The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, July 14, 2006 Page: 12 of 26
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Friday, July 14, 2006
AND THEN YOU FIGHT ON THE ICE — Democratic Attorney General hopeful David Van Os
makes a vow to fight what he calls greed and corruption “until hell freezes over. When it does,
then you fight on the ice,” he said on the sidewalk of Meridian City Hall on Wednesday, July 12.
— Staff Photo By Deborah Mathews
David Van Os Blasts
Trans Texas Corridor
By Deborah Mathews
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
MERIDIAN — Saying he is
ready to “take on" big oil and big
insurance in Texas, Democratic
Attorney General hopeful David
Van Os stood on the sidewalk out-
side Meridian City Hall last week
to promote his candidacy.
Van Os is looking to unseat in-
cumbent Attorney General Re-
publican Greg Abbott, who was
elected to the office in 2002.
Speaking before an audience of
Bosque locals, the self-styled
“people’s” lawyer criticized
Abbott for not using the office to
break up what he calls oil mo-
nopolies and for not enforcing
what he sees as collusion in the
insurance business.
Van Os blasted what he sees
as a culture of greed and cronism
in this country by saying that the
people of Texas need a govern-
ment of the people and not of the
corporations.
He spoke of the $3 billion
monthly profits of large oil com-
panies and their determination
to make it impossible for the
“working people" to afford gas
for the drive to work.
Explaining that the Attorney
General is the people’s lawyer,
Van Os suggested that when an
employee does a poor job, they
need to be released from duty.
He made his position on the
Trims Texas Corridor very clear by
saying, “The Trians Texas Corridor
is greed and cronism run amuck.”
He continued by pledging to
bring the pending lawsuit con-
cerning the open records infor-
mation regarding the corridor to
fruition.
Van Os concluded by remind-
ing those present that the cur-
rently serving public officials
treat their seats of public office
as though they owned it. He said,
“We need to remind them that they
don’t and show them the door."
Parks People Preparing For Pathway
By David Anderson
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
CLIFTON — Members of the
City of Clifton Parks and Rec-
reation Board met near the
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park’s walking trail.
The trail, to be paid in part
through a Texas Recreational
Trails Fund grant, is designed
to begin near the Old Mill
Dam, and meander along the
Bosque River, eventually end-
ing in Kiddie Park, next to FM
219.
However, some ownership
issues have arisen about the
land at and north of the his-
toric Whipple Truss Bridge.
Board members are unsure
whether some of the land to be
used is actually owned by the
city, or is county property.
Chairman Kathy Wilson said
she would consult the staff at
City Hall for the answer.
The board reviewed prepa-
ration work already done for
the trail, including the clear-
ing of brush and trash, and
vegetation spraying in some
areas performed by John
Payne. According to Wilson,
Payne uses an organic-based
vegetation killer that is not
harmful to animals or the en-
vironment.
Once the property owner-
ship is resolved, board mem-
bers Douglas Culp and
Clarence Phillips agreed to
mark the trail route so actual
construction can begin.
According to the grant ap-
plication, the trail will run
some 4,400 feet for hiking and
walking, and will be wheel-
chair-accessible. Plans also
include refurbishing historic
picnic tables and an amphi-
theater area, as well as the
addition of picnic tables,
benches, wildlife and river
viewing areas, and more.
The grant lists the total cost
of the project as $81,880, with
the city required to provide at
least $16,380 of that cost (some
of which can be in-kind labor).
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Smith, W. Leon. The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, July 14, 2006, newspaper, July 14, 2006; Clifton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth789164/m1/12/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Nellie Pederson Civic Library.