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Volume 62 Issue 14 Wylie, Texas • Wednesday, August 19, 2009 • C&S Media Publications • 3 Sections, 26 Pages 75 cents
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Property tax rate held; budget work continues
Budget still under
consideration; public
hearing set for Aug. 25
By Judy Truesdell
Staff Writer
jtruesdell @ wylienews. com
At its Aug. 11 meeting, Wylie City
Council voted unanimously to hold the
city's property tax rate steady for
2009-'10.
$2.3 M
WEDC
budget
OK'd
Target sales tax
exceeding early
expectations, EDC says
By Judy Truesdell
Staff Writer
jtruesdell ® wylienews. com
Members of Wylie City Council
have approved the 2009-'10 budget
for the Wylie Economic Development
Corporation as presented by Sam
Satterwhite, executive director of
WEDC.
At the council meeting Aug. 11,
Satterwhite said that, in line with esti-
mates by the city's finance depart-
ment, sales tax is projected at approx-
imately $1.5 million. Assuming flat
receipts for the balance of the fiscal
year, WEDC sales tax receipts for
FY 2008-'09 are projected at approx-
imately $1.3 million, resulting in a
conservative estimate for 2009-' 10 of
a 2.31 percent gain over the previous
year.
"Sales tax attributable to
Woodbridge Crossing has been
See WEDC page 3A
LAKE UVVON
Water Level
Normal 492 ft.
As of 08/17/09 489.58 ft.
Lake Jim Chapman
Inside
State Rep. Jodie Laubenberg
offers insight into legislative
issues.
See page 9A
Area Briefs 2A
Classifieds 2B
Obituaries 4A
Opinion 11A
Real Estate 3B
Sports IB
The tax rate will stay at $0.8989 per
$100 valuation.
"Any change in the proposed tax
rate will require revision of the pro-
posed budget," Vaughan said. "Since
the proposed tax rate is less than both
the effective and rollback tax rate, no
public hearings on the tax rate are
required. We need to accept the proper-
ty tax rate."
Mayor Eric Hogue clarified that
members of council are still discussing
the city's budget; such issues as taking
money out of funding available for
non-profit organizations and using it to
pay for summer concerts and other
events are still being discussed.
Mayor pro tern M.G. "Red" Byboth,
however, asked whether the tax rate of
$0.8989, once ratified, could be
changed.
"It can't go up after this vote," he
said. Vaughan said it could not, that the
city would be locked into this rate for
at least a year.
A public hearing about the budget is
scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug 25.
at the Wylie Municipal Complex, 2000
N. Hwy. 78. The budget is scheduled
for adoption Sept. 8.
New sign ordinance
Building official Mike McAnnally
presented a new sign ordinance to the
council. He had previously reported
that it was time to update the city's
rules and regulations about signage
around the city in order to standardize
the regulations for sign heights and dis-
play areas throughout the jurisdiction.
Members of council had asked
McAnnally to research some specific
questions. One regarded the total num-
ber of flags that could be flown on a
See SIGNS page 3A
City of Wylie 2009-'10
property tax rate
$0.8989
per $100 valuation
Budget hearing
6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25
Budget adoption
6 p.m. Sept. 8
Wylie Municipal Complex
"We're so excited
to offer the kids
this place in the country.
There's a garden,
a barn, tennis court,
sand volley ball court
and a gazebo."
Roz Garland
HOMEOWNER
Henry and Roz Garland
held a "living estate"
auction Aug. 15 to '
empty their home on
Skyview Court of its
furnishings and decor.
Wylie Preparatory
Academy, formerly
housed on First Baptist
Church Wylie's campus,
purchased the home
and will move the school
there beginning later
this fall.
Photo by judy Truesdell
Private school finds country home
By Judy Truesdell
Staff Writer
jtruesdell @ wylienews.com
H
enrv and Roz
Garland, 20-
year residents of
Wylie, decided to
sell their house
and move to
Angel Fire, N.M., fulltime. They didn't, how-
ever, just put their residence on the market
and hope the housing market perked up; they
struck a deal with a school in town thai was
bursting at the seams and in need of a new
home.
Wylie Preparatory Academy, currently located
on the First Baptist Church Wylie campus, was
looking for a new facility. The church was grow-
ing and needed to reclaim some of its classrooms,
and WPA was also growing by leaps and bounds.
Trent Chambers, a member of the WPA board,
said it's a great arrangement.
"God has blessed us with tremendous growth
in the last few years, and we were maxed out at
our current facility," he said. "We had this oppor-
tunity, and we seized the moment."
The property, totaling 16 acres at 4131
Skyview Ct. in Wylie, was not unfamiliar to the
WPA and First Baptist personnel. "We've had 400
to 500 people out here under the trees enjoying
church fellowship," Roz said. "We hadn't been
seriously trying to sell the house, but we knew we
wanted to relocate to Angel Fire."
She said she doesn't quite remember how
negotiations actually began, but she thinks it start-
ed with her husband who e-mailed Scott
Reuthinger, chairman of WPA's board, asking if
he would consider purchasing the home. The
Garlands offered the school an owner-finance
arrangement, sparing them from the struggle of
coming up with a large down payment and other
costs associated with building an all-new struc-
ture.
"They've been great to work with!" she said.
"We're so excited to offer the kids this place in the
country. There's a garden, a barn, tennis court,
sand volley ball court, and a gazebo."
Chambers said the house will provide the
school the opportunity to continue its expansion
and growth. Their total enrollment was approach-
ing 200 students; they already have 10 more than
last year "because we now have space," Chambers
said.
He also said they plan to expand their sports
programs, and a football stadium and gymnasium
are on the drawing board. "That will be years
down the road, as funds become available," he
said.
They're already getting comfortable in the
See PRIVATE page I0A
Police, fire departments contest all in vein'
More than 100 units of blood donated at July Jubilee street dance
By Judy Truesdell
Staff Writer
jtruesdell @ wylienews. com
The police regained possession of
the coveted Battle of the Badges tro-
phy as the result of the blood drive at
the 2009 July Jubilee Street Dance. At
the annual event, sponsored by the
Wylie Rotary Club, those donating
blood to Carter Blood Care were
asked to cast a vote for Wylie Police
or Wylie Fire-Rescue,
At the Aug. 11 Wylie City Council
meeting. Mayor Eric Hogue said the
contest had been close - a 47 to 47 tie,
in fact. One donor who had not indi-
cated his preference was then queried,
and that one vote tipped the total in
favor of the police, 48 to 47.
Giving what he called a "concilia-
tory speech," Wylie Fire Chief Randy
Corbin said he was having trouble
grieving the loss, due to the fact that
more than 100 units of blood were
donated by the community.
"After the overwhelming response
of support from the citizens, I'll glad-
ly pass the trophy to the police depart-
ment," he said.
Corbin also said he was proud of
the spirit of cooperation that exists
between the two departments and
happy to work alongside the police
officers. "Both departments recognize
the importance of blood donations for
the people we try to take care of," he
said.
Hogue also praised the effort, say-
ing that Carter Blood Care won't
attend events unless they can be
assured of a donation of at least 25
units.
This marks the third year of the
friendly competition; it has gone
back and forth each year between the
See POLICE page 3A
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