STAFF REPORTS
The Port Arthur News
PORT ARTHUR
May 10, 2008 10:41 pm
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Final Port Arthur City Council, Port Arthur ISD, and Port of Port Arthur Navigation District propositions are in.
PA COUNCIL
District 2
Cal Jones 191 48.23%
Elizabeth Segler 205 51.77%
Position 7
D. Kay Wise 1,434 58.03%
Willie Lewis Jr 1,037 41.97%
Position 8
Maria Block 406 16.80%
Kerry Twin Thomas 1,068 44.19%
Thomas Henderson 943 39.08%
PAISD
Julia Samuels 433 11.39%
Mary Jean George 1,334 35.09%
Charlie Lewis Jr 402 10.57%
Kenneth Lofton 1,633 42.95%
SABINE PASS ISD
Plauche, Cox and Albright win at Sabine Pass ISD
Sabine Pass Independent School District residents elected two incumbents and one new person to fill three at-large positions on the school board.
The top three votegetters were: Incumbent Lane Plauche with 100 votes; Gene Cox, another incumbent, 92 votes; and David Albright, 87 votes.
Tisha Berg received 85 votes, Cheryl Snider, 84; and Betty Adkins, 76.
Gene Cox 92 17.56%
Lane Plauche 100 19.08%
Cheryl Snider 84 16.03%
Tisha Berg 85 16.22%
Betty Adkins 76 14.50%
David Albright 87 16.60%
PORT OF PA NAVIGATION DISTRICT
PA Port propositions approved by voters
Voters overwhelmingly approved the Port of Port Arthur Navigation Districts $18.8 million two-part bond election for refinancing existing debt and for port improvements.
Proposition 1 passed by a vote of 1,268 in favor compared to 826 voting against the measure. Proposition No. 2 was approved with 1,380 voting in favor of the proposition compared to 813 voting against it.
The two propositions break down into an $8.8 million proposal for refinancing and a $10 million proposition for improvements.
Proposition No. 1 will fund improvements to wharves, docks, warehouses and other storage and terminal facilities including the acquisition of necessary lands,
Proposition No. 2 will allow the port to refinance existing debt by doing so at a lower rate.
I think it is a tremendous response that the board of commissioners are receiving from citizens a solid vote of confidence for the job they are doing at the Port of Port Arthur, Floyd Gaspard, executive director at the Port of Port Arthur, said.
Propostition 1
For 1,268 60.55%
Against 826 39.45%
Proposition 2
For 1,380 52.93%
Against 813 37.07%
The final results are in for the PN-G ISD school board race as well.
PN-G ISD Final Voting Results
Place 4
Dr. Gary Stretcher
508 votes 45.155 %
Tonya Petix
332 votes 29.511 %
Brant Graham
285 votes 25.33%
Place 6
Rusty Brittain
833 votes 79.107%
Stacy Moffit
220 votes 20.89%
Place 7
Dr. J.D. Taliaferro
306 votes 27.517%
Darren McCutcheon
806 votes 72.482%
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