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port you have given me in the past. County Road and other signs being county road sign has been stolen.
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on the matter, however, and that
the Commissioners Court needed
to take an official position as to
what is controlling, the notice
and/or the official map.
Many questions were posed
by or to both the Commissioners
and various audience members.
Most of the questions involved a
road generally referred to as Pettit
Road in Precinct 3 off of Highway
2486 near Enetgy. Pettit Road was
not included in the official notice,
but was mapped as a county-main-
tained road. Arguments pro and
con county-maintained designa-
tion were put forth by Josh
Mahaffey, David Willingham and
Craig Willingham.
Mahaffey, who favored a
county-maintained designation,
stated that the County had put up a
road sign designating the roadway
in question as Pettit Road. He also
stated he had a deed indicating that
the road in question was a county
road. It was later noted that the
sign was put up in connection with
the 9-1-1 road designation effort
and did not necessarily have legal
effect.
Williams commented, "This
is when the (Commissioners)
Court gets to he a court." He sug-
gested the matter should be studied
and a later ruling made.
Bobby Schuman said that the
Commissioners shouldn't vole Io
determine a road to be public when
the County Attorney advises that it
is his legal opinion that it is not
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a county road had been properly
noticed and the map was drawn
Even though I have no oppo-
1 am a member of the DeLeon "ent for Place 5,1 would like you
Volunteer Fire Department and the
Peach and Melon Festival com-
mittee.
I would like to be re-elected
to the City Council so I can con-
tinue to try and help our commu-
nity in any way that 1 can. I want
the state, to teach four years of sci- the Confederate flag
ence and four years of math,
requires the district to have more
classrooms to accommodate this
to know that 1 will be honored to
serve you as council woman. My
desire is what it has always been
and that is to serve the City of
DeLeon to the best of my ability -
- honestly and fairly.
I run on my past record and
to see some projects already in hope that you find that satisfacto-
progress finished and then see if
we can help our youth a little more
than we have in the past. I would
also like to help more people get
involved in the community and
feel a little pride in doing so.
CANDIDATE FOR SCHOOL
BOARD. Brad Sanders
Sanders Files
for School
Board
I, Brad Sanders, am seeking
the position of DeLeon ISD board
of trustees member.
I was raised in DeLeon and church, school or whatever,
have lived here most of my adult Other than a newer facility.
Please Leave Those Road Signs Alone!
The first cost is the possible about is the replacement cost of the
loss of life and property that could signs. This cost range is anywhere
every happen because a fire truck, ambu-
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CANDIDATE FOR SCHOOL
BOARD. Kelly Dickey
Dickey Files
for School
Board
My name is Kelly Dickey,
and I would like to announce my
candidacy for re-election as a
Board of Trustee for the De Leon
Independent School District.
Having served for two terms in
this capacity, 1 had decided not to
seek re-election. However, with
the upcoming bond election, I felt
it was my duty to run again.
I feel very strongly about the
district’s need for new and
improved facilities. I believe in
our superintendent, our adminis-
tration, our teachers, staff', and stu-
dents, and I believe they all
deserve the desperately needed
improvements which would be
afforded by the passage of this
bond. We have such a wonderful
district, and I believe we are defi-
nitely headed in the right direction.
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7W following is the second in
a series of questions being pre-
sented about the upcoming
DeLeon ISD bond issue that will
be on the May 12 ballot. The
response for the questions will be
provided by Dr. Randy Mohundro,
Superintendent of Schools for
DISD.
Question - “Everyone
would like a new home, car,
Wilkerson, city secretary, was out
of town for a court training semi- great amount."
nar. City employee Marilyn After a brief discussion.
Harbour assisted Mayor Danny which included
Owen, in Wilkerson’s absence.
James Arthur presided and and Judge Arthur.
Commissioners Garry Steele,
Kenneth Feist, Bobby Schuman
and Jimmy Dale Johnson partici-
Commissioners Deal With Dispute
Involving Road Mapping Errors
life. I married and have7wo what would we get in a new high * VETERANS SERVICE OFFICER RETIRING. Truman Childress, on the right, was presented
children, both attending school
■here.
