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HURRICANE SEASON JUNE 1 - NOVEMBER 30
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HURRICANE SEASON JUNE 1 - NOVEMBER 30
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NEWS SEPTEMBER 2010
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DAYTON SCHOOL BOARD 03/11/2010 ON TUESDAY DAYTON SCHOOL TRUSTEES APPROVED REPLACING THE AIR CONDITIONING AND HEATING SYSTEMS AT NOTTINGHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. DAYTON SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT GREG HAYMAN SAID THE DISTRICT’S "BLUE AND GOLD COMMITTEE" HAS ASSISTED IN PRIORITIZING THE FACILITIES MOST IN NEED OF RENOVATION. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE CENTRAL HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM AT NOTTINGHAM ELEMENTARY AT A COST OF $1, 581, 253. MR. HAYMAN SAID SOME PRELIMINARY WORK ON THE PROJECT WOULD BEGIN IMMEDIATELY BUT THE MAJORITY WOULD BE DONE WHILE SCHOOL IS OUT OVER THE SUMMER. DURING THAT JOB ALL SUMMER SCHOOL CLASSES AT NOTTINGHAM WOULD BE MOVED TO WOODROW WILSON JUNIOR HIGH. SPEAKING OF THE JUNIOR HIGH CAMPUS, SUPERINTENDENT GREG HAYMAN SAID SCHOOL TRUSTEES ALSO APPROVED REPLACING TWO OF THE THREE CHILLER UNITS AT THAT DAYTON CAMPUS. IT WAS POINTED OUT, ONE OF THE ORIGINAL A.C. CHILLER UNITS-INSTALLED WAY BACK IN 1975- WAS REPLACED JUST LAST SUMMER. THE COST OF REPLACING THE REMAINING TWO AT WOODROW WILSON JUNIOR HIGH IS JUST OVER $218,000. MR. HAYMAN SAID THAT WORK COULD BE DONE AT THE JUNIOR HIGH WHILE SCHOOL IS STILL IN SESSION. HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS 03/11/2010 WE HAVE REPORTED LIBERTY COUNTY HAS BEEN AWARDED GRANTS TO REHABILITATE OR REBUILD HOMES DAMAGED BY HURRICANE IKE IN 2008. THESE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT MONIES ARE TO ASSIST LOW OR MODERATE INCOME FAMILIES WHO OWNED AND OCCUPIED THE STORM DAMAGED HOMES IN LIBERTY COUNTY ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2008. IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR ASSISTANCE A CITIZEN MUST OWN THE STORM DAMAGED HOME AND FALL BELOW THE HUD HOUSING FAMILY SIZE INCOME LIMITS. APPLICANTS MUST ALSO BE CURRENT ON THEIR PROPERTY TAXES OR HAVE A DELINQUENT TAX PAYMENT PLAN IN PLACE. APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE ON LINE AT THE LIBERTY COUNTY WEB SITE. LINK THERE FROM KSHN.COM AND CLICK ON THE "CDBG HOUSING ASSISTANCE" TAB. THERE WILL BE FOUR PUBLIC SIGN UP OPPORTUNITIES THIS MONTH. THE FIRST TWO ARE AT THE COURTHOUSE ANNEX ON COS AT FANNIN STREET IN LIBERTY MONDAY AND TUESDAY MARCH 22ND AND 23RD 9 A.M. TO 4 P.M. THERE WILL BE TWO MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO APPLY FOR THE DISASTER ASSISTANCE FUNDS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY MARCH 25TH AND 26TH AT THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC MANAGEMENT INC., 207 SOUTH BONHAM STREET IN CLEVELAND THAT’S FROM 9 A.M. TO NOON, AND ALSO FROM 1 TO 5 P.M. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON APPLYING FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS TO HELP REBUILD HOMES DAMAGED BY HURRICANE IKE, CONTACT RICK VALDEZ OR MARIA REYES AT 281-592-0439. lisd bond election 03.11.10 DURING TUESDAY NIGHT’S REGULAR LIBERTY ISD BOARD MEETING, TRUSTEES CONTINUED TO MAKE PLANS RELATED TO THE $18.27 million BOND ELECTION SET FOR MAY 8TH. KSHN REPORTED THAT ELECTION WAS formally called DURING A SPECIAL LISD BOARD MEETING LAST WEEK. thE $18.27 MILLION bond amount was recommended to school trustees by a liberty isd facilities task force of citizens, parents and teachers to fund renovations to the district’s aging facilities plus construction of a new administration building. DURING LAST WEEK’S