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the road, would be removed as City Administrator's Report
soon as weather permitted paving. Golden reported that he had set
and the actual road would be lower
than the Bergman property, when
competed, which should stop any
drainage onto the property.
The Bergmans raised the ques-
tion of the water that flows down
the south side of Pecan, from Live
Oak. which also causes even more
water to converge on their prop-
erty.
“We didn’t have the problem un-
til the city did the street project up
by the fire station.” said Bergman,
speaking of work completed sev-
eral years ago under the direction
of the former city council and city
manager.
Golden replied that the water
from Live Oak can be diverted to
the creek down the other side of
Pecan where it will not affect the
Bergman property or the intersec-
tion.
Following Golden’s explanation
of what the city plans to do with
both the intersection and the di-
version of water, Bergman said, “If
you do both of these things, I think
it will eliminate the problem.”
Bergman did add that with the
new intersection being built up
(there was formerly a deep dip at
the intersection) he had seen sev-
eral near-miss accidents and
asked the city if they could put a
stop sign at the intersection.
The council agreed to have the
Clifton Police Department moni-
tor the intersection to see if stop
signs would be necessary.
Wrecker Yard Clean Up
Phil Harmon was on hand at the
meeting to discuss letters he had
received from the city regarding
alleged junk and rubbish viola-
tions at his storage yard.
Harmon told the council that he
felt he was being singled out, when
other properties within the city
needed clean up. He added that he
has been active in removing ve-
hicles and other junk from the
yard, but that it takes time, paper-
work, and money, to get vehicles
removed.
He explained that his business
is licensed as a storage facility, not
a wrecking yard, so that he can’t
make money by selling parts; he
has to move the whole vehicle.
He told the council that he didn't
feel that the 10 days given in the
letter was fair, in that it can take
up to a month just to get a title for
a vehicle. “I’m doing what I can,
but there is a process I have to go
through,” said Harmon.
Both Police Chief Rex Childress
and Alderman David Anderson
agreed that improvement had
been made at the facility and the
council agreed to a recommenda-
tion to allow Harmon a 45-day ex-
tension, with the Chief monitoring
the situation.
Water Development Grant
Golden told the Council that the
Texas Water Development Board
grant for phosphorus removal im-
provement approved by the 77th
legislature is still available to the
cities along the Bosque River, and
that Clifton has until March 1 to
apply for the grant, if it desires.
He suggested that the council
authorize the Mayor, City Admin-
ister, and Public Works Director to
talk with the City of Stephenville,
and then apply for the grant if ap-
propriate.
The council approved a motion
of authorization made by Aider-
man Anderson.
Miscellaneous Business
The council approved re-ap-
pointment of Walter Langston,
Brenda Eubanks, and Terry
Bekkelund to the planning and
zoning board.
Following a discussion on a re-
quest from the City of Hamilton re-
garding a resolution of support for
the reinstatement of the exemp-
tion for cities under 5,000 popula-
tion to continue to use unlicensed
plumbers, Alderman Anderson
summed it up by saying, “This just
insures we don’t get more ham-
strung by regulations.”
The council approved a revised
resolution of support, which added
the retention of exemption for cit-
ies under 5,000 in having to use a
licensed plumbing inspector.
The council approved a contract
with First Southwest Asset Man-
agement, Inc., for arbitrage rebate
services.
The request for financial assis-
tance from the Bosque County
Senior Services was tabled until
the group comes back with a plan
and an amount that is actually
needed.
“All they have (at this time) is an
anticipation of a shortfall,” said
Alderman Anderson.
“They need to come back with a
plan, and what they actually
need,” added Alderman Damaris
Neelley.
“I’d be all for helping them, if
they need it, but at this time, we
don’t know what they may need,”
said Mayor W. Leon Smith.
Golden said that he felt it would
be a budget question for the sum-
mer session.
a meeting with the airport man-
ager, Tim Talley, to discuss
TxDOT’s routine airport mainte-
nance program grants.
He also said he had received a
request from former Mayor
TYuman Blum, a representative on
the Brazos G committee, to back
Tom Clark, utilities director from
Round Rock, to the board.
Golden reminded the Council
that the city's five-year contract
for a bank depository runs out in
February, and added that bids will
go out soon, with the opening of
the bids slated for the February
meeting of the board.
He also mentioned a meeting in
late January or early February of
the Heart of Texas Council of Gov-
ernment in which he and Mayor
Smith will have five minutes to
speak on behalf of the city in a
HUD grand presentation. The
grant would be for water distribu-
tion funds.
