The Allen American (Allen, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 12, 2012 Page: 4 of 12
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THE ALLEN AMERICAN | THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 2012
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Puckett: Lovejoy needs new voice, vision
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game in 2010 when Puckett was
experiencing health problems.
Puckett said those prior
health issues had no impact on
his decision to step down as head
coach.
“People thought Billy was our
coach-in-waiting,” Puckett said,
“but we are all about the process.
We want to do this right and
make sure we pick the right per-
son.”
The top 12 candidates will be
brought to campus to interview
for the job beginning Monday.
Puckett said the school district
hopes to have a decision made by
Jan. 20 or 23.
Seeing as how he will help
hire his replacement, Puckett
knows just what he is looking for.
“We want someone with a lot
of energy and an eye for critical
detail, all the way down to the
seventh-grade level,” he said.
“We have accomplished a lot of
great things with this program,
but there is still so much room for
improvement in everything we
do.”
That being said, Puckett and
the Leopards have accomplished
plenty together.
The Lovejoy program began
with just freshmen in 2006, then
playing a junior varsity/varsity
hybrid schedule in 2007 and a
straight varsity slate in 2008.
The Leopards’ deepest playoff
run came with a trip to the Class
3 A Division I Semifinals in 2009,
which resulted in a 31-27 loss to
Abilene Wylie. Lovejoy possessed
state title aspirations again in
2010, but had a trio of starters
suspended for violating team con-
duct rules at the end of the regu-
lar season and lost to Henderson,
36-14, in the quarterfinals.
In 2011, Puckett’s last as head
coach, the Leopards again ad-
vanced to the playoffs, losing to
then-undefeated Celina in the
second round.
“It may sound cliche, but from
my time in Allen and McKinney, I
learned that you have to have a
vision of what you want in order
to achieve success,” Puckett said.
“We were able to do that for
awhile, but that’s also part of the
reason why I stepped down. I did-
n’t have the laser-like focus on
the team like I needed to any-
more.
“This is still an exciting time
for Lovejoy; we just needed a new
voice, a new vision.”
Candidates tackle DART, federal funding at forum
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into Allen and how they
would implement their po-
sitions if elected to office.
Hollingsworth said he
opposed bringing DART
into Allen, citing both the
cost to the city and the 1-
percent portion of the city’s
tax rate that would have to
be dedicated to funding it.
“At the price of around
$30 million a mile for just a
commuter rail, or $70 mil-
lion per mile for a light rail,
the cost is far too great,”
Hollingsworth said. “Yes,
there are people who will
use it. Yes, it will be effec-
tive. But for the amount of
money that would be used
for the amount of people
who would use it, it’s just
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not cost-effective. It’s not a
good use of our tax dollars.”
Brooks said while he op-
poses putting buses on the
city’s streets, he is for the
rail as long as Allen taxpay-
ers don’t have to pay for it
— a position he later clari-
fied as not being a serious
proposal but reflective of
the importance of the city’s
tax revenue being spent on
economic development.
“Before I implement my
opinion and my position on
this issue, I would go to the
voters, go to the citizens
and see what they want,”
he said. “Let them vote and
then help govern and do
the job I’m supposed to do.”
The subject of county,
state and federal funding
and grants was up next,
with both candidates being
asked for their opinions on
the city’s use of such fund-
ing and what they believe
the impact on residents to
be.
Brooks said the positive
impact of infrastructure
grants — federal funding
used to pave roads and
build city facilities and
parks — can be seen just by
looking at the city’s high
level of parks amenities,
many of which were par-
tially funded by the federal
government.
“A lot of these programs
are governed by the city, so
keep in mind that the
monies that are used for
these programs are actu-
ally tax dollars that are
coming out of our pocket
and going to the govern-
ment, so that money has to
be used,” he said. “I’m all
for going back and getting
as much of my money from
the government to fund
and beautify the things
where I’m living.”
Hollingsworth said he is
in favor of grants and out-
side funding, so long as the
money stays in the commu-
nity and is used for benefi-
cial projects such as parks,
roads and law enforcement.
He pointed out that some
revenue from red light
camera tickets goes to the
state for use in other areas.
“I think there’s a good
balance of using grants,
and there’s a bad way of
using grants,”
Hollingsworth said. “I
think sometimes cities and
local governments use
grants to fund things that
they might [not be able to]
finance themselves.”
The forum ended with
final words from each can-
didate and a handshake be-
tween the two men.
“I have a serious invest-
ment in this city, not only
from a personal standpoint
of view, but from a business
standpoint of view,” Brooks
said. “I’ve had the opportu-
nity to get to know some re-
ally nice people throughout
this process. If elected, I’m
going to get in and do the
right thing.”
“I want to be the voice of
Allen residents,”
Hollingsworth said. “I want
to listen to residents. I love
Allen. I live here in Allen.
My family’s here in Allen.
My only agenda is to serve
the residents of Allen and
to make the city of Allen
the best it can be,” he said.
Both candidates also ap-
peared at the Rotary Club
of Allen candidate forum on
Jan. 4, where they re-
capped their respective
qualifications and positions
on city issues such as water
conservation and develop-
ment. A video of the forum
can be viewed by visiting
www.cityofallen.org and ac-
cessing the Allen City TV
On Demand feature.
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Election Day set for Jan. 17
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participate in early voting, a 113-voter increase com-
pared to the same point in the main election in Decem-
ber. The highest turnout was on Jan. 7, when 143 voters
came out to polls.
“I just had a gut feeling that turnout was going to be
a little higher due to the fact that the first [election] was
in the holidays,” Brooks said. “Now that the holidays are
over with, I think people are more into their routines,
and they’re taking their votes seriously.”
Hollingsworth said the increase in turnout could be
due to a number of factors, including longer exposure
time for both candidates compared to the main election.
“Ultimately, I’m excited because that’s really what I
want, is greater voter turnout,” he said. “We’re still not
going to get into the double-digits percentage wise, but it
would be totally exciting to exceed the general election
numbers.”
Polls will be open for early voting from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Thursday and from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday. The polling
place for both early voting and Election Day voting is the
Allen Municipal Court, 301 Century Parkway.
“I think anyone in an election loves to see the process
work,” Brooks said. “You want to see the people out vot-
ing. That’s an American right.... The more votes you see,
the more encouraging it is, just for the entire process.”
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Mann, Rick. The Allen American (Allen, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 12, 2012, newspaper, January 12, 2012; Plano, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth808857/m1/4/?q=%22Business%2C+Economics+and+Finance+-+Advertising%22: accessed June 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Allen Public Library.