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Writer/Editor R. McWhorter Issue Number 3
FireDeporlmenlsUnited FIRST MEETING
COUNCIT
The Volunteer Firefighfers of June l3 wos lhe firsl council
Pelicon Boy, Briqr, Reno ond meeting with the new moyor ond
LoJunlo come together for o councilmembers.
conlrolled burn on Sundoy. The Council opproved fhe zoning
piles of brush locoted next lo the chonge on the 50.59 troct of
boof dock were set obloze oround property, which will known os
8:30 om. Copt Diggs used lhe city's Loguno Boy. The zone chonge wos
new woler tonker to sproy woler on from Agriculturol lo Single Fomily
the oreo sunounding the brush Residence.
before it wos ignifed. A conlrocl with H2M Utility
When lhe smoke cleored, o lone Construction, t.L.P., for the TCP
tree limb wos the only thing woter wells. wos tobled.
stonding. The limb wos in the shope Aldermon McWhorter presented o
of o cross. Could this be o sign?? proposol for o 25th onniversory
This reporler thinks so. celebrqiion for lhe city. Sgf
The cify ond fire deportment hod O'Donley hod discussed this moffer
been working for 2 yeors to get the in o stoff meeting severol weeks
brush disposed of. But with burn ogo. McWhorter opprooched
bons being in effecl, or olher octs of O'Donley to confirm his ideo.
noture prevented the disposol- The proposol osked for o $500.00
It could hove cost the city budget from fhe city ond stoted
lhousonds of dollors fo hove hod the lhol donotions would help promole
brush houled owoy by o controctor- the evenl. Aldermon Nightingole
The owner of lhe property moy motioned thot this item be tobled
now proceed with ony plons. unlil lhe June 20tt'budget meeting.
It is illegol to dump within the city He stoted thot 5500 could help poy
ond viololors cought will be for equipment for the fire
prosecuted deportment.
Phone/fox service hos been
FR EE
S A CKT U N C H opproved for the fire deportmenl.
With the new dispotch service, coll
Azle ISD is once ogoin supplying
forms need lo be foxed between
FREESock lunches from JUNE 5 -
ihe ogencies. A phone/foxlcopier
AUG ll, ot City Holl fiom 12:15-
wos donoted to the deportment.
12:45,Mondoy-Fridoy.
Aldermon Sporks nominoled
Sock lunch will contoin o sondwich,
Aldermon Nightlngole for onother
chips, fruit, milk &
yeor os Moyor-Pro-tem. Before the
dessert. Sock lunches ore Free for oll
vote wos token, the city secretory
children under the oge of 18.
reqd from the locol governmenl
code book concerning lhe dulies
FOOD PANTRYIS OPEN of o moyor-pro-tem. Aldermon
Are you hungry? Know someone McWhorfer then mode o sfotemenf
who is? The Eogle Mountoin United ogoinst the nominotion. Quote,
Methodist Church is sponsoring o "Nightingole hos gone out of his
Food Ponlry, every Mondoy, 4:00 lo woy, in my opinion, to directly
6:00 pm. Just come to 7955 Reed disrupt the duties ol the moyor.."
Rood ( 5 miles norlh of Azle on FM She qlso sloled," his experience
73O,1/zmile eost on Reed Rd.) should come to on end-"
The Food Ponlry is OPENto oll who Afterwords lhere wos opplouse
ore in need of ossistonce. from lhe citizens. The vote possed,
3/for,1/ogoinst. Sorry): ):
DateJune l612006
POLICE
REPORT
For lhe month of Moy, I l0 Citoiion
violotions were issued. Arrests: 8
felonies, 15 misdemeonor; for o
totol in fines; 522,824.00.
Two vehicles thol were seized in
drug bust hove been oworded by
the lorront County DA fo the
deportmenf. Plons ore to ouclion
them off ond use the proceeds to
purchose equipmenf. With 6 more
seized vehicles, the deportmenf is
owoiling judgmenls on.
Officer Joson Jorvis hos been
occepted os o reserye officer. He
possed oll quolificolions for hire
ond wos opproved by the orol
boord. Officer Jorvis hos been o
reserye officer for fhe city prior.
We welcome him bock to the
Boy....
FIREDEPTUPDATES
Copt Diggs is siill the officer in
chorge. Inventory of deportment
equipment, rodios, bunker geor.
etc, is being conducfed. Some
ilems ore missing ond
unoccountoble for of this lime.
Former Chief Mitchell, who hos
been ploced on indefinite
suspension, dropped off bunker
geor during o Wednesdoy night
troining closs. When Council
member Hubbord wos
queslioned concerning the geor,
she confirmed thot Mitchell hod
broughl il in ond she believed il
hod been donoted "owhile bock.
ond lhinks he hod lhem stored ol
o friends house." When counled,
ihey geor consisted of 27 bunker
coots, 20 bunker ponls & 6 poir
block boots.
