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wmmmM 22,1993 i her, she iso been ak up in the atti- at Kemp lild gets t to feel :hey can n, Don 1 science ted from ns said, ented in t fall be- Fannin :hild has aese kids efore." y receive the time don't re peat said, nplete at- a HOSTS State Friday, January 22,1993 The Battalion Page 3 Fort Worth spends millions on environmental changes THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FORT WORTH - A barrage of federal and state environmental mandates has Fort Worth leaders staring at a host of deadlines and bills that could total almost $1 bil lion over the next decade. That news comes as the city dries to recover from one of its toughest budget years. One of the first big expendi tures will be an estimated $100 million to replace or reinforce hundreds of miles of old sewage ’pipe and make other improve ments to the city's sanitary sewer system. The sewer system must be up graded to meet Environmental Protection Agency standards. Add to that rules on drinking- water quality, storm drainage im- iprovements, sludge recycling and avariety of smaller programs, and the city could be spending as much as $943 million to pay for environmental programs from 1991 to 2001, according to a worst- case estimate. President Clinton has promised to help cities rebuild their aging infrastructure. But without amendments to the Clean Water, Safe Drinking Water and Clean Air acts, cities — with or without financial help — must begin to comply with a slew of environ mental mandates. Councilman Bill Meadows said the city cannot afford the im provements on its own. Without assistance, city offi cials agree, the improvements will mean substantial increases in sewage rates or taxes. And non- compliance could mean big fines. City staff members have never officially presented the council with the $943 million figure — $698 million in operating costs and $245 million in bonds — ac cording to the city's environmen tal management director, Rick Hay, who laid out the maximum cost the city could face. Most of the cost, $848 million, is for water services. Much of that covers drinking-water and waste- water treatment programs already in place, but it also includes esti mated new- costs for keeping those up to par with increasingly strict federal standards. In addition to the sewer system overhaul, the EPA will soon en force drainage improvements to keep pollutants such as oil and gasoline that wash off city streets in heavy rains from ending up in lakes and rivers. The rest of the cost is for a vari ety of programs such as recycling, recapturing coolants like Freon, switching city vehicles to natural gas and meeting stricter rules for landfill operations. Some of the programs already are in effect. Most pressing for city officials is the $100 million in sewer im provements the EPA ordered as part of a recent crackdown on large cities with aging sewer sys tems. Those costs, which represent a fourth of the city's fiscal 1993 bud get, are in addition to water pro jects already planned. etion D.C to be n College are being ng Alley. *ange and Isobrook, . will take r the pub- presiden- staff dur- id domes- he project h's defeat jf the Na- t Finance is in the ,LE IS Sex survey scandal leads to dismissal Officials suspend San Antonio teacher THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN ANTONIO - The San Antonio School District has sus pended a biology teacher who school officials say surveyed ninth •and tenth-grade students about their sexual practices. The district would not disclose the identity of the Jefferson High School teacher, who was suspend ed with pay. One school official Wednesday called the survey “explicit," and parents said in Thursday's San Antonio Express-News the ques tionnaire asked students about oral, anal, homosexual and animal sex practices. The parent of a student who took the sex survey said students were asked about age ranges of partners they would consider. The school district said in a statement Wednesday the teacher "has been suspended with pay pending an investigation of cir cumstances regarding her distrib uting a written survey-type in strument to students at school." "The appropriateness of the contents of that survey are ques tionable," the school statement said. The principal became aware of the survey last Friday, and the teacher was suspended afterward, said Carlie Estefan, associate su perintendent for personnel ser vices. "As far as I know, this princi pal did not give permission for this survey nor was he aware of it prior to a parent bringing it to his attention," Estefan said. The parent, who asked not to be identified, said his son and three other students were inter viewed by the principal Tuesday. The parent said the following questions required yes or no an swers: “Oral sex? Anal sex? Sex with a family member? Sex with animals? Sex with older or younger person?" Questions regarding homosex uality reportedly also were in the survey. Additional questions re quired short answers. The parent said this was the first time his son has been ex posed to the mention of some of the sexual practices in the survey. Bush resumes life of privacy THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HOUSTON — George Bush wasted no time getting into private life Thursday, showing up bright and early at his new Houston office less than 24 hours after turning over the presidency to Bill Clinton. Bush, dressed casually with a sport coat and no tie, carried a couple of briefcases and a box into the nine-story Park Laureate Building short ly after 9 a.m. Unlike his last 12 years in public office, and particularly the last four years as president. Bush's motorcade Thursday was minimal — just three vehicles — and none of them a limousine. Bush, accompanied by his dog. Ranger, and a staffer, rode in a silver gray Cadillac sedan. There was no motorcycle escort. Technicians said furniture was in place in the office but communica tions gear was still being installed. As Bush and several aides went inside. Ranger remained behind, rolling in the wet grass, prompting the ex-president to emerge on the ninth-floor balcony. He leaned over the railing and called the dog by barking and shout ing "Here, boy!" Aleece DeMonchy, who works in a photo studio, said she likes hav ing the former president in the building where she works. "I have the feeling that we won't see very much of him," she said. "I think it'll be pretty much a shadow whisked through the hallways — unless he comes down and strikes up a conversation. Then I'll feel real ly special." Courthouse crime cues detector use THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN ANTONIO - Chief Justice Tom Phillips of the Texas Supreme Court said Thursday he expects recent courthouse violence to lead to the use of metal detectors in most courts. “Witnesses, jurors, (law suit) parties, not to mention attorneys and judges, need to feel that this is a place where you can come and be safe," he said. "So I think we're going to see metal detectors gradually in most of the major courts." Phillips' comments to the San Antonio Bar Association came two days after Hai Van Huynh opened fire in a hall way outside a Dallas County state district court. Huynh fatally shot his wife and injured a teen-age by stander before turning the gun on himself. Huynh died the next day. Last July, a man upset after losing custody of his son opened fire in the Tarrant County Courthouse. He killed two lawyers and injured two judges and anoth er attorney. Tuesday's shooting an gered Dallas judges who have been pleading with county of ficials for tighter security. On Wednesday and Thurs day, judges stayed away from the courthouse. "1 think we all hate to see the loss of freedom that comes from having to pass through metal detectors," Phillips said. “On the other hand, if courtrooms are going to be come the latest popular craze, like airlines did 15 years ago, to act out antisocial acts, peo ple have to feel secure at the courthouse." Phillips said a state court citizens committee is studying courthouse security. He said many of the state's smaller counties cannot afford security devices. Phillips added that vio lence may be a bigger threat in urban areas. EH 993 ALPHA KAPPA PS1 is National Professional Business Fraternity Congratulations J.I.’s! f iyp You made it! 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