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1st automobile wreck in Allen, see Gwen Pettit’s column on 2A
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Another part of new McDermott to open next week
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the most positive community spirit silent auction from 6 p.m. to 7:30
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County revises regulations after pig rampage near Lucas
County jail gets conditional certification
An incident in which a pig bit
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nary 14, 1990
Sunday
: HARTE,
2 Sections
Vol. 21, No. 4
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Good Morning
Chamber seeking nominees
for Spirit of Allen award
Pacesetter also to be named at Feb. 10 banquet
All Saints Episcopal Church officials plan
to meet in the leased location no more than
three years and to have a building prog-
ram under way by that time.
Main
Street
City ordinances require a church
to have a special-use permit to meet
in the location, which is zoned for
trative services for Collin County.
“So, did we act under state laws
or under county ordinances? And
should the county animal control go
The Allen Chamber of Commerce
is looking for more nominees for the
Spirit of Allen Award and the Pa-
cesetter Award again this year.
At the Chamber’s third annual
banquet, to be held Feb. 10, these
two awards will be presented to indi-
viduals or groups that have shown
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By ROSIE CARBO
Staff Writer
By MARK WARNKEN
Staff Writer
By ROSIE CARBO
Staff Writer
By SCOTT NOWLING
Staff Writer
Collin County Sheriff Terry
Box last week said “we’ve got one
of the cleanest jails in the coun-
try.” And the Texas Commission
on Jail Standards agreed.
The jail received a conditional
state certification during its annual
inspection Thursday, despite the
fact that it passed all 650 items on
the checklist.
“What this means to us, or the
county, is that this is more or less
an insurance policy against law-
suits being filed by inmates,” Box
said.
“We met everything on the
checklist guideline, but the reason
RATE INCREASE REQUEST:
TU Electric, which serves Allen, said
Wednesday it plans to file with the
state Public Utility Commission for an
approximate 10 percent rate hike re-
.quest within the next month, fol-
'lowed by a similar 10 percent rate
request in 1992. See page 12A.
FORECAST: Saturday — Partly
cloudy, high in the upper 50s. Sunday
through Tuesday — Central, partly
cloudy and mild Sunday. Consider-
able cloudiness Monday and Tuesday
with a chance of showers and thun-
derstorms. Turning cooler again
Tuesday. Lows near 40 Sunday,
Warming into the mid and upper 40s
Monday and Tuesday. Highs in the
'lower 60s Sunday warming to near 70
Monday. Cooling to near 60
Tuesday.
we got a conditional certification is
that we’re not in compliance with
our population.
“We have jail overcrowding be-
cause of our high inmate popula-
tion, but that’s a state problem,
that’s not our problem.”
The jail has failed the annual in-
spection for the past two years.
One reason was for making a pre-
viously convicted inmate and a
non-previously convicted inmate
roommates.
“The second was that we didn’t
put inmates on bunks after 72
hours,” said Box.
But there’s little county jails can
do about the problem of inmate
overcrowding that keeps some of
them, including Collin County Jail,
Allen planning and zoning commis-
sioners gave preliminary approval on
Thursday to a special-use permit to
allow an Episcopalian church in an
office center near the intersection of
Bethany Drive and state Highway 5.
All Saints Episcopal Church plans
to meet at 8 Prestige Circle, across
®sy JUDY EDQUIST
Staff Writer
Drivers who have mastered the
ins and outs of negotiating McDer-
mott Drive shouldn’t become too
complacent. The city plans to open
another section of the bridge over
Cottonwood Creek next week,
altering traffic patterns on the new
roadway..
• Bill Petty, director of community
development, said the second of the
bridge construction’s three phases is
virtually complete. He targets
Thursday for readjusting signs and
barricades to route cars over the
new section. “It will be done during
the day, when traffic is light,” he
said.
After Thursday, the current
westbound lane between Dogwood
^nd Greenville Avenue will become a
Second eastbound lane. Westbound
from receiving full certification
from the TCJS, according to Box.
Jail overcrowding has been a
problem for years, which is due to
the lack of state facilities to house
long-term convicted felons.
Box said that although the prob-
lem is really that of the Texas De-
partment of Corrections, its
effects have trickled down to
county jails.
