The Cross Timbers Gazette (Lantana, Tex.), Vol. [33], No. [10], Ed. 1, October 2007 Page: 2 of 24
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October 2007
THE CROSS TIMBERS GAZETTE ■ Online at www.LantanaLinks.com
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DATELINE
DOUBLE OAK
by Mayor Pamela A. King
According to humorist
and author Kin Hubbard,
“the safest way to double
your money is to fold it
over and put it in your pocket. ” With that in
mind, your Town Council has been exceed-
ingly diligent in its goal of leaving as much
folding money as possible in your pocket.
While some towns around us get sig-
nificant revenue from shopping (sales tax),
Double Oak is almost exclusively limited
to the occasional lemonade stand in town.
Knowing that, your Town Council has been
exceedingly careful to live within the Town’s
(your) means, which it did with a very tight
2006-2007 budget and with prudent ques-
tioning of every item in the proposed 2007-
2008 budget.
Remember, we are almost on a ‘fixed in-
come,’ meaning with very limited retail and
few big parcels left to ‘build out’ in town,
we have little in the way of revenue today or
in the future to generate revenue for us.
Council began back in August looking
not only at possible 2007-2008 income and
expenses but also at those for 2008-2009.
Councilman Mize’s new, two-year approach
to budget planning is a great way to reduce
the element of surprise year after next and
enables us to plan and budget offensively
rather than defensively.
Council weighed reasonable, projected
revenue sources (ad valorem, sales and fran-
chise taxes, fines and forfeitures, license
and permit fees, etc.) against Department
needs and wants, unfunded state mandates,
increased costs, etc. But, while our rev-
enues rose by both increased appraisal val-
ues and some additional properties, it was
NOT at a rate sufficient to offset the loss of
other revenues and the higher costs for town
services. We all are coping with increasing
Health Care, Fuel and Insurances costs and
the Town feels these same pressures
Because you elected Town Officials com-
mitted to scrutinizing the efficiency of the
tax dollars at work, your Mayor and Council
are already making a careful and deliberate
review of personnel responsibilities, salaries
and benefits, with an eye to our “fixed in-
come” status. The Council doesn’t accept
the notion that we must spend every dollar
that we collect. Rather, we view the Budget
as an estimate made at a point in time that
the town must work within. Some items will
not be affordable if we have unanticipated
costs that take a higher priority. We are
constantly making trade-offs to deliver the
services you told us you wanted, and in the
most economical fashion.
Bottom-line: this year’s town tax rate has
increased from 22.0000 per $100 assessed
property value, to 22.4810 per $100. To the
“average” property owner in Double Oak,
the new tax rate means about $14.43 more
of your folding money. And those dollars
will cover higher fuel rates, benefit rates, a
slightly increased amount, over last year, to
the Double Oak Volunteer Fire Department
and town vehicle, to replace the one we have
that will no longer pass inspection!
Maybe we do want to consider more lem-
onade stands around town...!
Although only a partial comparison, of
course, both Bartonville and Copper Can-
yon tax rates are 19.000 per $100 assess-
ment PLUS an additional charge of 08.250
per $100 assessment, for participation in the
Emergency Service District Fire and Am-
bulance Services), totaling 27.250. These
services are also contained in our 22.4810
rate.
Finally, don’t confuse the amount of town
taxes with County and School District taxes.
Your tax bill will reflect each of these taxing
entities but they go to vastly different enti-
ties and services!
One enormous service we don’t put a
price on, is that of our volunteers, the men
and women throughout Town who serve on
our Boards, Commissions, Committees and
Special Projects, in addition of course to
our volunteer Fire Fighters, Paramedics and
EMTs. Every Fall, about half of the Board
and Commission membership terms expire,
giving folks who haven’t served an oppor-
tunity to submit their application to serve
and giving those who have been serving a
chance to ‘retire.’ Town Council takes input
from the Chairmen of each of our Boards
and Commissions, in making its appoint-
ments. Please be sure you submit an appli-
See DATELINE on Page 20
Lantana Trail to get
School Zone
At the request of school officials and par-
ents, the Lantana Fresh Water Supply Dis-
trict #6 Board of Directors voted to institute
a school zone on Lantana Trail near the in-
tersection of Rayzor Rd. at their October 18
meeting.
