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Page 2A, THE ALVIN SUN- ADVERTISER, Sunday, May 7, 2000
EDITORIAL/OPINIONS
Letters
merit raise. And the increase in would affect the taxpayers.
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1-877-848-6615
ures, but was submitted too late to bargaining for our police officers.
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found it necessary, due to lack of leading. When you talk about the
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Our police department should
the budget and 40% of the badge everyday when they go to
work. This alone makes them a
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I OUR COMMUNITIES
the ages of 6 to 18, there's a club for 331-6726.
First Assembly of God
OUR CHILDREN
OUR SCHOOLS
and adult Bible study begins at 7
the church.
Grace Fellowship Church
ey, Nintendo, darts). The church is Grace Fellowship Church, a place to •
located at 1031 W. Sealy in Alvin.
AVAVERIFIED
TO DISTRICT B VOTERS
7th Annual LoSt Lake
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Lease Purchase Program
Our largest Pay Increase EVER!
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Alvin St hool Board
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size/regulation basketball court,
volleyball, game room (w/pool
table, ping pong, foosball, air hock-
table salaries to other cities, have the art building”?) The cost of the thoughts on a couple of issue},
the actual work loads and job building that he quoted was $5 Our country has been blessed t
problems. Something must have
been broken or why would the
police have asked for the meeting.
Ultimately the police personnel
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over 15,000 in a month
this seems fair. The police depart-
ment has approximately 40% of
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Graduate Students
1-800-338-6428
promises and the process of start-
ing over. (I know for a fact that the
police department wasn't the only
Alvin Missionary Baptist Church
Teen Discovery for young people
age 12 - 19 meets at 6 p.m. on
Experienced Drivers
1-800-441-4394
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get the information for inclusion
in this letter.)
#6 Anyone who ever visited the
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HWY.
Dear Editor, Z
I appreciate the opportunity tb
write this letter to state my
ing.
Mayor Lewis certainly has a
right to his opinion as do I, there-
fore, I will address items he
interest from administration, to
require that the citizens of Alvin
have the option to vote and sup-
port them on collective bargain-
ing.
#2 The stability of the Alvin
Police Department cannot be
Bayou Drive Baptist Church
The ladies will be having a
“Spring Tea”, Saturday, May 20, 11
a.m.-l p.m. Vacation Bible School
is set for Monday, June 5-Friday,
June 9, 9 a.m.-Noon. All children
ages four years to sixth grade are
welcome.
medical benefits was some times
more than the raises.
Therefore, some personnel actu-
are officers which leaves 23 civil-
ian personnel.
The salary range is very mis-
dates who seek public office. We
Please see Letters, page 7A
been entrusted to us, and one of
the most important is voting. As
our society continues to get busier
and busier, our voting numbers
$1,000 Sign on Bonus
for Exp Company Drivers
department that suffered during employees.
Church Briefs
• I am opposed to the I-69 Freeway using the 35 route through
Alvin.
• Someone will profit on land sales... I wonder who? The
rest of the population will suffer the consequences of traffic
congestion.
• What has Tyson done for Alvin?
• Who paid Tyson's $6,700 in back rent for him? (Yes, I paid my
taxes in the last hour. Due to no one but Tyson filing for
office, I felt compelled to run against him. The tax office has
failed to give me an over 65 exemption for the past 12-1/2
years, which I have requested for six times and on advice
from my attorney, I have not paid. NO ONE gave or paid me
ANY funds.
• Yes I have given over $600 to various organizations in the last
45 days. This not an unusual occurrence for me. I am lucky to
[ be fortunate enough to be able to contribute to charities.
SOOTH
of
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Thank you for allowing me the
opportunity to voice my opinion.
Marge Bryant
Alvih
INFO: (281) 431-1824
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#7 I'm not sure why Mayor
Lewis would think that supervi-
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FRANK MILLER
City Council • District B
HAPPY HOUR - *1 LONGNECKS
Monday thru Friday 10 a.m. -12 p.m.
Published on Sundays
570 Dula Street, Alvin, Texas 77511 • (281) 331-4421 -
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ALVIN HIGH SCHOOL
PROJECT GRADUATION
Y2K-5K FUN RUN
SATURDAY, MAY 13, 2000 AT 8:00 A.M.
Starts at Alvin High School Stadium
Distance: 5K Fun Run & 1K run for 12 & under.
Age groups 6 & under; 7-9 years; 10-12 years.
Entry Fee: $15 before race day & $20 on Race Day $10
1K - includes T-shirt for those pre-registered by April 24, 2000.