1 was a member of the facili-
ties committee that recommended
a
By Sheriff Jeff lambert
Special to the Free Press
At nearly every happen because a fire truck, ambu- from a few dollars to hundreds of
our community the very best that it Commissioner’s Court meeting the lance or law enforcement officer dollars, not to mention the labor
can be. Thank you for all the sup- discussion turns to the subject of can not find an address because a cost of replacing the signs.
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concerned the City Hall auditori-
um and its uses.
• One was a request by Gene use of the city hall auditorium, was
Williams, who regularly plays for one the mayor had requested.
the senior citizen dance on Carta Landreth was there on behalf had been for read-throughs only, block an emergency exit and
Monday nights. of the troupe. and that without stage activity, they Landreth indicated that troupe
"Mr. Williams slopped by the "I guess one of my main con- had not needed to him on the air members had been careful, but
office last week...and said that the cents is that with your rehearsals yet. would he even more so in the
little platform that’s there was raw and stuff like that, were wing an "We won’t actually have to go future (See Page 13 )
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The third cost that needs to be
It will be my goal to deserve the stolen and the cost that is attached pushed over or pulled up. mentioned is that the stealing of
faith and trust you place in me. to the theft. The second cost we hear and possessing these signs is a
crime. You do not have to be
Council Meets and Discusses Several Issues Regarding caught stealing the signs; the mere
_, __ , possession of them is also a crime.
City Hall Auditorium If you are caught stealing or
By LAURA KESTNER quite big enough for all the mem- increase in the electrical bill,” on stage until May," Landreth said. P°ssess>ng these signs you could
Editor bers of the band to set up on,” Mayor Owen said, “because of the Mayor Owen noted that he tac'r,g UP 1 days in jail and/or
The DeLeon City Council Mayor Owen said. “They were additional lighting and cooling, wasn't against the theater troupe UPlo *’ $2,000 fine.
If the sign that you steal leads
to someone being injured or killed
because the sign is gone, you can
be held civilly liable for their
injuries as well, not to mention that
you would have to live with the
fact that you caused someone's
death because you thought it
would be fun to take that sign.
I have been asked to put this
in the papers to let you know that
this is not just a prank; it is very
serious. It can lead to you having a
criminal record that will stay with
you for the rest of your life. It can
also cost you and your family huge
amounts of money, not to mention
that the life it could save might be
yours or the life of someone you
love.
Please leave the signs alone.
It could com you more than you
think
on stage until May." Landreth said.
Mayor Owen noted that he
“They were additional lighting and cooling, wasn’t against the theater troupe
met in regular session Thursday, wanting to know if they could And as it gets warmer, it’s going to using the auditorium. “I believe
March 22, and addressed a brief extend it a little bit more. They get more costly. I know that you this to be a beneficial thing for our
agenda. All members were present would pay the expense. I don’t charge a little fee to come in, which town,” he said, “and for our young
for the 6 p.m. start, but Karen recall exactly how much more they ya’ll use for the wardrobes and people. A lot of smaller areas are
wanted to add on, but it’s not a stuff like that, and I was just want- getting into little theater type
ing to make sure that we have things to attract visitors."
some kind of common agreement “We’ve seen more people
Councilman that we watch utility expenses. 1 from out of town lately in our audi-
Howard Gifford’s suggestion that want to make sure that someone’s ence,” Landreth said. “For our pro-
Although there were several Williams provide Mayor Owen not making income out of it, at the duction of The Grinch we hid
visitors, there were no citizen's with dimensions and plans, council city’s expense. 1 know ya'll have people from Brownwood,
presentation^ members agreed to table the item, got it booked quite a bit in the com- Stephenville. Gorman and Dublin.
Several of the agenda items pending more information. ing months, and I’m just trying to and even Rising Star. It is build-
The next agenda item, regard- figure out how we can cut some ing, it’s just a slow process."
ing the DeLeon Theater Troupe’s expenses.” Mayor Owen also mentioned
Landreth explained that the an occasion where, after a produc-
most recent use of the auditorium lion, stage scenery had been left to
being designated as county roads,
but that the notice and hearing pro-
cedures must be followed as earli-
er.
Williams noted that the matter
in the law was not entirely clear.
