An Eyesore, and More Illegal Dumping Costing Taxpayers, Represents Health and Fire Hazard by Steve Reagan up After Others
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Vol. 70 No. 311 Tuesday, April 30, 2019 8 Pages • 75¢ Home of Janice Scrivner An eyesore, and more Illegal dumping costing taxpayers, represents health and fire hazard By Steve Reagan up after others. SDN Staff Writer “It’s a huge problem,” Pub- lic Works Director Eli Tor- While many people, groups res said. “In 2018, we hauled and organizations are doing away 287 tons of material that their best to make Snyder a had been illegally dumped, clean, attractive community, and I think we’ve hauled Max West many others are trying to about half of that total so far SDN Photo/Steve Reagan U.S. Army make it look like a giant trash this year. We’re spending World War II and Contributed Photo dump. about $50,000-$60,000 a year In the top photo, city crews had Today’s Veteran sponsored by Illegal dumping within the on it.” to remove more than 19 tons Nix’s Auto & Tire Service Snyder city limits has long Illegal dumping, simply of discarded items from this 1510 25th Street 573-3567 been a problem, but it has got- put, is dumping discarded ten worse in recent years. items in some place other than easement across from the 37th Whether that is because a dumpster or the city land- Street Church of Christ. At left, EATHER of trying to save a few dol- fill, Snyder Fire Department Snyder Fire Department Dep- W lars on a project, citizens Deputy Fire Marshal Nathan uty Fire Marshal Nathan Hines have a lack of pride or out of Hines said. It is against the examined a pair of couches just plain laziness, some area law, with punishment rang- dumped beside 22nd Street residents are simply dumping ing from fines to jail or even Monday morning. their couches, water heaters prison time. or other garbage on the side The problem of illegal “People are using their Hines admitted enforce- In addition to the “stick” of of the road, rather than tak- dumping is not restricted to yards as trash dumps,” Hines ment of anti-dumping stat- increased enforcement, city ing those items to the landfill. one or two areas within the said. “People are dumping in utes has been spotty in the officials also are dangling a Aside from being an eyesore, city. Hines said if a person vacant lots and the side of the past, but that is changing. “carrot” — people will be these debris piles also create were to travel down almost road, just about everywhere Increased patrols and other able to deliver one load of health and fire safety hazards, any road or alley in Snyder, you can dump garbage.” efforts to target violators are discarded items a month free officials said. they would witness the prob- In addition to being a ma- already under way. of charge to the city landfill, That leaves the problem of lem first-hand. Nor are only jor eyesore, these impromptu “We’re going to start en- provided they can show a cur- removing those items to City private citizens guilty of cre- trash dumps also represent forcing it a lot more now rent city utility bill. Ty Kowles of Snyder work crews, who ating the problem. Hines said serious fire and health haz- that the city-wide clean-up is “We just want people to be Monday’s high: 79 de- have to take time away from construction crews and other ards and become nesting over,” Hines said. “A lot of more vigilant and have more grees maintaining city streets and businesses have been caught grounds for rats, insects and areas are clean now, and we pride in their community,” Monday’s low: 60 degrees water and sewer lines to clean in the act. other vermin. want to keep it that way.” Hines said. 7 a.m. reading today: 55 degrees Rainfall: None 2019 precipitation: 4.76 Little princesses County hospital inches FINANCES board to consider WT-Int. Crude $63.50 WTIC Posted $60.00 Natural Gas $2.59 construction projects Patterson-UTI $14.05 The Scurry County Hospital District board of directors will Oxy-Permian $58.49 discuss and possibly vote on five construction projects during Kinder Morgan $19.84 Wednesday’s meeting. The administration will present information about expand- ECISION ing the Cogdell Family Clinic and renovating the MRI area, D 2019 pharmacy, nuclear medicine and respiratory therapy/pulmo- Snyder Early Voting nary rehab area. If approved, board members will vote on in- Through Monday, April 29 terim financing for the projects. Friday’s Total..............................33 In December, board members voted to purchase a new MRI Total