“It’s not a problem that I can do
anything about,” he said. “The in-
spector, Bob Dearing, wrote that
this was an exceptionally clean
facility and that it was a profes-
sionally operated facility.”
Box said it felt great to be in
IH
for the second year and member of
the Chamber board of directors, said
the banquet was started as a positive
gesture to the community.
According to Dana McGowan,
Chamber office manager, as of
Thursday afternoon, eight nomina-
tions have been made for the Spirit
of Allen Award and seven nomina-
tions for the Pacesetter Award.
The banquet will again include a
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traffic will be rerouted to the new ing these trees,” Petty said, "be-
section, with a median separating cause they are totally dormant
the two. Petty said the median will then.” The trees are guaranteed, he
ultimately be equipped with paving said.
stones. As for the people doing the plant-
Petty said he expects completion ing, Petty was quick to add that they
ofthe bridge by early March. He said are employed by the contractor
original plans called for the contrac- rather than the city.
tor to complete the job by Jan. 1,but The contractor, O’Brien Land-
that bridge construction was held up scaping, has almost completed plant-
90 days because of condemnation ing of red oaks along the sides of
proceedings on adjacent property. McDermott. Trees and bushes in
The contractor is still on sche- the median will be planted in clus-
dule,” he said. \ ters, so that if one tree is lost, it will
Crews have also been hard at not be noticeable, Petty said. Irriga-
work landscaping the new thorough- tion work is also nearing completion,
fare, even during the coldest days The contractor will come back in the
last month. Some residents ex- spring to plant grass and smaller
pressed amazement that the trees bushes, Petty said.
and the humans planting them were TU Electric has installed wiring
out in that weather. for the lighting along McDermott
“Our landscape architects tell us and has poured the bases for the
the cold wintertime is best for plant- light fixtures in the median, Petty
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Bethany from DLM Inc. The Allen light industrial uses.
City Council will consider the permit The permit request, made by the
for final approval at its Feb. 15 Rev. Bob Gibson, was supported
meeting. during a public hearing by Bruce
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said. The fixtures, similar to those
along Bethany Drive, should be
operating in three weeks.
The one-block length of Dogwood
Drive linking Main Street and
McDermott Drive will be outfitted
with lights similar to those on Main,
Petty said.
The project to widen and extend
McDermott Drive, begun in 1983, is
funded 75 percent by city and county
bonds and state funds and 25 percent
by assessment of adjacent property
owners for the increased value of
their property.
Petty expressed his satisfaction in
seeing the project near completion, street projects is the continuation of completed, and has submitted these
“Based on the use of this facility, it is this six-lane divided thoroughfare to the state for approval. Therefore,
apparent this is one of the most im- east of Highway 5. when total funding is available, this
portant east-west thoroughfares in “Although total funding is not in will be the city’s next street project,
the planning process for the city. It is place at this time to constrnct it, the
being used heavily by the public. city has moved ahead and had right- “It’s needed right now,” he
“In my opinion the top priority in of-way maps and schematic designs added.
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“He (Murphy) signed a letter on Nevertheless, he said, the inci- “I never heard of a pig biting
Oct. 20 giving us (county) permis- dent made headlines as far away as someone, but it did, and it took a
Houston and must have made Collin
sion to sell the pigs, which paid for County look as if it were a back- pretty good chunk out of the per-
their impoundment,” said Lindberg, woods area. son,” said Lindberg.
someone after it and a passel of out there (unincorporated areas) or
other pigs got out of their pens near the sheriffs department?”
Lucas prompted the county to revise By approving revisions to the
its rabies/animal control regulations county’s animal control ordinance
recently. this week, commissioners made the
The revisions will apply only to question easier to answer next time
unincorporated areas of the county, animals or livestock are found run-
officials say. ning loose in the county.
The problem emerged three “The revisions removed astray
months ago when county resident and animal cruelty provisions in rela-
William “Tomcat” Murphy’s 30 pigs tion to livestock,” said Lindberg,
got loose. One of them bit a Now, county animal control per-
neighbor. sonnel will get involved when the
The pigs, both big and small in issue concerns dogs and cats, but
size, were subsequently picked up animals defined as being livestock
by the Collin County Humane Socie- will still be the sheriffs responsibil-
ty and impounded. ity, he said.
