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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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CLEVELAND ISD – UPGRADES AND ADDITIONS LOCAL NEWS 06/09/2010 WE HAVE REPORTED RECENTLY ON THE STEADY GROWTH IN THE CLEVELAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. ACCORDING TO SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT KERRY COWART, KEEPING UP WITH THAT GROWTH HAS MEANT REGULAR ADDITIONS TO FACILITIES AND CURRICULUM. ONE OF THOSE ADDITIONS IS A NEW CRIMINAL JUSTICE CLASS TO BE INTRODUCED AT CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOL IN THE FALL. AUDIO. CLEVELAND SUPERINTENDENT KERRY COWART SAID THE DISTRICT HAS JUST SPENT MORE THAN $4 MILLION IN FEDERAL STIMULUS MONEY TO UPGRADE TECHNOLOGICAL FACILITIES FOR THE CLEVELAND ISD. CHILD ID KITS LOCAL NEWS DATE: 06 09 10 IF YOU ARE A MOM OR DAD, OR A LEGAL GUARDIAN - DO YOU HAVE THE INFORMATION, YOU MIGHT NEED ABOUT YOUR CHILD IF THE UNTHINKABLE HAPPENS? IF YOUR CHILD DISAPPEARS YOU NEED A RECENT PICTURE OF YOUR CHILD IMMEDIATELY, YOU NEED THEIR FINGERPRINTS? The Liberty County Sheriff's Office has ACQUIRED 500 National Child Identification Program ID Kits TO DISTRIBUTE TO Liberty County residents, AND THEY KEEP NOTHING - THE PARENTS KEEP THE INFORMATION! These kits provide the opportunity to maintain a photograph, A set of fingerprints and TO KEEP UP WITH THE MOST IMPORTANT MODERN TECHNOLOGY, A DNA sample for each child that might be needed to assist law enforcement in the event of THAT EMERGENCY. TheSE ID Kits have easy to follow instructions for FAMILY TO TAKE INKLESS fingerprints and A DNA sample AND ITS ALL within the kit and meant to be kept by the child's parents in a safe place. These kits are available FREE TO LIBERTY COUNTY RESIDENTS at the Sheriff's Office, 2400 Beaumont Avenue in Liberty DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday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’S OFFICE. THOSE FOUR ARE THE FOUR ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S JOE WARREN, RAGIS FONTENOT, ANNE STREIT, AND MICHAEL MARK. THE APPROVAL OF COMMISSIONERS IS A STATE REQUIRED FORMALITY, AS THE INCREASE IN SALARY, IS MANDATED BY LAW, AND THE COUNTY WILL BE REIMBURSED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS. COMMISSIONERS ALSO APPROVED AN ORDER PROHIBITING MISSILE TYPE FIREWORKS IN UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF THE COUNTY. ACCORDING TO COUNTY JUDGE PHIL FITZGERALD, THIS IS THE SAME TYPE OF BAN THEY HAVE HAD IN YEARS PAST. IT DOES NOT BAN ALL FIREWORKS, ONLY THOSE THAT WILL SHOOT INTO THE AIR, IN OTHER WORDS, MISSILE TYPE FIREWORKS UNLESS DONE BY A LICENSED FIREWORKS EXPERT DONE WITH A COUNTY PERMIT. IN A HOUSE KEEPING MOVE, COMMISSIONERS APPROVED, FOR ANOTHER 2 YEARS, THE COUNTY TAX ABATEMENT GUIDELINES CURRENTLY IN PLACE MEETING STATE GUIDELINES THAT ARE USED TO COMPETE FOR AND ATTRACT NEW INDUSTRY OR THE EXPANSION OF EXISTING INDUSTRIAL TYPE DEVELOPMENT. COMMISSIONERS APPROVED A BID OF $136,079 FROM LIBERTY COUNTY ROOFING FOR A NEW ROOF ON THE MAIN COURTHOUSE BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN LIBERTY. IN STILL OTHER ACTION, COMMISSIONERS APPROVED THE SALE OF SURPLUS COUNTY OWNED ROAD MATERIAL TO THE TARKINGTON ISD FOR USE IN THEIR PARKING LOTS. THAT WILL REQUIRE DECLARING THE MATERIALS SURPLUS AS SUGGESTED BY ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEY KAREN McNAIR. COMMISSIONERS DISCUSSED, AT LENGTH, A REQUEST BY BRIDGEHAVEN CHILDREN’S ADVOCACY CENTER ASKING THE COUNTY TO PAY POSTAGE FOR MAILOUTS ON THE SUBJECT OF THE 501C-3 ORGANIZATIONS FUNDRAISING GOLF TOURNAMENT. COUNTY ATTORNEY WES HINCH SAID TO APPROVE SUCH AN ACTION WOULD BE OPENING THE DOOR FOR ANY OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION TO ASK FOR THE SAME CONSIDERATION. COMMISSIONERS MADE THEIR FEELINGS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS ORGANIZATIONS ROLE IN LIBERTY COUNTY VERY CLEAR, BUT DENIED THE REQUEST. REPEATING OUR LEAD ON THIS STORY, YESTERDAY LIBERTY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS LIFTED THEIR BAN AGAINST OUTDOOR BURNING FOR UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF LIBERTY COUNTY. tax protests filed news story 06.09.10 kshn reported the deadline to file property tax protests with the liberty county central appraisal district was back on may 31. chief appraiser alan d. conner said the number of property owners filing PROTESTS this year increased 4.65 percent from last year’s numbers. "audio" while there has been an increase in the number of protests filed, the central APPRAISAL district actually mailed out 17.74 percent more notices in 2010 than in 2009. "audio" alan conner said there are 102,000 properties in liberty county and he explains why only 66,000 tax notices were mailed out. "audio" now, the liberty county central APPRAISAL district is working INDIVIDUALLY with those who filed protests to try and resolve those issues directly. If that doesn’t solve the property owner’s problems, the chief appraiser said they will be scheduled for a hearing before an appraisal review board. ‘audio" conner said typically the appraisal office resolves 90 percent of the protests DIRECTLY while the other 10 percent of property owners go to the next level by appearing before the APPRAISAL review board. again, 3.349 liberty county property owners have filed APPRAISAL PROTESTS. if HISTORICAL trends hold true, about 330 property owners will take their appeal before the a.r.b. with the remaining 3,000 resolving their concerns one-on-one with the CENTRAL APPRAISAL district’s staff.
