The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 109, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, April 9, 2004 Page: 2 of 22
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COUNCIL ... Continued From Page One
The Clifton Record
Friday, April 9, 2004
indicate that the rehabilitation of
the exterior of the building will
equal or exceed 25 percent of the
most recent tax valuation of the
structure or $20,000 (whichever is
less) and that roof repair or re-
placement may not comprise
more than 50 percent of the mini-
mum threshold amount necessary
to qualify for tax abatement.
Also in the application, owners
must include a projection of the
estimated construction time and
predicted completion date of the
repair, authorize inspections and
verify that compliance will be
maintained during the period the
tax freeze is in effect, and provide
additional information to the His-
toric Landmark Commmission
which the owner or committee
deems relevant or useful, such as
history of the structure, access to
the structure bv the public, or pro
posed changes in the use of the
structure.
The proposed ordinance out
lines the certification and verifica-
tion processes, discusses
alteration or destruction during
the rehabilitation/abatement time
period, transferability of the prop
erty to future owners, and uses in
conjuction with other tax incen-
tives.
Second reading of the ordi-
nance. and final action, will be con-
sidered at the regular meeting of
the city council in May.
Street Easement
The council approved a 10-year
lease of the 200 block of North Av-
enue A to (A) Industries at a rate
of $1 per year. The company
sought to utilize the unused street
for parking. The action came
pending approval from other land-
owners fronting the street.
Renaming Of Street
The council took no action re-
garding a request from The
Bosque Conservatory to rename
the street that fronts the Conser-
vatory building. Kay Lane, repre-
senting the Conservatory, had
asked that the street be renamed
College Hill Drive, since that or-
ganization needs to submit an ap-
propriate name when it applies for
grants. Some question arose as to
whether the street is actually
owned by the city or is a private
drive. City officials agreed to look
into the ownership and perhaps
reconsider this issue at a future
date.
Signatories
Aldermen authorized the mayor
and city secretary to request and
sign for funds under the city’s
Texas Community Development
Program project.
Use Of Park
The council approved three
separate requests for use of the
Clifton Municipal Park in the near
future:
• Clifton Chamber of Commerce
was granted permission to use the
park for its annual Easter Egg
Hunt on April 10 and to tempo-
rarily block off the road between
Tfie Armory and the gazebo.
• Freedom Fest was given per-
mission to use the park for its an
nual fireworks display on June 26.
• Three Rivers District Cub
Scout Day Wasi approved by the
council to use the park on June 14-
18, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., granted
permission to use BB guns and
archery equipment in the open
area by the pavillion, and was
given permission to use The Ar-
mory in case of inclement weather
during that timeframe.
EI)C Budget
Upon the recommendation of
City of Clifton Economic Develop-
ment Corporation President Carl
Brul, the council approved the
corporation’s mid year budget
that had been requested by the
council at a previous meeting. The
budget was a means of categoriz-
ing income and expenses for the
rest of the current fiscal year. An
annual budget will thereafter be
submitted to coincide with the
City’s fiscal year.
Wastewater Plant
Renovations
The council awarded Matous
Construction of Temple the con-
tract for phosphorus removal im-
provements at the city’s
wastewater treatment plant. At
the bid-opening on March 25 by
Camp Dresker & McKee, Inc., it
was determined that Matous was
the low bidder among three poten-
tial companies.
Approved was a bid of $328,000
that included subtraction of
$12,000 from the base bid of
$335,000 for a deductive alternate
that would consist of using expoxy-
painted streel instead of stainless
steel for the exterior of the acous-
tical enclosers for the blowers.
The project will be funded al-
most entirely with a grant
awarded by the Texas Water De-
velopment Board, which has an
allocation for construction of ap
proximately $280,000.
Some substitutions negotiated
with the winning bidder could
lower the total cost further.
