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Shining on the community, events and people of Sachse
Volume 3: Issue 15
Sachse, Texas
Thursday, May 10, 2007
C&S Media Publications 3 Sections, 22 pages
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Mayor, school trustee voting ends Saturday
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Mike
Felix
Stephen
Stanley
By Patty Montagno
Voters will go to the polls Saturday to cast
their ballots in the May 12 General Election
for the position of mayor and Place 5 and 6
council seats.
Up for election on Sachse City Council
are mayor (incumbent Mike Felix), Place 5
(incumbent Pat McMillan) and Place 6
(incumbent Mark Timm). All are for three-
year terms.
All three incumbents have filed for re-
election. Only the mayor's seat is a contest-
ed race with former councilman Stephen
Stanley challenging Felix.
Mike Felix is vying for a second term as
mayor. He previously served the city as a
council member from 1991 to 2003.
Felix is director of sales for Magnolia
Shutters.
Stanley previously held the Place 5 seat
for two terms and was Mayor pro tem in
2001.
He is the principal and co-owner of
Stanley Realty.
Six candidates are running to fill two
vacant Garland and Wylie ISD Board of
Trustee seats.
Louis "Pat" Coates, Jim Spence and Larry
Glick have filed to fill the G1SD seat vacat-
ed by Dr. G. Randall Clark.
Spence served as mayor of Garland from
1998 to 2002 and is a retired businessman.
Glick is a tax attorney and consultant with
LG & RG Enterprises in Rowlett.
Louis P. Coates, D.O. is a physician for
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CPA
finalizes
yearly
events
By Patty Montagno
The board of directors of the Sachse
Citizen Police Academy Alumni has
announced its list of programs and events for
the remainder of the year.
"We finalized the list of events and
fundraisers at last week's general meeting,"
CPAAA Board President Mark Timm said.
"We also approved the new mono-
grammed shirts we will be wearing to all the
events."
The programs and events include a recep-
tion for the graduates of the current Citizen
Police Academy spring class, organizing a
bake sale, printing a cookbook, assisting the
police at the Bike Rodeo and National Night
Out, participating in the Independence Day
Parade and Fallfest, celebrating National
Preparedness Month.
Other plans include hosting a cookout for
policemen and firefighters, the Christmas
Tree lighting at the police department and
the police awards banquet.
The organization will also be assisting
with the police motor pool and future war-
rant roundups.
Timm said he was proud to be involved in
an organization with so many volunteers
willing to donate their valuable time to aid
the police department.
"The CPAAA was formed as a group to
support the police," Timm said.
'Through seminars, pamphlets, demon-
trations, films, hands-on participation, as
well as forums with the various elected offi-
cials, a strong effort will be made to height-
en the awareness and to foster an excellent
relationship between the citizens of this
See ASSOCIATION page 1UA
y
Photo by Stephanie Cuevas
Rain, rain go away
Madison Humphries gets doused with water from a leaky bucket as she participates in the firemen
race during Cox Elementary School's "Passport to Fun" field day. The children didn't let the rain
get in the way of their fun as they played special state-themed games from all over the country.
Firewheel Family Practice in Garland.
Lance Goff, Stacy Gooch and Dave Tillery
have filed for the WISD board of trustees seat
being vacated by John Simmons.
Goff is currently regional manager for
Philadelphia Insurance.
Gooch has been a real estate agent for six
years and is currently working for Keller
Williams Realty.
Tillery has been a systems architect for 10
See CANDIDATES page 3A
Officials
hope city
turns
green
By Patty Montagno
Sachse will soon be under a green blanket.
Following in the footsteps of numerous cities
in the nation, city officials are exploring a sus-
tainable building program.
The program was discussed during a recent
City Council meeting workshop.
City officials said sustainable building means
having a significantly reduced impact on the
earth's resources compared to conventional
building.
It also means creating a building that is
healthier and more comfortable for its occu-
pants, consequently enhancing productivity.
"Interest in green building and sustainable
design has grown tremendously in this country
due to awareness of environmental issues and
the financial benefits of energy-efficient
design," Mayor Mike Felix said.
"I support this because I believe the building
green program helps to provide healthy homes,
schools, parks and neighborhoods for the city."
Community Development Director Munal
Faruqi said the intent of a sustainable building
program demonstrates the city's commitment to
environmental, economic and social steward-
ship and yields cost savings to the taxpayers
through reduced operating costs, while provid-
ing healthy work environments for staff and vis-
itors.
"From the research we have conducted,
applying sustainable building design guidelines
for residential development would not only
have a positive impact on the environment but
also pass on savings to homeowners," Faruqi
said.
"Furthermore, requiring all public buildings
and encouraging non-residential development
See CITY page 10A
Police grant buys state-of-the-art equipment
By Patty Montagno
The Sachse Police Department now has the gift of gab.
Included in the newly purchased technology package is a new radio console
which will allow for integrated public safety communications.
"Fire, police and medical-response teams often identify a lack of coordinated
communications as their greatest frustration in helping to protect public lives and
property," Interim Police Chief Tommy Moloney said.
"Emergency personnel who can't quickly and easily communicate with one
another are hampered in their ability to safeguard the public and also place their
own lives in jeopardy.
"This new radio system, using state-of-the-art technology, will make it much
easier for our officers to communicate with other agencies in the field."
Purchased through a $64,719 grant from the North Central Texas Council of
Governments, the new communication system allows for integration with other
agencies' radio systems.
"The system currently allows for communication with Garland and Rowlett
PDs with room for expansion to include other PDs." Lt. Marty Cassidy said.
"On-button operation streamlines operations that took several steps with old sys-
tems."
See NEW page 3A
Photo by Pa/A Montagno
Police Dispatcher Sheena Oriabure uses the new CAD software.
Lake Lavon
Water Level
Normal 492 ft
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Library news
Due to training schedules for the
new catalog system the library will
not open until 5 p.m. on Thursday,
May 24 and will be closed all day
Friday, May 25.
The Library will resume normal
hours on Saturday, May 26-from
10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.
Bulk pick-up delayed
Due to the high volume of storm debris bulk
pick-up will be delayed a week in certain areas.
Public works crews are working with Allied
Waste to clean up the storm debris as fast as pos-
sible.
If your bulk trash or storm debris is not
picked up by next Thursday May 17, please call
972-495-1212, ext. 29 or 30 and leave a mes-
sage, including your name and address.
Pleasant Valley bridge closed
The Pleasant Valley Road Bridge has been closed due
to additional damage sustained during the recent heavy
rains and is closed
All Lanes are closed again until further notice from the
City of Garland Public Works Department.
Traffic is being detoured along Miles Road and Castle
Drive. Garland city officials said the bridge could be
closed for four weeks, perhaps longer, depending on
weather conditions.
Area Briefs 2A
Education 6A
Op/Com 9A
Sports IB
Real Estate 2C
Classifieds 5C
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