MEETING, THE LIBERTY board authorized administrators to enter into negotiations with two ARCHITECTURAL firms to split the work from these projects. one firm is raby AND ASSOCIATES of AUSTIN which has worked with the nearby school districts of ANAHUAC, east chambers and high island. the other firm is ARCHITECTURAL alliance in beaumont. CLOSE BY, they have worked with beaumont, buna and lumberton schools. DURING TUESDAY NIGHT’S BOARD MEETING, TRUSTEES APPROVED AND SIGNED PROFESSIONAL CONTRACTS WITH BOTH FIRMS. THE ARCHITECTS SAID THEIR FEES ARE BASED ON A PERCENTAGE OF THE COST OF EACH PROJECT AS SPELLED OUT IN THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY’S SCHEDULE OF FEES. DURING PRESENTATIONS AT A FEBRUARY BOARD MEETING, representatives from BOTH ARCHITECTURAL firms DISCUSSED ways they could provide the liberty school district assistance to MAKE THE CASE WITH voters TO WIN voter APPROVAL OF THE BOND PACKAGE. REGISTERED LISD VOTERS will have their chance to weigh in on this $18.27 million bond PROPOSAL during the may 8th school board election. IF APPROVED, THESE FUNDS WILL BE USED TO MAKE WHAT TRUSTEES CALL much-needed technological improvements and renovations to liberty high school, liberty elementary school, the football stadium, and san jacinto elementary. in addition, the bonds would build a new ADMINISTRATION and co-op office building. those facilities are presently housed in two buildings – one built in the 1930s and the other in the 1950s.
lady panthers 03.11.10 THE LIBERTY LADY PANTHERS SOFTBALL TEAM STARTED DISTRICT PLAY WITH A 3-2 VICTORY OVER THE TARKINGTON LADY LONGHORNS TUESDAY. WINNING LIBERTY PITCHER KATHERINE MCADAMS WENT SIX INNINGS, ALLOWING JUST TWO EARNED RUNS WHILE NOTCHING FOUR STRIKEOUTS. TAYLOR KADERLI PITCHED THE FINALLY INNING, FACING THE MINIMUM THREE BATTERS. THE LADY PANTHERS DEFENSE HAD NO ERRORS WITH SOLID PLAY FROM KIRBY TAYLOR, ALLISON MECHE AND KATHERINE MCADAMS. OFFENSIVELY, AMANDA LEONARD WENT 2 FOR 2 FROM THE PLATE, KNOCKING IN TWO RUNS WITH TWO DOUBLES. NEXT, THE LIBERTY LADY PANTHERS WILL TRAVEL TO COLDSPRING FRIDAY FOR ANOTHER DISTRICT BALLGAME. fatality
03.11.10 A BAYTOWN MAN DIED FROM INJURIES SUSTAINED IN A FIVE-VEHICLE ACCIDENT YESTERDAY MORNING ON STATE HIGHWAY 146 IN MONT BELVIEU. ACCORDING TO MONT BELVIEU POLICE CHIEF VIRGIL BLASDELL (BLAZE-DALE), THAT FATALITY ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE LIBERTY COUNTY PORTION OF HIS CITY. "AUDIO" THE WEDNESDAY MORNING FATALITY ACCIDENT CLOSED STATE HIGHWAY 146 FOR ABOUT FOUR AND A HALF HOURS. THE MONT BELVIEU POLICE CHIEF SAID THEY ARE STILL INVESTIGATING WHAT CAUSED THE EARLY MORNING WRECK. "AUDIO" AGAIN, MONT BELVIEU POLICE IDENTIFIED THE MAN KILLED IN THE WEDNESDAY MORNING FIVE-CAR PILE-UP ON S.H. 146 AS GERARDO MONCIVAIS (MON-SA-VI-US) OF BAYTOWN. ANOTHER MAN WAS INJURED, BUT HE WAS TAKEN TO SAN JACINTO METHODIST HOSPITAL IN BAYTOWN WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED. lms choir students news story 03.11.10 A TIP OF THE HAT TO THE LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL CHOIR PROGRAM. THREE LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL CHOIR MEMBERS WERE NAMED OUTSTANDING VOCALISTS AT THE RECENT UIL SOLO AND ENSEMBLE COMPETITION. IN ALL, 41 LIBERTY STUDENTS COMBINED FOR 79 FIRST DIVISION MEDALS AT THAT UIL EVENT. THE THREE OUTSTANDING VOCALISTS FROM L.M.S. ARE EIGHTH-GRADER STEPHANIE LOPEZ PLUS SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS KIMBERLEE WALTERS AND DANIEL RASCH. ALSO RECENTLY, TWO LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WERE NAMED TO THE REGIONAL CHOIR. THEY ARE EIGHTH-GRADER LAURYN PRESNULL AND SEVENTH-GRADER COURTNEY WELLS. |
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