While lhe deportmenf is in such
o need for geor, why were these
items held bqck??
There still exist lension between
the city ond lhis deportmeni. The
moyor hopes lo hove oll
problems resolved soon.
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Four new opplicotions were
opproved by council for fire
fighters. Joe Berry, Joey Toylor,
Joson Frizzell, ond Jomes Sporks.
This new crew will be the first lo go
through the new process for
considerolion. They oll ore on the
9 month probotion. All existing fire
members ore olso under this
probolion period until oll new
quolificolions ore met. One
opplicolion wos lobled.
ANIMAL CONTROL
CODE ENFORCEMENT
Hove you noliced certoin
properlies thol hove cleoned up?
Code Enforcement works when
residenl reolize thot the city hos
lows ond ordinonces lo follow, ond
lhey ore lo prolecl everyone.
Residenls ore reminded to mow
your lowns, follow the woter
rotioning doys with no woter on
weekends, permils ore required for
pools, BURNBAN is bock in effecl
in Torronl County, no oulside fires,
check before lighting thoi
chorcool grill, new residents need
lo register your dogs/cols & only 3
per household without o speciol
pel permil, check with city holl
before slorting o project, (EX;
fences insfolled, sheds, borns,
etc), ollneed permils.
The onimol clinic is open on
Soturdoy's from 3-5 PM of city holl.
Donotions ond volunleers ore
olwoys in need. Help out your
onimol shelter.
GOVERNMET WORKSHOP
Aldermon McWhorter ond City
Secretory Nold ottended ihe IMI
workshop in Austin. Closses were
held on Public Informotion Act ond
Open Meetings Acl, olong wilh
guest
speokers on olher
governmenl issues.
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Newly elected officers hove g0 25IhANNIVERSARY
doys otler being sworn in, lo toke
o closs or wotch o video to sotisfy CETEBRATION
the requiremenls of Government The detoils of lhe proposol
Code, Section 551.005. submitled by Aldermon
leorning lhe proper procedures McWhorler ond Sgt. O'Donley
will chonge the woy the city ore os follows: Tenlotive dote is
conducls oll meelings open io the Ocl 22,2006 (Sot). We will be
public. Pleose be polienl while seeking donotions fo help fund
the moyor, council & stoff odjust lhe evenl, with the locotion to
to these new procedures. be determined of o loter dote.
Cilizens who moy hove The plons include music,
comploints or concerns should gomes, lownmower roces,
pick up o form from city holl, food, crofts, ond much more.
include your nome, oddress & The evenl will need lots of
volunleers to ossisl in plonning,
confocl phone number, o brief
stotement of your concern ond/or orgonizing, sef up & cleoning
comploint, refurn it to city holl ond crews, collecling donotions,
lhe form will be turned over to the elc. We hope for fhis to be o
oppropriote deporlment. The city fun filled doy for olllhe citizens
hopes this will help with concerns of the Boy ond oll the visilors
from lhe residenls ond how stoff is who moy come inlo our city. lf
hondling eoch concern. you would like lo volunfeer,
A residenl osked how to conlocl pleose leove your nome,
your city officiols. You con leove oddress, phone number & how
o messoge of city holl requesling you con help with the evenl ql
o meeting or write o letter, which city holl. We hope to
con be dropped off or moiled lo celebrole even if it's withoui
the city's oddress. Address it to city funds. Thonk you.
the individuol to whom you wish
to conloct. Your conlocl moy not COUNCII meefings ore held
be oble to onswer or solve oll the second Tuesdoy of eoch
your concerns bul eoch council month ot 7:00 pm. Seoling will
member should do os much os be limited, if you plon lo
ollowed to help eoch cilizen. ottend, come eorly. There will
Council sholl work for oll ils o sign up sheet for residents lo
cilizens no motter whol requesl lo be heord during
personolity conflicls exisl. One citizen porlicipolion. All
wrong decision con offect us oll. commenls ore limiled to 2
minules. Residents moy moke
o slotemenl bul queslions
CITYBUDGET
MEETING connot be onswered by
June 20, council will be meeting
council.
to review ifs budget.
Amendmenfs will be necessory to
It's going to be o hol summer.
offsel excusive spending by some
Be sure to sloy inside if you
deporlments. With the high cost of
hove breolhing problems.
fuel os well os other ilems, council
Keep cool & drink plenty of
needs to moinloin control of fhe
woter.
city's fiscol offoirs- All cilizens ore
See you next printing.(: VVfllU
welcome to ottend.
R. McWhorler
publishedby R- McWhorter.