That’s when the question arose Even so, Lindberg said, when
concerning whether it was the sher- animals such as pit bull terriers pose
iff department’s duty to impound danger to the public, the county
them under state laws governing sheriff will still be expected to inter-
livestock or the county animal con- vene.
trol’s job operating under the county Meanwhile, Murphy ended up
ordinance. helping to solve the problem he had
“In the state laws, it says the unintentionally created when he
sheriff has the responsibility,” said agreed to allow the county to sell off
Bob Lindberg, director of adminis- the pigs.
in 1989. p.m. The money raised from the au-
The recipients of the awards will ction will go to the Allen Library
be selected from nominations made Campaign to purchase new books
by residents, local business people and other related materials. The au-
and Chamber members. ction raised $13,000 for the library
( The Spirit of Allen Award will be last year.
granted in recognition, of activities The Allen Library Campaign,
that promote civic pride, an action which began in September 1988, is a
that places service to others above $1 millioncampaign to buy between
personal considerations, or an event 25,000 and 30,006 books the
that demonstrates the strength, Alen Public Lib reach the
energy and resourcefulness of the standard number required for public
communiy. library service by the Texas Library
The Pacesetter Award will be Foundation. The Allen Library Cam-
given to a past or present Chamber j has already raised approx-
member who has provided disting- imately $350,000 of the $1 million
uished leadership or service to the 41 .1 • r I
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organization. efforts
Both recipients will be chosen by
the Chamber’s board of directors. A three-entree buffet dinner will
Nominations for the Spirit of Allen be served after the auction from
Award must be returned to the 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Then the awards
Chamber office by Jan 26. Residents will be presented to the winners. A
can pick up nomination forms at the live auction will follow the awards. A
Chamber office, 105 N. Allen Drive, string quartet will provide the enter-
- T 1 1 1* • , r 1 j* Nominations for the Pacesetter tainment for the remainder (ft the
New church seeking permit for location Amnegrsnamemmades.byChamoer
— - The awards, in the form of pla- Last February, the Spirit of Allen
Church officials plan to meet in the ques, will be presented at the Cham- Award for 1988 went to the Allen
leased location no more than three ber’s third annual banquet, sche- Eagle Escadrille for the fame and
years and to have a building program duled for Feb. 10 at the Eldorado attention it brought to Allen by win-
under way by that time. Country Club in McKinney. Tickets ning the Class 4A State Marching
After discussing the possibility of for the Saturday banquet — which Band Contest for two consecutive
churches occupying needed retail will have limited seating but will be years.
space in the future, commissioners open to residents and Chamber L,igggp,LA-n.
approved the request unanimously, members alike — will be available . p Brazeal for his eworts on ent
Kleinschmidt, an attorney who lives agreeing that market conditions for $30 per person through Jan. 31 at haiforthecommunityandthecham.
in Allen and a member of the mission here would address that situation. the Chamber office. ber of Commerce
board of the new church. After the vote, Gibson said the Reserved tables for eight also will
“The use will be primarily on Sun- first worship service is scheduled for be available for $275. For more in- Harold Biggs was the Spirit of
day mornings, so we don’t think we’ll Jan. 21. The only Episcopalian formation or reservations, call the Allen Award winner for 1987, and'
interfere with any other operations church in Allen already has about 175 Chamber at 727-5585. the Pacesetter Award for 1987 went
there,” Kleinschmidt said. prospective members, he said. Ann Rabum, banquet chairwoman to Gary Rodenbaugh.
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While learning about transportation Thursday, kinder- room. Among other things, they had a boat and a train
gartners in Becky James’ class at Vaughan Elementary and its tracks. Of course, everyone in the boat practiced
School got a chance to try out different ways of getting “safe boating” and wore personal flotation devices,
from one place to another and never left their class- (Staff photo by Scott Nowling)
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Warnken, Mark. The Allen American (Allen, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 4, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 14, 1990, newspaper, January 14, 1990; Allen, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1571470/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Allen Public Library.