Armed with a petition containing 629 sig-
natures from parents, Happy Carrico, prin-
cipal of E.P. Rayzor Elementary School,
Aaron Jones, owner of North Star Academy
and Jamie Phillips, E.P. Rayzor PTA presi-
dent, made their case for a 20 mile per hour
school zone to be installed on Lantana Trail
between the Wimberley neighborhood and
the tennis courts.
Carrico said that since the gate behind
North Star Academy was permanently closed
due to construction of the day care center’s
new building, more students are using the
sidewalk along Lantana Trail.
There are currently 782 students enrolled
at E.P. Rayzor, nearly double the enrollment
when the school opened in 2002.
Resident board members Donna Robich-
aux and Max Miller agreed that safety is a
top concern. “We need to take the high road
and be proactive before someone gets hurt,”
said Robichaux.
The board also voted to extend the existing
school zone on Rayzor Rd. from North Star
Academy to Lantana Trail and reroute a sec-
tion of sidewalk near the Lantana Visitor’s
Center further away from the street.
The reduced speed limit will be in effect
on school days from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. and
2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
District officials said that the project
should be complete by the end of the year.
BARTONVILLE P.D. STATISTICS
9-13-07 THROUGH 10-11-07
CALLS FOR SERVICE 33
VACATION WATCH/CLOSE PATROL 7
OFFENSE REPORTS 7
PENDING CASES 0
CLEARED CASES 11
ARRESTS 2
WARNING CITATIONS ISSUED 19
CITATIONS ISSUED 57
RESERVE HOURS WORKED 12
Argyle Police Department
“Your Partners on Crime”
by Chief William T. Tackett
The following is a summary of incident reports re-
cently made to the Argyle Police Department:
A man reported that a juvenile shouted insults at him
from across the street in the 200 block of Redbud St.
The boy admitted to the name-calling and said that
he did it because the man was staring at him. No
charges were filed.
A resident in the 700 block of Frenchtown Rd said
that unknown persons threw toilet paper in his trees.
The man said this is the third time in three weeks that
his house has been papered.
A Country Lakes resident said that a teenager ex-
posed his genitals to her while she was out for a
nightly walk. The suspect is described as a white
male, 14 to 16 years old, 5’ 08”, with a thin build, light
brown hair, wearing a white t-shirt, gray shorts and
black shoes.
A woman in the 900 block of Thornridge Circle called
police because she was tired of hearing her neighbor
argue with her son. No charges were filed.
Two dogs attacked police officers during a domes-
tic disturbance call in the 800 block of Jeter Rd. An
officer shot one of the dogs in self-defense after it
would not back down, despite being sprayed with
pepper spray. Authorities checked the house and de-
termined that there was no disturbance.
A caller reported that her two brothers were fighting
in the kitchen of her home in the 400 block of Front
St. Police arrived and questioned the pair who said
they got into an argument over homemade cookies.
No charges were filed.
Three loose goats were found wandering in the 1400
block of Rolling Acres. A resident identified the goats
as belonging to his neighbor and assisted police with
the roundup.
A woman in the 900 block of Pioneer Circle East
called and told police that she believed her neighbor
had broken a white gourd and left it in her driveway.
She said she couldn’t prove that it was her neigh-
bor, but said that her husband is working on getting a
camera set up at the end of the driveway.
A resident said that a skunk had lodged itself into
the water cut-off box in front of her home in the 1100
block of Thornridge. Animal Control Officer Brian Hall
was called to assist.
An unknown person called a woman in the 800 block
of Frenchtown Rd. three times within a 15-minute pe-
riod and said, “don’t be afraid”, then hung up.
Police responded to a domestic disturbance call in
the 300 block of Creekside Trail and learned that a
food fight had broken out between the couple after
the husband did not purchase a pack of cigarettes
See ARGYLE PD on Page 16
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