Votes.................................152 machine and to renovate the area in which it would be housed. Source: City of Snyder The current MRI machine is housed in a mobile trailer. The board allocated $250,000 for renovations within the hospital. DATE CHANGE The unit, which was purchased from GE, will cost the dis- trict $859,000, Chief Financial Officer John Everett said in Due to a scheduling con- December. The hospital performs 70 to 80 MRIs per month, flict, the Make the Bleed he said. program scheduled for Also Wednesday, the board will conduct its self-evaluation May 18 has been resched- in open session and during a closed session conduct the evalu- uled. The Scurry County ation of Cogdell Memorial Hospital CEO Ella Helms. Any ac- EMS program will be held tion from the closed session will be taken in open session. at 6 p.m. May 17 in the Credentials for Dr. Stephen George for the walk-in clinic, EMS education room at the SDN Photos/Brittni Clemons as well as EmCare and Direct Radiology physicians will be armory in Towle Park. In the top photo, Elizabeth presented for approval, as will policies approved by the medi- Wright fixed herself a plate cal staff. of her favorite treats during A second closed session is on the agenda for the board to LOTTERY a princess tea party hosted hear the quality assurance report. If action is needed from the Monday’s Results by the Scurry County Mu- report, the board will do so in open session. Texas Two Step seum Saturday. At left, Sta- Reports from the administration and Chief of Staff Dr. Da- 3-15-17-34 BB: 22 cey Blackwell-Yocca helped vid Kerr will also be presented during the meeting, which will her daughters, Gladys Yocca begin at 8:30 a.m. in the administration wing boardroom. The Cash Five (right) and Maryellen Yocca meeting is open to the public and time has been set aside for 3-6-9-25-33 (left) fix their plate of sweets the public to comment on non-agenda items. and sandwiches. The district’s finance committee is scheduled to meet at Pick 3 Morning 7:30 a.m. in the administration wing boardroom. The only ac- 6-5-9 Sum It Up: 20 tion for the committee is to accept the latest financial informa- Pick 3 Day tion and approve minutes from the March meeting. 2-4-3 Sum It Up: 9 Pick 3 Evening 7-7-6 Sum It Up: 20 Today final day for early Pick 3 Night Three to be inducted in Hall of Honor Saturday 8-5-5 Sum It Up: 18 voting in mayoral election This year’s inductees into the Snyder High Among Tubb’s TV and film credits are Daily 4 Morning School theater department’s Hall of Honor Hill Street Blues (1981), Bay City Blues include Powers Boothe, Barry Tubb and 9-6-2-4 Sum It Up: 21 Today is the final day to tested race on the ballot. (1983), Mask (1985), The Legend of Billie Brad Maule. Jean (1985), Top Gun (1986), Billionaire Daily 4 Day cast early votes for Saturday’s Voting on Saturday will be They will be inducted during the Saturday Boys Club (1987), Lonesome Dove (1989), 2-7-7-7 Sum It Up: 23 mayoral election. held from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at ceremony at Snyder High School. College on the Square will College on the Square. and Return to Lonesome Dove (1993). Tubb Daily 4 Evening Boothe, who graduated from Snyder in be open until 7 p.m. today The Snyder Daily News graduated from Snyder in 1981. 7-1-3-9 Sum It Up: 20 1966, won an Emmy in 1980 for his role in for residents to cast ballots. will post results on its website In addition to the three individual honor- Daily 4 Night Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones. Mayor Tony Wofford is be- and social media pages when ees, the cast and crew of the state champion 0-2-5-8 Sum It Up: 15 Among his other TV and film credits are ing challenged by Stephanie they become available Satur- 1970 one-act play Elizabeth: The Queen, Philip Marlowe, Private Eye (1983), Red Ducheneaux in the only con- day night. will be inducted and Janeen Patterson will Dawn (1984), Tombstone (1993), Mutant be honored for her longtime support of the ASK US Species (1994), Nixon (1995), 24 (2001), theater department. Q. — Will any baseball Deadwood (2004), Nashville (2012) and The gala will begin dinner at 4:30 p.m. in or softball playoff games Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013). the Snyder High School cafeteria before a be played in Snyder this More rain forecast for today Maule, a 1970 Snyder graduate, worked as performance of this year’s state-qualifying week? a backup singer for Bob Gentry, Jim Nabors one-act play A View from the Bridge in Wor- A.