The Wylie News (Wylie, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 45, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 22, 1987 Page: 2 of 28
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THE WYLIE NEWS
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IK*vo1«hI 'l\ The Ill's! Interests Ol Wylie Since 15)47
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Care Center-
continued From Page 1
or rent payments are
assisted. The Ministerial
Alliance has devised a
voucher system to allow
patrons to acquire the
necessary help but cash is
never given out and repeat
clients are carefully scrutiniz-
ed before assistance is offered
again.
The help provided at the
Christian Care Center is in-
tended to help people get
back on their feet not
perpetuate a lifestyle.
The Ministerial Alliance ap-
preciates donations of staple
foods such as canned fruit,
cereal, sugar, coffee, biscuit
mix, crisco, cooking oil, and
margarine which are in low
supply at this time but other
foods like peanut butter,
powdered milk, evaporated
milk, canned dinners, tuna
fish, canned vegetables, pro-
tien beans, rice, pasta,
macaroni and cheese, jelly,
bars of bath soap, toilet
tissue, flour, laundry
detergent, dish detergent,
cornbread mix, pancake mix,
and tomatoe products are
welcomed.
Cash donations are tax
deductable and may be mail-
ed to Rev. Mike Brandish,
Minister of the First Chris-
tian Church, who is serving
as treasurer of the Ministerial
Alliance.
Currently there is a need for
boys clothing sizes 8-12.
There is no more room to
store adult clothing at this
time.
Inquiries about donations
may be directed to Rev. A.L.
Draper, Minister of the First
Baptist Church.
The Christian Care Center is
open Monday, Wednesday
and Saturday from 10:00
-2:00 p.m. and Tuesday from
5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Thurs-
day is restocking day and
volunteers are on hand to ac-
cept donations from 9:00 a.m.
- 12:00 p.m.
Trustees-
Continued From Page 1
advertise for bids for high
school und middle school
IIVAC renovutions and lor
other middle school rcnova-
tions which would include
floor coverings, doors, locker
repairs, und puinting
The Itourd also umended the
resolution regarding the Pool
«*! Financial Program, up
proved change orders lor the
Birininghum und llurtmiin
additions and P.M. Akin
Elmentary School, and
adopted a board policy regar-
ding the Honors Program
courses.
Before adjourning the
meeting, the board acted on
teacher resignations and
employment.
The next regular board
meeting will be Monday, May
11, at 7:30 p.m. in the Wylie
Middle School librarv.
The first official American
flag, the Continental or
Grand Union flag was dis-
played on Prospect Hill,
January 1, 1776
"A man with big ideas is a
hard neighbor to live with."
EbnerEschenbach
Council—
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city to annex his property at
this time.
Joyce Pockrus protested the
involuntary annexation of her
property inc luded in the an-
nexation public notice of four
acres. She brought and show-
ed city council the most re-
cent description of her pro-
perty by the Central Ap-
praisal District. The four
acres described in the public
notices published in accor-
dance with state laws was in-
correct. The property has
been subdivided and has
several owners, not the one
stated in the description.
Pockrus owns 2.9 acres of
the alleged four acres and
would owe S480.00 in city
taxes should it be annexed.
The property is cow pasture.
In presenting her argument
against annexation, Pockrus
gave an example of the
results of commercial proper-
ty she owns within the city
limits. There have been seven
robberies in one year, totaling
a loss of over SI25,000 and
none of the property was ever
recovered. She cut her own
road and graveled it and has
had to maintain it with the ci-
ty never making any im-
provement to it. In conclu-
sion Pockrus stated that ser-
vices such as these she can
live without, believing that
her Lax contribution would
not be used to provide ser-
vices to her property.
Jim Feivor, President of
Wylie Ranch East
Homeowners Association, ap-
proached the council for
assurance that the city would
honor the agreement the
former city manager made
with Wylie Ranch East regar-
ding their street and drainage
problems.
Mayor Pro-Tern Donovan
gave that assurance based on
their high percentage of
homeowners that would par-
ticipate.
Speed Fab-crete, contrac-
tors on the new .Municipal
Complex will receive a por-
tion of their fifth draw equal-
ing $188,771.53. City
Engineer l.W. Santrv came
forward to discuss problems
with the quality of concrete,
the base, and the depth of
concrete poured on the east
drive and across the front of
the complex. Apparently, ac-
cording to Santry, contrac-
tors did not notify public-
works or the engineering
department at the time the
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Ray Mullins (1), Connie Wallace and Pat the WISD Board of Trustees meeting on April
Minihan were administered the oath of office at 13.
work was being prepared and
completed, so that no city in-
spector was present. Now
with the pavement complete.
core samplings reveal that in-
stead of the required 6 inch
base only two inches are pre-
sent at some points. The con-
crete is honey-combed, the
forms were not uniform, the
base has been rutted by
heavy trucks, and a curb was
poured that had been
eliminated in a change order.
Core sampling and testing
will be done to determine the
strength and quality of the
concrete. Based on the fin-
dings financial or other ad-
justment will be determined.
There were several com-
ments during Citizens Par-
ticipation. Bertha Howery
came forward to ask council
to require the police depart-
ment to enforce the No Thru
Truck sign posted at the end
of Butler. She gave several
examples of illegally parked
trucks that have blocked her
driveway, the inconvenience
of broken water lines due to
the excessive weight of the
trucks and the deterioration
of the street. She told council
that one truck driver told her
that the police advised them
to use the route because of
the difficulty the trucks have
maneuvering the Ballard-78
intersection.
Howery also asked for the
enforcement of other city or-
dinances calling for homes to
be secured and complained
about the accumulation of
garbage at 101 Butler. The
Pete Tallant (left), who served as a member of the WISD Board
of Trustees for six years, was presented a plaque of appreciation
upon his retirement by board president Alan Leverett. Leverett
thanked Tallant for his dedication and service to the district.
property had been "tagged"
but according to Howery it's
been longer than the time re-
quired by city ordinance since
code officers have been back
to check on the problem.
Charles Tatum came for-
ward and pointed out the
burden city council places on
long time Wylie residents,
who are on fixed incomes, by
asking them to participate in
the street reconstruction pro-
gram and pay 1 j of the cost.
Tatum felt that long time
residents have paid into the
city for so many years and
had not received the services
promised through the years
by various councils. He
pointed out that while he had
paid Wylie taxes for forty
vears his street had not been
maintained by the city.
Councilman John Akin ask-
ed, during Council discussion,
for a work session to discuss
the city's budget and finan-
cial situation. The workshop
was set for 6:30 p.m.. Tues^
day April 22. 1987. -
Mayor Trimble asked for
citizens tolerance as the coun-
cil proceeds to find solutions
to the complex and expensive
problems facing the city. He
encouraged citizens to con-
tact a council member to
discuss matters that
residents felt needed to be
dealt with an share their in-
put with council.
City Council reviewed the
job opportunity ad for a new
city manager. Applications
will be accepted until the end
of May.
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Learning to Do
Doing to Learn
Earning to Live
Living to Serve
Danny Saxon & The Wylie FFA
would especially like to thank
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for purchasing the above animal on April 4th. McKee Building Service
Inc. is the General Contractor for the W.I.S.D. currently constructing
P.M. Akin Elementarv School.
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