dwi arrest news story 06.09.10 a 23-year-old dayton man was arrested for driving while intoxicated after calling liberty police to report he needed help following a traffic accident. liberty pd public INFORMATION officer hugh bishop said justin strader called 911 around 2 a.m. tuesday. police responded to the intersection of hawthorne and jefferson drive to find strader with a damaged and disabled 2002 nissan frontier. upon investigation, police determined the driver had struck two unattended vehicles parked on the street in front of kendallwood APARTMENTS at the corner of monta and browning. he then drove several blocks and called authorities. liberty police conducted a field sobriety test and determined the 23-year-old man was under the influence. justin strader of DAYTON was arrested for dwi and taken to jail. other CITATIONS are pending COMPLETION of the investigation.
BOGUS AD SALES 6.9.10 WE FREQUENTLY REPORT ON ATTEMPTS TO CHEAT OR FOOL LOCAL MERCHANTS OUT MONEY WHEN THE SALES PERSON, GENERALLY ON TELEPHONE, IMPLIES THEY REPRESENT A RESPECTED LOCAL ORGANIZATION SUCH AS A HIGH SCHOOL OR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. RECENTLY SUCH CALLS HAVE APPARENTLY BEEN MADE TO LOCAL MERCHANTS CLAIMING TO REPRESENT THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.. THIS ONE BECOMES MORE COMPLICATED BECAUSE THE LIBERTY DAYTON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE COMPLETED AN ADVERTISING SALES CAMPAIGN FOR A NEW COUNTY AND CITY STREET MAP. THAT AD EFFORT ENDED IN EARLY MAY. ANOTHER UNRELATED ORGANIZATION, THE DAYTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, IS PLANNING ANOTHER SUCH FUND RAISER ALSO SELLING ADS ON CITY AND COUNTY STREET MAPS BUT THAT CAMPAIGN DOESN’T BEGIN UNTIL SEPTEMBER. MEANWHILE, APPARENTLY SOME SALES REPS HAVE BEEN CALLING LOCAL BUSINESSES AFTER THE LIBERTY DAYTON AREA CHAMBER ENDED BUT BEFORE THE DAYTON CHAMBER BEGAN THEIRS. THAT LATEST CALLER CLAIMED TO REPRESENT THE CHAMBER IN BETWEEN THOSE TWO EFFORTS. AS BEST WE CAN DETERMINE THAT EFFORT WAS BOGUS AT LEST IN TERMS OF WHO THEY CLAIM TO REPRESENT. THESE SHISTERS EVEN ASK IF THE MERCHANT WANT TO RENEW THEIR AD WHEN IN FACT THE CUSTOMER BEING CALLED NEVER HAD AN AD WITH THAT COMPANY. THE CALL THE RADIOS STATION RECEIVED WAS FOR ADS ON EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER MAGNETS. THAT COMPANY REPRESENTED NO LOCAL EFFORT ALTHOUGH THEY IMPLIED THEY DID. THESE SALES CALL ARE COMING ALMOST NON-STOP, THESE DAYS, ANOTHER RECENT ONE WAS FOLKS SELLING ADS ON A FOOTBALL SCHEDULE – THAT COMPANY SAID THEY WERE CALLING FOR DAYTON HIGH SCHOOL BUT THEY WERE NOT. HOWEVER, THERE WAS STILL ANOTHER EFFORT FOR FOOTBALL SCHEDULE ADS THAT WAS LEGIT BUT WE BELIEVE THOSE CALLS ARE FACE-TO-FACE SALES CONTACTS. LATER THIS SUMMER KSHN RADIO WILL BE CALLING ON MERCHANTS TO SPONSOR LIBERTY AND DAYTON FOOTBALL BROADCAST5S HEARD LIVE ON KSHN RADIO AND THOSE CALLS WILL BE MADE FACE- TO-FACE. . IT IS HARD TO RECOMMEND A PATH FOR MERCHANTS BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY, SOME HONEST AND SOME NOT. ASKING THE SALES PERSON TO PROVE THEIR AFFILIATION WITH THE LOCAL GROUP THEY CLAIM TO REPRESENT MAY BE THE BEST IDEA, BEFORE MAKING AN AD PURCHASE.. . |
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