the guest
speaker, bringing his special
brand of humor to entertain
the Wylie audience.
Tickets for the annual event
are available beginning Oc-
tober 1, from the Chamber of
Commerce office and
Chamber Directors.
Cactus has spoken before
every president since
Eisenhower. President Lyn-
don Johnson, with whom he
worked 20 years used to call
Cactus his favorite MC. In
addition, his oratorical skills
have entertained audiences in
every major convention
centers throughout the coun-
try.
Currently, Cactus is doing a
morning talk show on KLBS
radio. He has been with the
station since 1948. He likes to
say he's been with radio and
TV since "Macroni invented
radio!"
Cactus's long-time friend-
ship with actor John Wayne
helped pave his way into such
Wayne movies, as "Hell
Fighters" and "The Green
Berets".
Hecently John Henry Faulk
has teamed up Cactus in a
play titled, "J. Frank Dobie,"
which was written by Cactus.
When Cactus is not adding
to his accomplishments in the
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These young ladies have been selected as candidates for the
1987-88 Homecoming Queen. The winner will be announced at
the Homecoming game. Top Row (Left to right:) Debbie Johnson.
Tammy Benghauser, Monica Jones and Heather Fambro. Bot-
tom row: llegina Miller, Katrina Ford, Jessica Lawrence and Kcn-
na Ard.
by Emma Bailey
The Wylie City Council met
in regular session on Tues-
day, September 21, 1987 at
7:00 P.M. in the Community
Room. The next regularly
scheduled meeting will be
held Tuesday the 6th at 7:00.
The proposed tax rate and
utility rate increases promp-
ted a number of concerned
Wylie citizens to participate
in the public hearing portion
of the council meeting.
In particular, the residents
were concerned over an in-
crease in the ad valorem tax
rate from .49 (forty-nine
cents) to .59 (fifty-nine cents).
This increase represents an
average of $.8.33 per month
or $100.00 per year on a pro-
perty valued at $100,000.
This increase is due primarily
to financing the debt on the
new City Hall. Also of con-
cern were recommended
changes to the utility rate
structure involving an in-
crease of 18% to cover the
cost of renovation and expan-
sion of the city's wastewater
treatment plant.
According to City Manager
John Pitstick, substantial
over estimates of revenues
from 1986-87 left the City of
Wylie entering this fiscal
year with a General Fund
deficit of $174,974.00 and a
Utility Fund deficit of
63,234.00
Explaining further, Pitstick
said, "The City of Wylie can-
not continue to operate
without some financial
reserves. It is important to
plan on building some
reserves if Wylie hopes to re-
main attractive in future
bond ratings, and be able to
take on additional necessary
debt in the future."
A utility rate increase of
18% is expected given a con-
tinued rate of growth of 15%
in the city's utility accounts
each year. If this growth falls
short or the city experiences
an off-year in consumption,
there will be a revenue short-
fall. Over the past three mon-
ths the city's growth rate has
fallen to 7.5% range.
After the City Manager
completed his presentation
the citizen were permitted to
comment and ask questions.
Morris Housewright voiced
his concerns in front of coun-
cil saying the taxpayer would
be burdened even more with
taxes if the projected 15%
growth increases failed to
materialize. He said, "The
citizens of Wylie are getting
over loaded not only with
utility bills but with the pre-
sent tax situation. I want to
know when the tax increases
are going to stop and if the ci-
ty is in this financial bind
because of some pass acci-
dent?"
Mayor Trimble explained
that the expansion and
renovation of the city's
wastewater treatment plant
is necessary so that the city
may comply with the Texas
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Mayor Trimble Comments
On Tax, Budget Increase
On Tuesday evening,
September 22, 1987 the Wylie
City Council voted 4-2 to in-
crease the city's property tax
by ten cents, from .49 cents
to .59 cents. Mayor Pro Tem
Sandra Donovan was absent
having been called out of
state by a family emergency.
Council also approved an
18% water and sewer rate in-
crease. The vote was
unanimous. The third major
decision by council was a 4-2
vote to approve the city
budget of $4.75 million.
Following are comments by
Mayor Chuck Trimble regar-
ding the tax rate, sewer and
water rate and approved city
budget.
In next week's "news" com-
ments by the other coun-
cilmembers will be printed
discussing these same topics.
TAX HATE: Mayor Chuck
Trimble: " The Tax rate was
increased to meet the city's
financial obligations. The
new budget does not include
any additional expenditures
other than the additional
debt service the city has
taken on, which amounts to
approximately $200,000 addi-
tional tax dollars necessary
to meet the debt service of
the new municipal complex.
The principal and interest
payment due next budget
year is $185,000 and utility
costs for just electric and gas
is projected at over $40,000.
This is money we didn't have
to spend out of tax dollars
this year because the interest
payment due on the bonds
could be paid from interest
drawn on the invested bond
money. Operational costs for
the new complex have to be
considered in this budget."
"The tax increase is a direct
reflection of the debt service
the city has assumed from
the new municipal complex.
It angers me that the people
who voted for this bond were
misled to believe that such a
building could be constructed
and operated without a tax
increase. Well, there is no
such thing as a free lunch and
the bill has come due. The
public didn't understand how
big this building is. The
operational costs are signifi-
cant. At this point we're look-
ing at the possibility of ren-
ting out space to compatible
tenants. We have also invited
DPS, Collin County Sheriff
and Parks and Wildlife to use
available office space as a
sub-station."
"If there is a tax roll back to
.49 then I think the only solu-
tion would be to sell the com-
plex. A reduction in work
force and city services would
hurt everyone. It has taken
years to build up to this level
of staff and services and to
cut back would mean that at
some point we'd end up star-
ting over, it would be expen-
sive to rebuild."
"Another point is that the
tax increase does not resolve
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