The Colony Courier-Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 26, 1999 Page: 1 of 39
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Council on verge of lowering tax rate
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Mechanics to service
single moms’, widows’ cars
First Baptist Church Auto
Mechanic Ministry will service
cars from 8 a.m. to noon
Saturday in the church parking
lot, 4800 S. Colony Blvd., The
Colony.
Single mothers or widows
with vehicles in need of an oil
change, tune up or evaluation
are invited to bring their cars in
for these services, provided by
four qualified master mechanics.
For information, call the
church’s office at 972-625-1322.
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By KRISTINA SHELTON session on the budget Tuesday and how it is broken down. to reduce taxes, then come back is the fifth year the city has imple-
Staff writer evening. The council is conduct- ‘We’re going into the budget in and increase them again [with a mented this plan in which employ-
If the 1999-2000 budget passes ing work sessions twice a week detail this time [because] there’s bond election].” ees get raises based on job per-
as proposed, residents will not for the next two weeks before the so many new people on board,” However, the budget does formance.
have to reach as deep into their budget is expected to be brought Manning said. “They’ll have a bet- include money for a 20-year bond “It is a zero-to-five percent
pockets when city taxes are due. before the council for final ter understanding of it.” issue for street improvements, increase in their salary based on
The preliminary ad valorem tax approval in September. Two pub- Manning said not only does the City Manager Lanny Lambert their job evaluations and perfor-
rate for the new budget is 76.5 lie hearings on the budget took preliminary budget look like they said it sets aside money to pay the mance,” Lambert said.
cents per $100 valuation, which is place in August. will be able to lower the tax rate, debt service bond for a bond elec- Last year, the council approved
a two-cent decrease from this Mayor Bill Manning said they but there may be additional tion. a five percent cost-of-living raise
money for street projects. The budget also includes for all employees. The 1999-2000
“It will also give us the ability to $123,538 in salary merit increases budget has to pay for the remain-
do street projects without having for all city employees under the ing six months of that increase,
a bond election,” he said. “It’s bad “Pay for Performance Plan.” This Turn to tax, Page 9A
year’s 78.5 tax rate. are taking a great deal of time
The Colony City Council heard going through the budget this
more “wish lists” from depart- year in order to help educate the
ment heads during the third work council on what is in the budget
Lady Cougars readying for district play — Page 14A
THE Colony Courier-Leader
Vol. 18 No. 18
Thursday, August 26, 1999
50 cents
Ethridge PTA hosts
membership drive
Ethridge Elementary School
had its first general PTA meeting
Monday, kicking off the member-
ship drive with an Ice Cream
Social.
The next meeting will be at 7
p.m. Sept. 27 at the school,
6001 Ethridge Drive, The Colony.
The Colony Officer Bill Hall and
Lewisville Independent School
District Assistant Superintendent
of Student Services Doug
Killough will inform parents of
guidelines in place regarding
campus safety.
The Colony offers new
preschool program
The Colony Parks and
Recreation Department
announced a new preschool pro-
gram at the Recreation Center
this fall
“Teach & Tumble,” for 2- to 6-
year-olds, will begin in
September.
The Teach & Tumble program
is a developmental tumbling pro-
gram that uses music, games,
colors and numbers to create a
fun and exciting curriculum for
children.
Teach & Tumble is comprised
of three classes. The Bouncing
Bears class is designed for 2- to
3-year-olds; the Frolicking Frogs
class is for 3- to 4-year-olds; and
the Tumbling Tigers is for 4- to 6-
year-olds. Each class is specifi-
cally designed for appropriate
ages. As the students progress
through the skills learned in
class, they are moved up accord-
ingly. Children are not required to
be potty-trained to participate in
class. Classes are offered
Tuesday afternoons and
Thursday mornings.
No more than eight students
per class will be accepted. Early
registration at the Recreation
Center is recommended.
Classes begin Sept. 7 and 9.
For information, call 972-625-
1106.
WEATHER
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Mostly sunny. High in the upper
90s. Low in the lower 70s.
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Partly cloudy with a slight
chance of thunderstorms. High
in the upper 90s.
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Nell repair
ligs deep into
city’s pockets
By KRISTINA SHELTON
Staff writer
City officials have agreed to
pay a water well contractor addi-
tional money to help pay for the
repair of one of its wells, despite
the fact that they believe the
work was the fault of the contrac-
tor.
After discussing the issue in
executive session for nearly two
hours earlier this month, the
council voted unanimously to
finalize the contract with Layne-
Christenson Co. in an amount not
to exceed $150,000. A city official
confirmed the additional amount
that will go toward the repair of
the well is $18,000.
The company has already
repaired well No. 2 and was wait-
ing for the finalized contract
before it completed well No. 3.
The well had to be repaired
because 200 feet of the lining
needed to be replaced, in addition
to holes found in the casing. The
project was initially estimated to
cost the city only $60,000, but as
the contractor did a more exten-
sive survey of the well it found
the damage to be more serious.
The original contract price to
repair the well was $125,508.
The additional work was a
Turn to REPAIR, Page 9A
City managers
hoping to end
water restrictions
By KRISTINA SHELTON
Staff writer
There may be some light
at the end of the tunnel for
residents tired of hearing
about the city’s water short-
age.
The city should have two
more wells back on line by
this weekend. If that hap-
pens, the mandatory water
rationing currently in place
will be lifted. On Wednesday,
Mayor Bill Manning said
well No. 3, which has been
out of operation since May,
was finally up and running.
“It’s pumping water flow
at a rate of 2.4 million gallons
a day,” he said.
The well will take three
days to produce biologically
clean samples before the
water can be put back into
the city’s system and tanks
for use. Manning said if all
goes as planned, the well will
Turn to WATER, Page 9A
Censure attempt
defeated Tuesday
Tammy Tice, above, pitches
for the Wholesale Service
Group as Sprint employees
take part in an internal softball
game in The Colony last
Friday. The game was played
to lessen any stress at the
workplace. Bret Wolfe, at
right, gets a hit for the
Business Service Group dur-
ing the softball game.
Michael Harvilla/Staff photos
Keep an eye oul
To keep your potatoes from
sprouting “eyes,” stick an apple
in the bag with the potatoes.
— Martha Stewart
By CHRIS COIL
Staff writer
DENTON — An attempt by the
Denton County Republican Party
to censure sheriff candidate Will
Travis failed by 1
three votes Tues- get
day evening.
If adopted, the
censure resolu- ‘
attempt as a political attack from
Lucas’ supporters and character-
ized the resolution’s defeat as a
rejection of his opponent’s tactics.
“I think people are tired of that,
and I believe it will be reflected in
March,” he said.
Travis is one of three
Republican candidates challenging
Lucas in the Republican Primary,
scheduled for next spring. Former
Denton County Jailer Jim Day and
former Lewisville Police Officer
Glen Glasscock also have
tion would have V1
put the full weight .
of the Republican ,
Party behind —
those who have Will Travis
criticized Travis announced their candidacies.
for using an alias to enter the office Travis has been involved in a
of Michelle Hartsfield, the wife of political controversy since his visit
Sheriff Weldon Lucas’ campaign to Hartsfield’s office July
spokesman. 27. Hartsfield claimed that once
Travis described the censure Turn to Travis, Page 9A
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