Packet pickup at AHS Field House, May 12th, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
FOR MORE INFO CALL ARNOLD OR PAM SHIMEK
281-331-0166 Evenings
The peocooM from thia event beneft AMn High School Project Graduation.
p.m. A nursery attendant is present
at all three services. Faith
Community Church is located at
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$3.00)
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. RESTRICTIONS APPLY. |
212202-22
There are 65 employees and 42 request was made for the exact fig- and they will support collective
Votto For
MATT
DEKENIPP
City Council District C
Pol. M Pd. tor by W.H. Stephens tamily, P.O. Box 763, Pearland, TX. 77588
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program of gospel singing on May 6 elderly and shut-ins every day. Teens meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday 4085 FM 528 (1/2 mile East of Ron
at 7 p.m. There is a need for volunteers from night and Evangelical Outreach Carter). For more information
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management in the department. If anyone is interested in how that $800,000 of that money was
The police department learned a many police officers are actually for radio equipment that is used by
long time ago that they must work on duty on any given shift, it all the city departments.
have the best training and equip- continue to decline. As Paul
ment. Harvey has stated many times
Would we Want them to have “self government won’t work
less than the best training and without self discipline.” I would
equipment. encourage everyone to discipline
These men and women put on a yourselves to study all the candi-
referred to as they appeared in his ally received less. Your letter quot- city attorney’s salary and her car ships are being created outside th
letter to the editor. ed $65,771 as the highest (com- allowance affect the taxpayers? department. The police are all uni-
#l Referencing his quote “if its pare this to the city manager salary Neither of these employees live fied.
not broken, don’t try to fix it.” - In after 2 years and the chief of in the city limits of Alvin, there- It is interesting also that Mayor
November, I attended a meeting police after 20 years of service) fore they cannot vote in city elec- Lewis waited just long enough io
with the mayor, council members and $28,931 as the lowest. tions and they do not pay city put his opinion in the paper wher-
and police personnel held in coun- That figure is not the lowest taxes. by the citizens of this communiy
cil chambers. salary in the police department - it Also, how does the salary of a would not have the time to
Several police officers spoke is the lowest salary for a police new position and outside attorney respond with their opinions, but
and gave their opinions on several officer. fees affect the taxpayers? (A the citizens will respond on May b
The Ladies Meeting is the first Sunday in the Fellowship Hall.
Thursday of each month at 6:30 Discovery Bible Club for children
p.m. in the fellowship hall. The age 2 - 5 also meets at 6 p.m. on
church offers van service a trans- Sunday in the main building,
portation for aH ages to the church. SOS meets in the Junior Church
Call for arrangements at 281-585- on Wed. evening at 7 p.m. for young
8061. The church offers a free people ages 3 - 11. Bible study for
Home Bible Study Course. If you adults meets at 7 p.m. in the sanctu-
need more information, please write ary. Teen group meets in the fel-
to Bible Truth, P. O. Box 1465, lowship hall at 7 p.m.. A nursery is
Alvin, TX, 77512. Girls Clubs meet provided for all services.
the third Monday of every month in Faith Bible Institute classes being
I the fellowship hall at 6:30 p.m.- offered on Monday nights at 6:30
8:30 p.m. If you are a girl between p.m. The church office phone: 281-
Dear Editor, those times.) #5 Taxes are high in Alvin.
This letter is in response to W3 The 14.25 percent raise over There are several other items that
Mayor Lewis’ letter published five years (my Social Security should be addressed before you
recently about collective bargain- paid that average) included the assume that collective bargaining
as a team and stick together like a might be of interest to ask our city
family because the city adminis- officials that question.
tration was changing every 2 (or #4 According to budget figures
less) years. quoted, "$6.8 millior with $2.7
With each change came broken million to the police department,”
police department, you must real- old police station would agree that
ize that the humane officers and a new “state of the art building," (a
fire marshal are also included in direct quote from Mayor Lewis) is
the police department, certainly what this city needed.
Also, when considering compa- Would we want a “not state of
Alvin Sun-
Advertiser
believe and belong, is located at
2201 N. Loop 35, Ste. A in Palm
Center 1/2 mile south of the inter-
section of FM 528 and Hwy 35
Bypass. For more information,
call 281-331-1533.
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For example, how do you think sion would be affected by collet-
the city manager’s salary for a city tive bargaining.
of this size, his car allowance, the The only adversarial relation-
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2200 HWY. 35 BYPASS
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110 A.M. - 2:00 A.M.
Thursday & Saturday 8 p.m. -12 Midnight W
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HobbShop • Hmm Bara
Woodworking • Gardening
1-800-809-3270
Serving The Imlnitry For IS Yeon!
you Alvin Meals on Wheels is a
The public is invited to attend a care group that takes meals to the New Life Fellowship Church
A BBQ Baked Potato Fund Raiser Galveston. Faith Community Church
will be held Sunday, May 7 from The Veteran’s Office there has Wednesday is family night at
noon-2 p.m. Donations only. Open requested them for distribution. If Faith Community Church. A fellow-
gym every Friday from 7-10 p.m. you have a used Bible that is still in ship meal is offered at 6:30 p.m.
No charge. Activities include full good condition, please bring it to Group activities for youth, singles.
Contemporary, praisb and wdr- Bayou Drive to. deliver meals the meets on Tuesday at 7 p.m. Bible please call 331-1430 or 393-2221.'
ship, hymns, blue grass and south- thiM Thursday of each mohth. Study is at 10 a.m. Wednesdays.
em Gospel will all be part of the If you can help, see Susie Hudson. Visitors welcome. Call 281-756- Living Stones Church
program.Food will be served after We are collecting used Bibles to 9622. Destiny Youth for young people
the event. donate to John Sealy Hospital in seventh grade to age 19 meet at 6:30
p.m. on Sunday evenings in the
Teen Building.
Living Stones Church is located at
1407 Victory Lane in Alvin, off the
comer of C.R. 528 and Hwy. 35
Bypass.
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