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Volu,yne # 1^2 NOyrt'4BER2005

CITY OF PELICAN BAY MI\YOR MARLYN HAWKINS

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Sheriff's office has
Ns' suspended the investlgation
against former Pollce offlcer
Bryan Ghancellor, due to lack
of participatlon by the
complainante.
Two Pelican Bay resldents
had filed complaints against
Ghancellor for ftofflcial
oppre*siontr.
During the investigation, the
complalnts never showed up for
lntervlews wlth the gherlffs
department.
The case ls not closed, but is
suepended.
l{ovember 8; f,lr. Ghancsllor
wa$ arreBted at Glty Hall. A
warrant had been issued for hie
arregt end the Pellcan Bay
pollce carrled out tho warrant,
lfe was then transported to the
$ansom Park Police
departmant for booklng.
An Investlgatlon ls in process.
NE W P O L I C E
c HlE F . . ,
NEW O F F I G E R S . . . .
O NE P R O M O T E D . . .
Glty Council approved the
hlrlng of Officer Andy
Derichewpiler (Offlcer Andy D)
and Gllbert Town* as rsserne
officer, and Frank Valdoz as fsll
time pald offleer. i4"1L man
come with 25 years each in law
enforcement and hlghly
qualifisd In thelr fields,
Officer O'Donley waa promoted
to Patrol 6ergeant. lle is truely
as asset to tha city.
Gapt. Eddle Frankum was
approved by council to thc
position of Full Timo Police
Ghief for the Gtty. Ghief
Frankum has done a great lob
In turning the department
around to ths productlve pollce
totce.
The clty now has 3 full time
paid officers and 4 resarve
officere. Offlcer Turner is stlll
out on medlcal leave.
Ghlel Frankum hae requested a
radar detector gun to control
speedlng through our clty. Thc
cost of thls equlpment can run
as high as ${,500.0O, Frankum
hae *uggerted that he request
the use of the radar gun from
another department to
demonstrate how the
equipment works. Ths radar
that the department hag will be
sent off to see if it can be
repalred,
The PBPD asked tor now shot
gune untll two wero found
dlsmantled ln a closet. Officer
Andy D cleaned and put the
woapona back into uss.
Ei,IERGENCY
GALLS
There has bcen problems with
resldents being unable to rcach
the pollce dcpartment by golng
through $ansom Park Dlspatch
or by calling Glty Hall.
The department ls workfng on
a system to help with thls
problem.
When calling Gity Hall for the
police and there le no responso,
then dlal 9{{.
BRUS}I
T RUCK
REPLACEilIENT
Approval was given to the
PBVFD to apply for grants to
replace the brush truck, lt has
over 2OO,OOO miles and is in
need of repairs, lf a grant is
approved through the Forestry
Division the city will only pay 5-
{O% of the co3t, This means
the department wlll need to
raise thousands of dollars,
VOLUNTEERS
REStGN,
ASST, Cl{lEF
SUSPEhIDED
John Erooks and John Luke
both resigned from the
department.
Ageistant Chief Robert
l{orman was su$pended frorn
the departmsnt for 3O days for
eomments unbacoming a Asst.
Chlef.
Tha 3O day suspenslon is now
up, but l{orman has not
rsturncd to duty or ruturnod
phone calls, A lettsr wlll bs
sent to llr. Norman asking for
elther his return to duty and/or
a reelgnatlon,
NEW JR Firefighter
Thomas Fox has been accepted
into the progrem.
JR Fireflghter program is open
to kfds '14-17 years old, llving
wlthln the requlr€rnents, good
moral character.
Appllcatlons can be picked up
at Glty Hall, After completlng
the appllcation, return lt to ths
Flre Departmsnt on Pelican
Drlve North.
PBVFD recelved donated
wood, shestrock and other
building materlals to repair
thelr offlces. tuch more is
needed ln the department,
Trainlng ls held Gvery
Uednesday at 7:30pm at the
fire house. Anyone intereeted in
becomlng a voluntscr
firefighter needg to stop by
duri ng thi s ti me and vlew a
training session.
tayne Fox has completed his
Level I training In*tructor
cosrse. He is now helping with
tralning of nelghborlng clties.
SPEGIAL
MEETTNG
wlll be held on Nov,
t5 at 7pm at Glty Hall to
revlew, dlscuss and approve
the adoptlon of Etate
Flreman Flre f,|arshall
Associatlon Guidelines &
Tralning. Those guidelines
detall the requlrements for
voluntecr llreflghters and
tralnlng. A valuable aaset to the
department,
Also, The approval ol new
volunteerr, and the review,
dlscusgion and approval of
Rules ol Order and Frocedure*
for conductlng councll open
meetlngs,
Rules of Order and Procsdures
will outllnr how meetlng are
held. lf the Rules of Order are
approved, they will be prlnted
ln noxt months nswsletter.
I{AUNTE D H O U S E
was a hit
The Fire Department's Hsunted
l{ouse was a good success.
Through salee and donations,
the department made $729,84
(after expGns€s), Hot bad for 4
night*. Sure hope rcsldents had
the ehance to vieit the Hauntod
House, Thie reporter got a good
acare. llA!
GI TY B UR N P I L E
The Flre D€partmsnt has been
trying for ssveral months to get
permlsslon from ths Texas Air
Quallty Gommlsslons for
permission to burn the debris
pile down by the lake.
A recent inepectlon stated that
plywood, furniture, plastics and
other toxic materlals mu*t be
removed. Only brush materiale
can be burned.
There has been a HO
DUmPIHG allowed for months,
but lllegal dumping ls still golng
on,
lf you wilnes* lllegal dumping,
please notlfy Pollce.
