Wednesday, February 13, 1985/The Battalion/Page 5
louse approves
iew$800 million
exas water deal
Associated Press
AUSTIN —The Texas House on
'jiesdav approved and sent to the
mate a proposed constitutional
mendment allowing the state to sell
BOO million in bonds to pay for an
nbkious statewide water program.
The House also tentatively ap-
rovpd legislation that would imple-
ien| the plan if the constitutional
mendment is Approved by voters in
mber.
e votes came quickly and with
vely little debate, but not before
ortheast Texas representative
ioned the topic Speaker Gib Le
ts did not want to hear — moving
atei from East Texas to West
exas
Rep. Smith Gilley, D-Greenville,
iked bill sponsors whether the
ackage includes water transfers.
Chip Staniswalis, R-Amarillo,
id lit did not, but Gilley was not
nvinced.
^■st Texans’ fear that someone
anted to steal their water has
elped kill previous water plans.
After voicing his concerns on the
oor, Gilley said, “One thing they
trying to accomplish is to make
ate. much more available. In doing
(I have a fear this will mean there
ill be numerous lakes built in
ortpeast Texas to cover up some of
i®:fichest farmland in the United
:ates.
“It will displace homeowners and
will ultimately mean water will be
■ported from Northeast Texas
and East Texas to other portions of
the state.”
It took less than two hours for the
House to debate the package that
took months to put together. Lewis
attributed the quick House action to
“maybe a year-and-a-half of hear
ings across the state of Texas, a great
deal of work by the (House Natural
Resources) committee and a great
deal of knowledge shared by mem
bers of the House.”
The constitutional amendment
approved 134-11 by the House in
cludes $200 million for flood control
projects, $200 million for water qual
ity projects, $200 million for reser
voirs and $200 million for other use.
The enabling legislation — which
faces a final House vote today —
drew relatively little debate.
Lewis fended off some attempted
amendments during a planning ses
sion in his office before the floor ses
sion. The House Committee on Nat
ural Resources had sifted through
scores of amendments. Only about
eight — none major — were offered
on the floor.
“Everybody had to give a little and
take a little,” Tom Craddick, R-Mid-
land and sponsor of the constitu
tional amendment, told the House.
T he Sierra Club felt it had to give
too much and yanked its support.
The group wanted more stringent
protections for bays and estuaries.
Lewis said., “As far as I’m con
cerned, I’d like to see them stronger.
But as far as an even balance
statewide, I think they’re sufficient.”
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Council proposes
-year MSC plan
: easiert By ANN CERVENKA
arming.® Staff Writer
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e no: . The Memorial Student Center
edbytbuncil has developed a five-year
m stuMn to give insight into the future of
ough tire MSC.
apturinj Included in the master plan are
oposals to expand the MSC and
ange its current funding.
ofcofeCory Courtney, executive vice
and whtesident for aaministration, em-
itratedseizes the importance of the plan-
eradiGng process.
ugh situ “Planning is still the unpolished
DXin. m, but the process is what we are
wantstoally proud of,” he says. “We try to
ilationCorporate the process into the way
This fee organization already works.”
nber of Currently the programming con-
d the o,ts of four areas: cultural, educatio-
(1, entertainment and recreational,
sis is ton Long range goals are focused on
as possietting more faculty assistance in ex-
aring (tnsion of these four areas through
ore effective marketing and public
zularlfdations efforts, Courtney says.
■, werefWith increased campus and com-
nt in aiunity awareness, more programs
occursfth better quality could result.
should 1 Courtney says the best aspect of
;ad tltf se plan is its flexibility.
“It’s not set in concrete,” he says,
t’s made to change.”
The plan must be general enough
i allow new student leaders free-
om to develop their own ideas.
Each year the plan must be changed
and updated, Courtney says.
The current plan, which the MSC
Council has been using for 35 years,
differs from the new proposal be
cause it is merely a set of goals made
each year.
“It’s never really a coordinated ef
fort,” he says.
However, with the physical ex
pansion of the MSC in 1973 to serve
22,000 students, more committees
were created and more students
have become involved. Now with
more than 36,000 students to serve,
the MSC Council needs a docu
mented approach.
Included in the master plan is a
proposal to expand the MSC again.
“I think we have a legitimate con
cern,” Courtney says. All committees
are hindered by a lack of space. The
council has researched the proposal
and thinks an addition would be a
good investment.
The plan also calls for a change in
f unding. Currently the three sources
of revenue are from generated reve
nue, student service fees and dona
tions. As the largest student union in
the world, the MSC is the main user
of student service fees. The council
hopes to become more self-support
ing from generated revenue and do
nations.
The council will vote on the plan
at its Feb. 18 meeting. Courtney is
confident of its approval.
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building almost vacant
;( Jor lack of telephones
ng 1
Associated Press
s are s HOUSTON — The City of Hous-
=s intl(?n spent $3.1 million to more easily
:en'
readi out and touch its water cus-
corners from a new service center.
>ut the renovated building has sat
= an( ] (jjmost vacant since September be-
)nati ause there are no telephones.
. an( ji:: City officials said the renovated
uilding, a modern-appearing struc-
are of glass and brick, will not be
^j'll | f ally occupied now until June 1, at
rations*
earliest. In the mean time, some
• Jater department employees con-
’ ^ mue to work in rented offices.
? ‘ The new building, the former
lome of a neighborhood bank, was
|irchased by the city in 1980 for
1.05 million. By last September, the
5,000 square-foot structure was
renovated and ready — except for
the lack of telephones.
Jane Cater, acting director of the
city’s public service department, said
the breakup of AT&T is partially to
blame for the delay.
“We were no longer able to simply
call up Southwestern Bell and order
new phones,” she told the Houston
Post. “There were lots of questions,
because we were treading on new
turf.”
The renovated building was
scheduled to house the water de
partment’s entire customer service
department, including billing and
record-keeping computers, field in
vestigators and customer-complaint
operators.
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