The Temple City Council will consider an ordinance and set a pubic hearing for the incorporation of $12.5 million in general revenue bonds in the project and financing plan of Reinvestment Zone No. 1 for northern and western parts of the zone and Northwest Loop 363.The council will meet at 5 p.m. today in the Municipal Building.City Finance Director Traci Barnard said the $12.5 million addition to the finance plan would bump the total revenues to roughly $15.8 million available funding for financial projects and paying debt service on bonds for fiscal year 2003. The 19-year bonds will be paid off by fiscal year 2022. Randy Holly, assistant city manager, said payment on the bonds would not seriously impact taxpayers, but would increase sales revenue for the zone which would
Top opponents with top guns.That's what the Temple Wildcats football team has been seeing the past few weeks. And it sure won't get any easier on Friday, when the 2-2 team travels to Arlington Lamar (4-0).However, lining up against teams like the undefeated Vikings will only be another routine test for members of the Temple secondary. Brothers Rico and Tony Troup, Derrick Williams and Bryan Calloway comprise a unit that has experienced its share of trials and tribulations this season.Though occasionally burned for the big gain, by and large their contributions have helped the Temple defense improve over its performance of the past two seasons."We're together," Rico Troup says of the closeness of the quartet. "We like to get together and have fun and trip out, you know, but when it's time to (get serious) we're all that."Serious as in seeing Temple back in the state playoffs, where the Wildcats haven't been in three seasons."There isn't any hoping about it," Rico said. "We want to show everyone what we're capable of doing when it comes down to it. We're here to let them know that Temple's back to play football."Temple's defense is surrendering 312 yards a game