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Officials focus on vision of city’s future
1 . editor Spring gathering looks at growth, development ■ Recognizing and providing incentive for optimum edu-
1The city’s leaders didn’t have a crystal ball Friday -9 - cational achievement for all students.
when they were discussing the future of Allen, but they of Allen, ” he said. Another issue on his agenda is to develop and imple- ■ Pursuing Allen’s special niche in local retail.
didn’t need one because they have something better. Specifically, Farmer identified 13 contemporary ment specific plans to promote neighborhood and com- ■ Seeking revenue opportunities for additional services.
They have a collective vision for the city that will be issues that the city should be addressing in the ensuing munitywide support groups. r.. .
I used to guide them through Allen’s anticipated growth, months. “We haven’t achieved it,” Farmer said. “I know weCity Manager Jon McCarty presented his One-man
I This vision was the focus of a daylong spring planning One challenge for the city is to establish a position of have some very active neighborhood groups... (but) we Environmental Scan focus on the external and internal
J session held at the Allen Public Library. In attendance management through annexation, ordinance or land ac- need to promote this so the total community is co- trends and threats and opportunities facing the adminis-
were the City Council and department heads represent- quisition in order to achieve desirable development, he vered.” tration. _ . , -
I ingall facets of city operations. said. Another aspect of that notion is recognizing the di- McCarty said that in reviewing the year’s events, he
The day kicked off at 8:30 a.m. with a “State of the The city has already started an annexation process, versity of the community and addressing the needs was most impressed by the large show of citizenry
City” address by Mayor Joe Farmer. His “visionary but needs to review and tighten its policies to prevent through a framework of human services. involvement in city activities.
eoncepts" of what Allen should be or become laid the any loopholes. The growth is occurring and the city Farmer also suggested the council review the city’s Citizens are letting their voices be heard through the
foundation for the rest of the session. needs to be ready for it, Farmer said. master plan and comprehensive plan and decide if they Capital Improvement Program process in which the find-
“It is intended that the concepts reflected herein Plans should also be made to review and restructure address future goals. ings will be presented to the council in April. And many
I serve as foundations to focus the management both for the city’s organizational design for full development. Other areas of concern, include:
| routine operations and for the continuous development “We’re going to be there sooner than later,” he said. ■ Completing the Capital Improvement Program and Turn to FUTURE, Page 7A
Students
face drug
charges
Action stems from
search at AHS
By KAREN BRITTON
News editor
The sting of a surprise search at
Allen High School earlier this month
may have subsided for some, but
five students will see farther-
reaching effects when police file
charges.
The Allen Police Department is
filing at-large charges against five
students relating to seven offenses.
The offenses range from possession
of marijuana and drug paraphernalia
to unlawfully carrying a weapon.
Sgt. Tim Dorsey of the Allen Cri-
minal Investigation Division, said the
charges stem from a raid conducted
by the APD in conjunction with the
Collin Area Narcotics Task Force
and Plano Police Department Canine
Unit.
The search took place March 4 in
the AHS east parking lot and in por-
tions of the north parking lot. Twen-
ty-four vehicles were identified as
suspicious, but no charges were filed
at the time. The purpose of the ran-
dom search was to identify what, if
any, type of problems exist in the
school.
Dorsey said the at-large filing
means not all suspects have been
notified. The suspects, which are all
male, include three adults and two
Turn to DRUGS, Page 7A
AHS Escadrille offers
’Irish ‘Heart of Texas’
TTTI EffGar
Submitted photo Submitted photo
Band director Craig Logan offers a gift of appreciation to the Deputy Lord Mayor The Allen Eagle Escadrille performs in front of the Lord Mayor of Dublin’s
of Dublin. Also pictured are Thomas Volverde, Pat Logan and Kevin Lilly. mansion.
Band, drill team, color guard in tune for dance at Dublin
By WENDY WEGREN perform in parades and concerts, as well as phonic band got the outstanding plaque for confined to the width of a street and about a
Staff writer several competitions. Including parents and second band with more than 50 players,” he block long,” he said. Only one award is pre-
While the Allen High School Escadrille may staff, the group consisted of 336 people. said. “And the Eagle Band got the plaque for sented for this competition, and it went to the
have not been “Deep in the Heart of Texas” The group had a bit of a delay when depart- the outstanding band, first band, with more Escadrille.
• during spring break, they managed to make ing for Ireland because of the threats to than 50 players.” The drill team and color guard also walked
many Irish eyes smile as they toured through Heathrow Airport in London. Logan said af- The Eagle Band also received the award away with numerous awards. At the Dublin
the green lands of Ireland. ter making some different arrangements, the for the overall champion out of all 10 groups International Dance/Drill Team and Color
The Escadrille organization returned home group was allowed to land at Gatwick Airport which entered the competition. Guard Competition, both the drill team and
from a triumphant trip to Ireland last Mon- in London instead. The $22,000 tab for the “At the Dublin (St. Patrick’s Day) parade, color guard won solo competitions, ensemble
day, bringing home countless awards and changes was picked up by an Irish airline. in the parade itself, we got first place for competitions and officer competitions. Hav-
honors. But according to Band Director Craig And once in Ireland, the group had a full marching band over 100 members,” Logan ing won a number of those categories, the
Logan, the biggest honor might have been schedule of performances and competitions, said. He said the entire Escadrille earned this AHS drill team and color guard were named
seeing the appreciation and admiration from The drill team, color guard and band award. International Champions.
the Irish people for the Escadrille’s efforts, walked away with many awards in competi- The marching band competition in Ireland “I was really pleased with all of those,”
The Tallenette drill team, the color guard tions in Ireland. is different than that it is at home, Logan said.