Two-Way Street
The 100 block of North Avenue
C will soon be open for two-way
traffic, with parallel parking (as
compared to angle parking that is
now in place). Several businesses
located adjacent to the street had
signed a petition asking for the
change.
It was revealed at the meeting
that a former council had already
voted to designate the street as
two-way several years ago, but the
change had not been made appar-
ently due to the action being in the
form of a resolution instead of an
ordinance. Since the original des-
ignation as a one-way street had
been established as an ordinance,
only another ordinance can alter
it. Such an ordinance is expected
to be considered at the next regu-
lar meeting of the council.
Police Car Notes
The council approved issuance
of limited tax notes to fund the pur-
chase of a 2004 police car.
/ Inteijurisdictional
Agreement
An interjurisdictional mutual
aid agreement between and
among Bosque County and the in-
corporated cities of Clifton,
Cranfills Gap, Iredell, Meridian,
Morgan, Valley Mills, and Walnut
Springs was considered by the
council. Local aldermen voted to
opt-in.
The agreement details proce-
dures for requests and provision
of mutual aid in the event of disas-
ters and civil emergencies, as part
of a homeland security initiative.
Park Board
Recommendations
Kathy Wilson, representing the
Parks Board, raised topics such as
park hours, planning and develop-
ment procedures, and upgrades in
the park for council consideration.
The council tabled action in order
to clearly define the park seg
ments to better facilitate law en
forcement needs and to obtain
costs of repairs. See separate
Parks Board story in this edition
for more details.
Election
The council authorized the city
secretary to appoint an election
judge, alternate judge, and work
ers for the May 15 general elec-
tion.
Swimming Pool
With swimming season nearing,
the council voted to authorize the
city administrator and city secre-
tary to work out the details regard-
ing hiring a pqol manager, utilizing
city personnel for chemical appli-
cations, and scheduling classes at
Olsen Park Pool for the upcoming
season.
Bike Helmet Ordinance
The council approved a bike hel-
met ordinance that applies the
current ordinance to include rid
ers of electric scooters that, by
state law, fall within the same defi-
nition as bicycles. Penalties are
established that apply to both rid
ers and their parents (if the riders
are minors).
Ambulance Contract
Aldermen approved a request
by ProMed, the city’s ambulance
provider, to assign the ambulance
contract to Southwest EMS of
Mesa, Ariz. The approval was con-
tingent upon the sameJoral pro
viders remaining with the
company and placed a cap on con
tract renewal increases in the sub
sidy that the city provides for the
service.
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CHILDREN FLOCK AROUND FRANCES GOOCH to thank her for volunteering her time at the Clifton Inter-
mediate School and to help her celebrate her birthday on April Fool's Day last Thursday morning.
, Start Photo By Nathan Diebenow
GOOCH ... Continued From Page One
reign of the campus.”
Gooch taught VBS at First Bap-
tist Church in Clifton and Sunday
School for over 60 years. Many of
the children present at the party,
she said, she taught at church be-
fore her retirement last year.
“I just want their parents to
know that they have the best chil-
dren in the world,” said Gooch. "I
can’t get over this. I’m really
happy”
EASTER BUNNY
Continued From Page One
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Alco. Brookshire's, Clifton Ma-
sonic Lodge, David’s Supermar-
ket, the Clifton Police
Department, and the Chamber.
In addition to the Easter Egg
Hunt, children will have the oppor
tunity to have their photo taken
with the Easter Bunnyand the
“Easter Donkey” in the park. Par
ents are reminded to bring their
cameras. The Corps of Engineers
will be in the park with “Frogger,”
teaching children water safety, the
fire department will have a fire
truck on display, the police depart-
ment will be teaching bicycle
safety, and free hot dogs and lem-
onade will be on the menu.
For more information about
Breakfast with the Easter Bunny,
contact Main Street Manager
Damaris Neelley at (254) 675-8337
or by e-mail (cliftonmainstreet
(.n htcomp.net).
