The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 110, No. 19, Ed. 1 Monday, March 5, 2001 Page: 1 of 48
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dent should have the right to get on the agenda if
they request it, even if it is just to be told they
if you see King Arthur walk
into your favorite restaurant
this weekend, there's no need
(wrong)," he said as he passed."We are supposed
to be here to served the people. This is (wrong)."
Later, after the meeting was adjourned. Mayor
Troy Lewis also muttered angrily under his
breath, obviously frustrated by the proceedings.
Police officers showed up in force
at Thursday’s regular Alvin City
Council Meeting in a show of sup-
port for Alvin Police Officers
Association President Stuart Crouch.
Crouch was presenting the APOA’s
By Kathleen Holton
Managing Editor
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ALVIN, TEXAS 77511
City Hall.
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on CR 184, about four miles
south of Gordon Street to the
100,000 people to attend.
The festival changed loca-
By Edward Looby
Staff Writer
positive and non-adversarial relation-
ship with the council," he said.
He went on, however, to outline
how the APOA has made large com-
promises to reach the tentative agree-
ment before the council and make a
plea for the board to find a way to
fund the final dispute in the collective
units would bear the market price, helping to
guaranty the housing would keep up its appear-
ance. the developer said.
• heard a report from Councilman Doug
Balkum. who said a hospital group has expressed
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By Edward Looby
Staff Writer
includes a four percent across the
board raise in April.
"This $29,120 is all that stands
between us and a signed agreement
we can all live with for the next 18
months," he told the council.
He began by emphasizing the
APOA’s satisfaction with how the
Do net move the ancient
boundaries which your
father has set.
An hour and a half long executive session at
Thursday’s regular Alvin City Council meeting
ended with several of Alvin's elected officials in
sour spirits.
The session was called to discuss the responsi-
Judge Robert May ruled Thursday
that Debbie Black would not receive
any damages from the city of Alvin
in a lawsuit she filed over a drain
located under her home.
Black, who says she has accrued
over $30,000 in legal fees, has not
decided whether she will pursue the
issue which deals with the home she
purchased in 1996.
An abandon city drain pipe was
built under where the home was
built, and damage to the foundation
of the home was discovered in 1999.
By Edward Looby
Staff Writer
The Texas Polio Survivors’
Association invites you to
attend a meeting on March 11
from 2-5 p.m. at Park Place
United Methodist Church, 3827
Broadway, Houston, in the
Activities Building. The meet-
ing is free. Topic: Post-Polio
Concerns and Our Challenges
for Medical Care, by Robert J.
Provan. For information, call
713-690-0695.
Bids are now being accepted
for youth rodeo stock for the
Brazoria County Fair Youth
Summer Series. Bids will be
accepted through 4 p.m., May
4. Bids may be turned in to the
Brazoria County Fair Office.
Fair dates are June 20, 22, 29
and July 1, 13, 15, 20 and 22.
Livestock needed are roping
steers, roping calves and goats.
For further information, contact
the Brazoria County Fair Office
at 979-849-6416.
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Judge decides Alvin doesn't have
to pay homeowner for damages
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sights and sounds of the 16th century.
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is units in 40 four-plexes for rent. Forty of those don’t have their forms completed correctly.
he gathered his • heard plans for another affordable housing to make the procedure for getting onto city and
things in council development to be located at the intersection of committee agendas uniform. He said every resi-
First United Methodist
Church of Alvin will hold its
annual Spaghetti Supper on
March 10 from 5-7:30 p.m. at
the church, located at 611 W.
South St Salad, dessert, and tea
or coffee will be included, and
carry-out orders will be avail-
able. Tickets are $6 for adults
and $3 for children ages 5-12.
The supper is being sponsored
by the Men's Bible Class and is
dedicated to the memory of
Jack Beaver and Charles Perry.