4 and the band all went to Ireland for a week to “At the Concert Band Contest, the sym- “It’s like a street parade, where you are Turn to escadrille, Page 7A
Race for Place 2 seat
on council grows to 3
By KAREN BRITTON
News editor
Living in Allen since 1968, Kerr
has seen the city grow from 1,000
A third candidate has thrown his people to more than 24,000. He be-
@at in the ring for the Place 2 slot on lieves his experience and back-
the Allen City Council. ground in municipal government and
development will be an asset to the
council. Managing growth is also im-
portant since Allen has a limited
amount of space.
David Kerr,
a fire protection
engineer for
the City of Pla-
no, announced
plans earlier
this month to
join the race.
Candidates had
gintil Wednes-
day to file.
“The need to expand and draw
commercial development to com-
plete our dynamic residential growth
is critical for the continued develop-
ment of Allen,” he said. “We’re a
_ limited asset. Our ability to manage
, A our growth through proper planning
Kerr said he would like to focus and implementation and utilization of
his energies on public safety and de- our limited resources (land) is of vital
velopment as it relates to the growth
of Allen.
Turn to KERR, Page 5A
Steven Line/Staff photo
Making a move
Mike Yomazzo, the CEO of Photronics, introduces, from left,
Jack Moneta, vice president of Texas Operations, Jeff Moonan,
vice president, and Jim Lewis, senior advisor of Photronics, to
members of Allen’s city government Friday at the Alien Public
Library. The company was finalizing plans on moving to Allen.
Clean-Up organizers hope to top last year's trash take
By KAREN BRITTON Volunteer list grows for April 9 event Bethany Lakes Park with hot dogs
ONiews editor V 010tCCl LUL and other refreshments, she said.
Residents are getting ready to ... Montanari said the clean-up is
tidy up the city’s streets, parks and part in the clean-up efforts. As part of a nationwide campaign, effective in spreading awareness ab-
neighborhoods. Last year’s event drew more than a local trash-off will also allow resi- out littering problems in the city and
- The second annual Clean-Up 300 volunteers who picked up 6,450 dents to bring bulky items for dis- makes people think twice before
Allen Day, set for April 9, is inching pounds of trash. Organizers are hop- posal at dumpsters in Wal-Mart and doing it.
its way closer, but volunteers still ing to top those figures this year. Brookshire’s parking lots. BFI “Once someone actually picks up
have time to get involved. “We have a lot of outstanding reg- Waste Systems is providing the litter, they definitely get a different
Keep Allen Beautiful, a group istration still and we hope to exceed dumpsters at no charge. perspective,” she said. “You may
affiliated with the Allen Environmen- last year’s numbers,” she said. Certain items won’t be accepted not even think about litter prior to
tal Action League, is organizing the Participants will have a designated like household hazardous waste, picking it up, but you definitely think
Gevent. area to clean up from 9-11:30 a.m. pesticides, oil, refrigerators, air about it afterwards.”
AEAL Director Sotoria Montanari The trash will be collected and the conditioners and grass clippings. A lesson in litter is valuable at any
said so far there are about 300 parti- Parks and Recreation Department Afterwards, there will be a city-
cipants or 15-20 area groups taking will be picking up the bags. sponsored celebration held at Turn to CLEAN-UP, Page 5A
Challenger: Availability
key in school board race
By WENDY WEGREN academic standards for all grade
Staff writer levels and moving back to concrete
School Board Place 2 candidate evaluations for students.
DeborahJ. Schmidt said she can rep- Schmidt said representation for
resent the views and concerns of parents with younger children is
parents with preschool and early something that is currently missing
elementary-aged children if she is from the school board.
“I just kind of felt like there’s no
preschool/early elementary repre-
sentation (on the board) as far as
elected to the board.
Schmidt is
challenging in- A
cumbent Izzie g
Waller for the .
seat.
She said
being a parent of the younger chil-
k dren,” she said. “I go to church, I go
) to the grocery store, and it seems
like there’s a lot of us, a lot of young
some of her for
concerns in-Ms
elude repre- I "
sentation for ______________1
people with Deborah Schmidt
young children, providing higher
families.”
Schmidt has two children under
the age of five. And she said parents
of young elementary children have
Turn to SCHMIDT, Page 5A
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take a 3-1 victory over Dallas Adam-
son in the area round of the playoffs
Friday at Sprague Field—Page 10A.
■ in determining playoff sites by flip*
ping a quarter to play at home, Allen
boys soccer coach Scott Evans
hasn’t been successful, losing the
coin toss In each of the first two
rounds. But the way the Eagles are
playing, maybe being the road team
is the way to go. Alien used its
aggressive and quick-pass style to
■ Although the score ended in
Grapevine’s favor and the game sta-
tistics might not show much of an
Improvement, Allen’s 9-5 loss to the
Mustangs might be the game that
breaks the Eagles out of their sea-
son-long hitting slump — Page 10A.
■ Over the last three games, the
Allen girts’ softball team has been
victimized by slow starts, and the
Lady Eagle opponents have been
taking advantage with big innings—
Page 10A.
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Epperson, Wayne. The Allen American (Allen, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 232, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 27, 1994, newspaper, March 27, 1994; Allen, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1670790/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Allen Public Library.