NEW POL ICE
GAR
T h e new squad car has been
ordered through Ford and
s h o u l d be del i vered w l thi n 4-6
weeks, but l t w l l l not be i n
service for another 6-8 wseks
w h i l e € mergency and pol l ca
e q u l p m ent l g Ingtal l ed.
NEW LOOK for
POTICECARS
The remainlng cars have been
stripped with the Gity's new
Police logo, They now have a
professional look and regldentr
ean qulckly identlfy our offlcers
while on duty.
GASESBEING FILED
with DA's Offiee
As the Pollce Officers are
cleanlng up the dcpartmant,
moro & more cnses are being
flled with the Dlstrlct
Attorney's Officg. Flles are
being found ln boxes left by the
last Pollce Ghief, Fouttasn or
more criminal cases have been
flled.
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GITY
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.dFFecl{RlsTrrrAs
.Itr
PARTY
....,i s pl anned for D ecember
a t th e Travel Through Tl me
Tearoom, Employees from ell
departments and city council
members wlll be attondlng.
crTrzENs
CONCER N S
Citlzens are
complalning that the truck
traffic through Tralls End and
Llberty 8chool Road have
become dlsruptive. They are In
& out all hosrs of the day &
night wlth disregard to stop
signs or speed llmlts. Tha PBFD
sald they wltl watch this area
closer.
Also, the abeence of street
signs and other nscessary
slgns, illke Lowery explained
the cost of lust one sign and his
budget doe* not p*rmit the
replaeement of all mlsslng
rigns.
Soma have been ordarcd and
wlll be ingtalled once they
arrlve. But street slgns are
belng stolen as fast as they are
put up. lf you know Bomeono
who may have "taksn'f a *lgn, if
they r€turn the rlgns to the
Utillty Gompound on Pellean
Oval NO OUESTIOI{$
ASKED...,...Each replacemcnt
sign cost you the cltlzsns.
RED RIBB ON
HOM E S
l5O8 Gale Dr.
1345 Dawn GT
1429 Cardinal Terrace
F&ANTMAL
REGIST RAT ION D U E
lf you have not reglstered
6 your animals with Anlmal
Gontrol, you still may do so
without penatty. ALL dogs and (LJ-\
 cat6 negd to have current shots year, it will be decided if to PELTCANBAY
- s_ndbe registered wlth the GitY' contlnse, Oflieer Ancly D will be
tany animals are still roaming creating the web page. CHR'STMA8
the street$ ot th€ city and Once it is on llne, editor will BA8KE7
resldents are complainlng. lf list the Web page address,
you own an anlmal, secure
PROGRA*f,,.,.
them wlthln a fenced erea or on ,...is in full swing,
N O WORD o n AHNEX
runner chalns, Thie ls for your Donations of non-
protectlon as wsll as your There has been no further
perishable food items,
neighbor. lf your pet ls caught contect from the developers of
Laguna Bay. The group who
toys, new clothes, or
roamlng, therc will be a flne.
We want our streets to be safe want to annex 5O acres Into the cash are aecepted at City
for everyone. city. Once the developers apply HaIl antil Oec, 76, A
The department took in 24 for annexation, cauncil will freezer has heen donatsd
animals into the shslter; 3 vote on approval. This
for storage of frozen
wsro returned to the owneral 9 development wlll be a great
agset to the city by increasing tudceyslhams.
transferred to other agenciesg I
adopted and ll were our tax rgvenuo. Applications for
euthinized. Tho shelter has aasistence can be, picked
only 2 waeks to hold an anlmal M A I L BOX up at City HalI. You must
before lt muet be moved, be a resident with minor
adopted, returned or put down.
R E PAIRS
This an order by the mayor. Are not being children ander the age of
Animal cllnlc ls every repairad or 16.
re p l a c ed.
N oti cas Volunteers will be
$aturday 3-5pm at Glty llall.
w e re added to your w ater bi l l s
needed to help with
as a reminder. lf you do not
CODE w a n t your mal l to bs hel d at the collection of donated
Post Offica, then fix the items, wrapping gifts &
E NFO RGE M E N T
Har had t h e h e l p o f L i s a
p ro b l e m, deeorating City Meeting
$t lllr I n m a p p l n g th e c i ty HalI.
lor vacant lots, Letts ,nake a joyful
dllapldat ed h o m e s o r l o ts Chrlstmas for the kids.
wlth new homes for the county
TOY IDEAS
asseasors offlce. Seems thn recelved anothor $25OrOOO.OO
county ls ter behlnd in mapplng
Trucks w/hatterlas;
grant from Rural Development
our propsrtlss, to h a ve tw o new dug.
Dol Is r sports eq aip m en t,
w cl l s
Citatlons are still being T h e H ayor hopes that the w cl l s books, sehool supplies,
wrlttsn for lunk cars, house w i l l b e compl ated by l l l arch ' O6. board games, CD,s & 9D
nunrbefs, lawns not mowed, T h e n ew w el l s w l l l hel p w i th players, radios, dlarm
and general trash. the cities water supply,
Godes are s€t lor ALL citlzens clocks, hair products and
to adhere to for th6 saf€ty ot C IT Y G OU N GIL meets the
ribbons, hlankets(for
every citizenr. seeond Tuesday of each month small chitd or young
a t 7 :O O P H at Gl ty H al l , A LL adult); bay/girl socksi
CITY WEB c i ti z e n s ar€ encouraged to video moYies & games;
a tte n d .
PAGE dny new clothes;
Gouncil approved the
funds to eet up a web page with
Gity Informatisn. After one
OOH'T forget to donate those
extra unwanted Ghrlstmas Rtnew
decoratlons for Clty Hall.
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