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Brenda Carr, education,
training and outreach man-
ager with the Alzheimer's
Association, Houston, SE
Texas Chapter, will be speaking
on the subject of Alzheimer’s
disease: “Everything you ever
wanted to know about
Alzheimer’s but wei afraid to
ask." The event is March 15 at
7:30.p.tn. at Alvin Convalescent
Center, 416 Shirley. RSVP to
Renee Guerrero at 281-331-
0621.
Patricia Bumgarner, family
nurse practitioner, will hold
clinic at Alvin Community
Health Endeavor’s Main
Campus, located at 1111 W.
Adoue, Building C, Alvin, by
appointment, starting March 6.
Patricia heads up Alvin
Community Health Endeavor’s
Healthy Kids Clinic, offering
well child Medicaid exams.
Children will receive physical
examinations, immunizations
and screenings, and parents can
discuss matters of concern with
the provider. Referrals will be
made for dental exams, coun-
seling services or extensive
medical follow-up. Call 281-
331-0490 for an appointment
for your child.
During the late morning hours of February 11, some unknown pet-
son(s) entered a residential apartment at an apartment complex located
in the 2500 block of Fairway, in the 100 building, and stole cash and a
necklace from the apartment. The Alvin Police Department and Cnme
Stoppers are asking for the community’s assistance in solving this
felony crime.
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The Alvin Community
College Board of Trustees will
host a public forum on March
8 at 7 p.m. in the College
Theatre regarding Protecting
the Community’s Investment in
IHigher Education. There will
be information about the March
31 bond election, a five-minute
informational video and data
pertaining to the College facili-
ties’ needs. Representatives
from the various areas of the
College will be available to
answer questions and lead tours
oft he campus facilities. Please
plan to attend this informative
meeting.
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The city has since built a new hired when she discovered the prob-
drain about 10 feet from the old one. lem.
in the proper location. . Because she has incurred high
The judge ruled that not only did legal expenses. Black says she now
Black wait until past the statute of must determine if she should pursue
limitations to take action, but should an appeal in hopes of having the case
have implemented a plan to repair it brought up again.
when she learned of the damage. “An appeal is expensive, but I will
“I’m very disappointed, and I do it, if I can," she noted. “I will
don’t think this is a just or fair deci- explore my options.”
sion,” she said. “The judge heard the Black said she wants to continue
evidence, and it is not arguable that living in Alvin. but is upset with the
it is not a city drain. city government regarding her prob-
“I expected him to do the right lem. “I am making up a web page
thing.” and calling it Alvin Citizens for
Black told the Alvin Sun that she Righteous Justice and I am going to
took the advice of an expert she put my story on it," she said.
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witness the medieval arts and
events.
“The first year will be a
‘soft faire,"" said Wesley
Alvin Girls Softball
Association board meeting
will be held March 7 at 7 p.m.
at ACC’s Texas Room.
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When the council came back to resume the interest in building a site in Pearland. He added
open meeting and adjourn the proceedings, that the group has been contacted to try to con-
Councilman Ron Mercer and Hofmann stayed in vince them to move closer to Alvin. He said a rep-
the board room, leaving the quorum of the four resentative of the group has promised to come to
remaining council members to close the meeting, the March 15 council meeting to make a presen-
No action was taken on the executive session. tation.
In other business at the meeting, the council: • heard a request from Councilman Dick Tyson
to pinch yourself, it’s not a ' tions, from its original site on
dream. CR 121, but is still expected
The first Alvin Renaissance to attract patrons from as far
Faire is coming to the area on as Dallas to partake of the
the weekends between March more than 50 vendors and
bilities, managerial style and employment of City
Manager Paul Hofmann.
Two council members left before the session
was over. Council woman Noemi Morales left just
minutes before the open meeting reconvened,
stating the late hour was concerning her, as she
had to get up early the next morning.
Councilman Matt DeKenipp stormed out of the
meeting consider-
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Schwind, Jim & Holton, Kathleen. The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 110, No. 19, Ed. 1 Monday, March 5, 2001, newspaper, March 5, 2001; Alvin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1602636/m1/1/: accessed May 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Alvin Community College.