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Tuesday, August 9, 1983/The Battalion/Page 3 DM RST? OUSTA^ ►M TO WM, AN(7 fcposes Charter election ut Bryan School Board meets by Anne M. Hedgcoxe Battalion Reporter Bn m Homeowners Associa te sniec thp ^ n > Inc receiv ed a sharp blow ones we’re aiif nday when lhe Bryan School partmentsaJP a re ^ I “ t ! on to rt.wecouldnW 6 the Au S ust 13 Charter would surroiiH 011 ' e tried to lea«K i we had to if The board claims this elec- the imprisor# v vould exempt a percentage ibers. t * ie rnarhet value <tf the resi- in spite of tilt W 6 homestead of a married elves loyaldtiil unmarried adult. 1 his ex- ,et up contact IP 1 ' 011 wou ld reduce taxes 40 ons,Dutbetwt(f amt for the y ears 1983 an d East and We8|^> percent for the years Soviet Union/ 85 through 1987, and 20 per- .vn,seeaone-s :nt ' n * 988 an( l in subsequent , Ostrovsky sU ars - This will also affect single lent homesteads. tion would create a preferential class of property that would shift the tax burden to all other prop erties on the jurisdictional roll. costs, $266,000 decrease in fed eral program funds and $127,000 increase in Local Fund Assignment. Therefore, the board opposes the proposed Charter amendment and urges its em ployees and all citizens of Bryan to vote against the proposal at the Charter election. In other action Monday, the school board approved the 1983- 1984 school year budget totaling $25.8 million, a 9 percent in crease over the 1982-1983 budget. The new budget features a six E ercent increase in employee enefits, a nine percent increase in instructional materials, n are tauj that the W aid. “In a sense i. The problei ays that only peace initi ?r countries’ Board members sqy this elec- $55,000 for expansion of the computer education program, a 35 percent increase in utility The school board also announced that the Bryan ISD Gifted and Talented Program has been awarded a competitive grant from the Texas Education Agency. The T.E.A. recently approved the $71,400 grant, a $3,000 increase from the pre vious funding year. These funds will be used, along with local funding, to pro vide classroom teachers for gifted students, instructional supplies and staff development. It is estimated that the district will serve 703 students in the program this year in grades kin dergarten through high school, approximately 55 students per grade. The board also agreed not to increase meal prices for chil dren’s lunches and breakfasts. The prices will remain at $1.00 for lunches in grades kin dergarten through sixth, $1.10 for lunches in grades seven through 12, and breakfasts will remain at 50 cents for all grades. Although adult lunches will remain at $1.35, adult break fasts will be increased from 75 cents to 80 cents to meet the adult meal pricing policy set by the T.E.A. The 1983-1984 bus rider fees also remain unchanged due to lower insurance rates, parts prices leveling off, more in house repairs and the stabiliza tion of fuel prices. The rates range from one rid er at $15.00 per month to four or more riders at $50.00 per month. ce movement® ipendent, an dividualistic, rovsky said, that American;] umane society hires sheriff o solve animal cruelty cases igree with eati] understand,” by Yvonne Cuzick ng for peace,Ilf Battalion Reporter tuclear war, Santos Alvarez, a Brazos ;rent groups ounty deputy sheriff who has link kind 3 ac een volunteering his time to solve animal cruelty cases, Haccepted an investigationjob ith the Humane Society of Bra- __ B County. Il \l ' s Carter, who has been in- I y olved with the Humane Society » nee its establishment in 1975, tys the idea to hire an investiga- >r was not new. KfWe’ve had this idea for a louse voteste jne time,” Carter said. Alvarez te (R-Ill.) aiil| vere nearly i® »on the two# just seemed to be the right per son for the job. Alvarez mainly will handle cases that committee members could not solve, Humane Society vice-president Angela Leonard said. Usually, when the society re ceives a complaint about some one abusing or neglecting an animal, the society will notify the person of the complaint. If the person fails to resolve the situa tion within a certain period of time, the society takes legal ac tion. Alvarez said that as a rule, people usually comply with the regulations set by the Humane Society. There are not many complaints where people are in tentionally abusing their anim als. People mostly are neglectful and don’t realize they are break ing the law, he said. one year in jail, or both, Alvarez said. Cruelty to animals is a class A misdemeanor and is punishable by up to a $2,000 fine or up to A recent case the Humane Society handled with the help of Alvarez involved a man charged with cruelty to animals. He was convicted of intentionally and knowingly failing to provide adequate food, care and shelter for his dogs. 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In other business, the board met in closed session for appro ximately three hours with Gaines West, attorney for for mer A&M Consolidated High School Coach Howell Ferguson. After the meeting, a spokesman for the board announced that no public action was taken on the matter. Ferguson was suspended by trustees last month for deposit ing district funds into an unau thorized bank account. After the suspension, however, it was disc overed that the irregularity was not in violation of state laws. The board also approved other resignations and the hir ing of some new employees. MHMRA begins program on alcohol use and abuse by Gabriel Elliott Battalion Reporter The Mental Health Mental Retardation Authority of Brazos Valley has begun an alcohol education program designed to educate the public on the use and abuse of alcohol and the dis ease of alcoholism. The program, funded by the Texas Commission on Alcohol ism, is available to any interested individuals or groups in the Bra zos County area. Dave Dromnes, coordinator of out-patient and in-patient services at the MHMRA, says participants are welcome from as far as Burleson, Grimes, Leon, Robertson and Washing ton counties. J. Dixon McKenzie, MHMRA alcohol education specialist, said the program should help de velop community awareness of the effects of alcohol abuse. “We are offering presenta tions on such topics as ‘Effects of Alcoholism on Industry,’ ‘Young People and Alcohol,’ ‘Women and Alcohol,’ and ‘Family Disease of Alcoholism,”’ McKenzie said. McKenzie also is planning a bi-monthly alcohol education workshop for individuals or families wanting to learn what to do if someone in their family appears to have a drinking problem. Dromnes said the program will use the Johnson treatment of alcoholism. The Johnson treatment looks at alcoholism as a disease of the family. “The treatment views the ac tions and reactions of other members of the family as unin tentionally supporting or con tinuing a patient’s dependency on alcohol,” Dromnes said. The program also will ex amine the physiological effects of alcohol such as sclerosis of the liver and deterioration of the brain cells, Dromnes said. “If the public is made aware of the damage alcohol does to the body, they would realize the dangers associated with drink ing,” he said. Slides and movies highlight ing the cause, effect and cure of alcoholism will be used, he said. Because alcohol problems usually are carried to the indi vidual’s place of employment, Dromnes said, businesses and industries with alcoholism con tributing to a low employee per formance will benefit most from the presentations. 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