By JERRY MORGAN dent. Truman Childress. Childress had been made in the designation
Reporter noted that although his resignation process as implemented by
COMANCHE -- Problems was effective March 31, he would Comanche County.
arising from errors made during continue to be available on a limit- One problem arose when
those classrooms. The current high the mapping and designation ed basis until a replacement could there was a conflict between the
process for county-maintained be hired and for consultation there- official notice to affected property
them in any areas that the board structure built in the early 1950s, is roads prompted significant discus-
finds an opportunity. I ask for your composed of classrooms that are
vote on May 12, too small - based on state stan-
dards to accommodate the stu-
dents that attend classes in those
rooms.
Additionally, there is a gain in
the number of classrooms for the
district. The new requirements by tors assisting in wildfires, raising taken.
the gratitude to the Court for allowing corrected and the county-main-
him the opportunity to work with tained designation remain in effect.
and the suspension of the County the County's veterans, adding that Williams stated that county
Fire Marshall also provided grist it had been his pleasure to serve, maintained roads that failed to
requirement. Particularly in the for the meeting mill He commented on how , he had receive the proper notice and des-
area of science, labs are needed The Commissioners Court of benefited from working with the ignation remain in the same status
for science instruction, not only at Comanche County inet in regulai veterans. There were expressions as they were before the official
session on Monday. March 26. of appreciation for Childress'ser- designation process. He said that
the lower grade levels beginning with all members present. Judge vice by various Commissioners those roads were still subject to
with fifth grade. Students begin-
ning at grade five, then at other
grades past fifth grade, are
required by the state to take the
Texas Assessment of Knowledge pated in what turned out to be a
& Skills (TAKS) test in science. A rather lengthy meeting.
major component of the state’s sci-
ence curriculum is that students
owners and the official map of
sion and disagreement in Judge Arthur presented a county roads. William stated his
Commissioners Court, as did the plaque of appreciation for opinion that the notice was key to
controversy over the cost of pro- Childress' long service to the coun- the official designation and that the
viding medical care for county ty's military veterans. The presen- mapping was not. He added a
inmates. tation to Childress was seconded corollary to that opinion and that if
The training and equipment by a round of applause by the
needs for heavy equipment opera- courtroom crowd as photos were
Childress expressed his incorrectly, that the map could be
CANDIDATE FOR CITY
COUNCIL. Avery Carlisle CANDIDATE FOR CITY
Carlisle Files COUNCIL. Gayle Stroud.
for City
Council
I have lived in the DeLeon
area for about 18 years. I have
three kids. Rusty, Buster and
Chalie, with my wife of 20 years.
Ruby.
County Road Designation
Controversy
County Attorney Charles
Williams next addressed the
Commissioners regarding the
Following the reading and Texas law requiring counties to but stated that his opinion should
approval of the prior meeting's designate county-maintained roads keep the county in safe legal status,
should be spending approximately minutes, with only minor changes, through a mapping, notice and He recommended that a "clean-up"
40% of their time doing actual lab the first order of business was to hearing process. process be pursued to eliminate the
work. To meet this requirement accept the letter of resignation Williams' opinion had been designation errors. He then said
will take more lab space. offered by the County Veterans' requested by Bobby Schuman his opinion was not the final word
(See Page 13 ) Service Officer and DeLeon resi- regarding at least two errors that
a plaque of appreciation by County Judge James Arthur in Commissioners Court on Monday,
March 26. The honor was in recognition of his long service to the area Veterans in assisting
The current high school is a them in accessing their medical care, disability and other benefits.
facility that does not meet the
lot of the changes addressed by facility standards that have been
the bond issue. 1 fully support the set by the Texas Education
bond issue, and if elected will Agency. The state has prescribed
work with other members to carry what school facilities should look
it forward in a fiscally responsible like. In particular, they have set
manner. standards for the size of class-
I believe we have an excellent rooms and the number of students
administration and faculty. If that can be accommodated in i
elected, I will work to maintain
these standards and improve on
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Kestner, Laura. De Leon Free Press (De Leon, Tex.), Vol. 116, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 29, 2007, newspaper, March 29, 2007; De Leon, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1244676/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Comanche Public Library.