Golden told the council that he
had downloaded the application
forms for changing the phospho-
rous permit from 6.2 to 7.0 pounds
per day from the TCEQ website
and that the instructions are 75
pages long.
“We will work to use the origi-
nal permit application, and to get
TCEQ to ease up on unnecessary
paperwork — but it doesn’t look
promising,” Golden said.
• CLERK
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ment lists the aggregate amount
of the property (defined in the in-
dictment as U.S. currency and
coin) as $1,500 or more but less
than $20,000, and that the funds
“had come into the defendant’s
custody, possession, or control by
virtue of her status as a public ser-
vant.”
Bronstad contends that during
her four years in office, the office
has been “timely audited... by an
independent auditor from Waco.”
Those audits “confirmed that
Brigitte Bronstad’s uniform sys-
tem of record keeping, as well as
her bookkeeping, was consistent
with all generally accepted ac-
counting procedures,” according
to an amended answer of defen-
dant filed last October in the 220th
Judicial District Court Clerk’s Of-
fice in Meridian.
Bronstad’s filing states that
“every single penny collected”
was accounted for and confirmed
by the auditing firm, and attributes
the charges of misconduct to,“spu-
rious gossip and innuendo,” call-
ing the allegations of
incompetency on Bronstad’s part
“global, vague, not specific, and.,
unfounded.”
At present, Bronstad’s jury trial
is set to begin following jury selec-
tion Monday morning, March 3, in
the courthouse in Meridian.
• EXPERIENCE
Continued From Page One
to Regional Director, Diane
Cowen, “The SCSEP is one of the
best ways for faith-based organi-
zations to access federal re-
sources, pr rticularly if they are
small. Most of these organizations
simply do not have the staff or in-
frastructure to effectively manage
federal grants, nor do they want to
deal with the bureaucracy that is
involved.
“Through the SCSEP they re-
ceive critical staffing support pro-
vided by older individuals who
want and need to work, and who
are eager to contribute their skills
and experience to make a differ-
ence in the community.”
The White House’s Faith-Based
and Community Initiative is a na-
tional effort initiated by President
Bush to strengthen the capacity of
faith-based and community orga-
nizations to better meet social
needs in America’s communities.
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nonprofit organization that pro-
vides training and employment
services for mature workers. Es-
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and renamed Experience Works in
2002, the organization reaches
more than 125,000 individuals in all
50 states and Puerto Rico each
year.
Information about Experience
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2 Dogs In Pound
Await Adoption
CLIFTON — As of Wednesday, fwo dogs in the Clifton Animal
Control facility are awaiting adoption. To view the animals, con-
tact City Hall at 675-8337 or the Clifton Police Department at 675-
6620.
According to Dee Onna Herrera, a member of the Bosque
County Animal Auxiliary, both of the animals are verv adoptable
and gentle.
Below are photos of the animals and some basic information
about each.
CHARLIE — An adorable,
black and brown German Shep-
herd puppy is being held for
adoption by the City of Clifton
Animal Shelter since his capture
at Dahl Park on Dec 1., with a
collar but without tags. He is ap-
proximately 12 months old and
20 inches long.
RUSTY — This Rott-Husky
mix is a short-hair three-year-
old. A calm animal, this dog is
also a climber, so owners will
need a chain, privacy fence, or
live in the country.
Bosque County
^ \ Animal Auxiliary^®
To Visit These Animals, Call
(254) 675-8337 or 675-6620
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Continued From Page One
viewing the bills that the county’s
various departments*obviously at-
tempt to make needed purchases
from local vendors when possible,
and commended them for pur-
chasing locally.
The regular session of the court
this month will be held next Mon-
day, Jan. 13, at 9 a.m. A second spe-
cial session is scheduled on
Monday, Jan. 27, also beginning at
9 a m. Both meetings will be held
in the Bosque County Courthouse
in Meridian.
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Before the meeting broke up,
members agreed to notify other
members about the meeting slated
Hiesday, Jan. 14, and to start lists of
those willing to furnish temporary
foster homes for animals. It was also
noted that more information about
adoption policies and kennels can
also be investigated on numerous
websites.
INTERSECTION RENOVATION — Eliminating the deep dip that formerly existed at Pecan Street and Ave.
F, the City of Clifton recently reconstructed'the intersection by laying drainage pipes along the creek bed
and raising the roadways level with the existing road. As soon as the weather warms, the temporary cover to
the roadway will be removed and new pavement set in place. sia« Photo bv carol wouiton
• ANIMALS
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The mayor handed out sheets
portraying a potential starting
procedure for the auxiliary to
work with.