For more information about the
events in Clifton City Park, contact
the Chamber office at (254) 675-
3720 or via e-mail (clifton.chamber
(«htcomp.net).
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• RUNOFFS
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tative race to earn the right to face
incumbent Democrat Chet Ed
wards in the November general
election. Robb Orr and Sam Walls
are also in a run-off to determine
who will run in November for the
District 58 State Representative’s
post. The winner will face Demo-
crat Greg A. Kauffman in the gen-
eral election.
The primary run-offs will be
held Tuesday, April 13.
Wohlgemuth drew the most
votes in the I)ist. 17 Primary race,
tallying 15,625 (41.26 percent) to
Snyder’s 11,567 (30.54 percent).
Dave McIntyre finished third and
out of the run-off with 10,678 votes
(28.2 percent).
In Bosque County, voters pre-
ferred Wohlgemuth (574 votes,
57.68 percent). Snyder drew 284
ballots (28.54 percent), while
McIntyre again was third with 137
votes (13.76 percent).
In the Congressional race, Walls
prevailed district-wide with 3,516
votes, 41.63 percent of the ballots
cast, but it wate not enough to
avoid the run-off with Orr, who
drew 2,773 votes (32.83 percent).
Scott Cain finished out of the run-
ning with 2,157 total votes (25.54
percent).
In Bosque County, Walls came
out on top with 486 votes, 52.88 per-
cent of all local ballots cast. Orr
finished second with 2,773 votes
(31.12 percent), while Cain drew
147 votes (15.99 percent).
• BUSTS
Continued From Page One
Jennifer Garland and her father,
Donald Stockton, were traveling to
Austin to purchase a shipment of
marijuana Members of the Agri
Plex Drug Task Force conducted
a traffic stop on the couple on IH
35 south of Waco. As a result of the
stop, officers located and seized
approximately $18,000 in U.S. cur-
rency from Garland.
In January 2002, Walnut Springs
Police Chief Chris Matthews ob
tained information concerning
Garland and contacted a Texas
Department of Public Safety nar
cotics officer. The ensuing investi
gation, which included
surveillance, hours of recorded
telephone conversations, research
of money transfers, and motel and
cellular phone records, search
warrants were issued and ex-
ecuted in the Lakeside Villager
area of Bosque County as well as
in Hillsboro, and Maryville, Tenn.
After the undercover operation,
consisting of members of the East-
ern Tennessee Drug Task Force
and Texas DPS Sergeant Joe Coy,
presented information to a Waco
grand jury, indictments were is-
sued on the six individuals. In-
dicted were J Garland, 33,
formerly of Iredell: Stockton, 55,
Hillsboro; Eminitt Ransom, 35,
Waco; Dwayne Hollis, 33, Waco; W
Garland. 41, Tennessee; and
Burns, 37, Tennessee. A total of 18
sealed federal indictments were
issued by the Federal Grand Jury.
After the indictments, informa
tion was received that W. Garland
and Burns were in Florida. That in-
formation was forwarded to the
United States Marshal Service in
Fort Myers, Fla., and the duo were
arrested in December while re-
turning from a Caribbean cruise.
The lengthy investigation uncov-
ered an active marijuana distribu-
tion network that involved the
purchase of shipments by J. Gar-
land and Stockton in Texas. Once
the marijuana was obtained, driv
ers were hired from Bosque and
Hill Counties to transport the con
traband to eastern Tennessee,
where W. Garland and Burns pro
vided distribution for the drugs.
Portions of the marijuana were
also distributed by J. Garland and
her father, Stockton, around the
Bosque/Hill County area.
As a result of the investigation,
thousands of dollars in assets were
seized in Texas and Tennessee. A
new vehicle, purchased in Missis-
sippi with $28,000 in cash, was
seized in Waco after information
was obtained the vehicle was pur-
chased with cash transported to
the car dealership in a shoe-box.
• REGISTRATION
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