“Animals picked up by the police
would be held in the current ani-
mal control facility for three days,
awaiting an owner’s claim, then
after that, the animal would be
transferred to the sanctuary for
adoption or residency,” said the
Mayor.
He said that some of the infor-
mation he had received had come
from Evelyn Peterson of the
Purrfect Corporation of Whitney,
he introduced Peterson and asked
her to speak to the group.
Peterson spoke of havingstud-
ied the Best Friends Sancto9Pfl|
Utah on its website, noting that %
is the biggest in the world and that
currently it has 500 acres for ani-
mals.
She also talked about what she
felt was needed at a sanctuary, in-
cluding a large area for the ani-
mals, wash rooms for the animal
bedding as well as wash rooms for
the animals, a clinic, 200x50ft ar-
eas for the animals, and a park
area for visitors to see the ani-
mals.
“It has to be a no-kill sanctuary
because we do not believe in kill-
ing any animal,” she added.
She explained that Purrfect cup
rently only takes in cats and that I
she has over 100 cats in her fenced
back yard.
Following her talk, the mayor
said that the Clifton organization
needs to devise an operating plan,
start accumulating supplies, and
begin fund-raising projects.
“We will need to locate tempo-
rary homes for animals, because
the city kennel is already getting
full and we need to build a list of
people who would be willing to
hold animals temporarily, until
they are adopted or until the sanc-
tuary is complete,” said Smith.
“We also need to accelerate the
adoption procedures.”
Many of the members of the or-
ganization had notified Smith that
they could not attend the meeting
on Tuesday, but when he asked for
volunteers to start organizing the
auxiliary and to chair it, he indi-
cated that Knustrom had already
volunteered to chair the organiza-
tion. After Knustrom accepted the
position, Smith turned the meet-
ing over to him.
As he took over, Knustrom said,
“I think we must learn how to
crawl, before we walk.”
“The first thing we must do is
draw up a policy and procedure
statement, and some sort of mis-
sion statement,” said Knustrom.
“We will need volunteers and the
community to be involved.”
“But first, we need to set up a
meeting time and call all the mem-
bers who have signed up and
make sure they can attend,” said
Knustrom. He then proposed
meeting every Tuesday at 7 p.m.,
until the organization really gets
started.
“We need to establish goals and
we need to get started very
quickly,” said Knustrom. “I don’t
think we can be what we want to
be instantly, but we’ll get there.”
“We’ll need a lot of work and a
lot of volunteers,” he added.
One visitor asked if there was a
donation fund set up yet, and was
told by Smith that moneys raised
would be handled by the auxiliary
treasurer through the City’s bank
ing.
It was agreed that the organi
zation needs to immediately start
setting up a policy for adoptions
arid the costs involved in an adop
tion, along with educating the pub-
lic about the city animal ordinance
and licenses.
“This organization needs to de-
velop a plan of what it’s going to
do,” said Knustrom. “Currently,
we can’t control the feral animals.
If we can get just the adoptable
animals picked up, then we can
grow from there,” said Knustrom.
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Texas Certified Nursery Professional
and McLennan County Master Gardener
Question: I had some type of fungus
in my lawn this fall and I did not treat it
then. Is it too late for me to do anything
now? Can I still put out weed
preventer?
Joe Greene, Waco
Answer: No, it is not too late to apply
fungicide ,for your fungus. The
treatment may not appear to do
anything since what lawn grass was
damaged will not be able to green up
until late spring. If you had a lot of
fungus, I would go ahead and treat;
fungus is not killed by freezing
weather, it only slows down and if we
have a warm spell, it can become
active again. As far as something to
prevent weeds; you are a bit too late for
the best control. You will stop some
weeds, but most will have already
sprouted and are waiting for warm
weather to grow. If you use a fertilizer
combination it may appear that you
have more weeds because the ones
that have sprouted will use the lawn
food and grow. You may want to
consider a product without lawn food
(fertilizer) in it such as Balan/Treflan or
Betasan; but be prepared to either
mow weeds or spray weeds in the
spring. We are a few weeks away from
the next application of weed preventer
for spring and summer weeds.
Question: I would like to plant some
fruit trees; what will grow best for me
and how many should I plant?
John Elder, West
Answer: The best fruit trees for this
area are peach, plum, and pear.
Apricots do fair, part of the time, and
apples will grow but do not produce
fruit regularly. Japanese persimmons
produce will as do nectarines and figs.
I do not recommend cherries at all. As
far as specific varieties, you can go to
any county extension office to get a
copy of Texas A&M's recommended
varieties or go to a year found full
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