July2005

GITY lrlEWS w i de City water r e s t r i ctio n is in effe ct. stil1 No OUTSIDE I{ATERTNG. Residents can help by not wasting water in homes. Be their water aware. Place buckets under easements of home or porch to catch rain (when we water have some) & use water for this p l a n t s, e tc. Catching rain water j-s a qreat water saver. Not only would help in the this water shortagre, but may even lower your water biIls. * ** ** * * * * * * * * * * * The City hopes to receive grants, which will allow for two new wells to be i n stalle d . * * ** * ** * * * * * * * * * ONE WAY TRAE.FIC

Lt. Chance1lor will be ordering the new tlONE WAY" sigrns and will install them within weeks.

REMTNDER! ! ! ! ! ! PELICAN OVAL and PEIfCAN CIRCLE will become \ONE IYAY " traffic circles. Traffic will drive counter clockwise around the circles. Once sigrns are installed, will tickets be issued if drivers wiolate the one way traffic. **************** POLICE \ZEHICLES to be MARKED Mayor-Pro-Tem Ron Nightingale informed Chief Clark that all polj-ee vehicles will be marked with \Pelican Bay Police" emblems. This will he1p residents identify the patrol cars as they drive through the City. **************** NEW COUNCIL MEMBER Regina Reed has been appointed to fill Council Seat #1, after Betty Keller resi.grned last month. We welcome her. * *************** DEPARTMENT CHA}IGES . . . Next month, executive session, the

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will council discuss and,/or approwe the returning of Animal Control/Ordinance Department under the direction of the Police Department. ***** ********* ** BROKEN GT"ASS/ALCOHOL Council discussed Lhe matter of glass containers at the park near the boat launch. It has become a very dangerous problem with several children being cut from broken glass. Some residents suggested that ALL ALCOHOL be prohibited from this area, since most nonalcoholic drinks are in cans and/or plastic. Signs posted at the dock clearly state what is prohibited. Parents are strongly urged to keep their children from swinuning at the launch area. Some children are swinuning at \rthe point" which is very dangrerous. Snakes are present as well as debris. Not a safe area for ki-ds. Police hawe

reported an attempted sexual assault, as well as alcohol problems related \lpoint". at the *************** * The City has finally received approval from the Board of Directors to build our beach area. The City hopes to have the beach ready by next summer. With the injury of the Fublic Works manager, digrging out an axea next to the dock has been postponed. * * * * * * * * * ** * * * * * NATIONAL NT G HT

our . is planned for August 2, 2 0 0 5 f ro m 5 : 0 O p m-9 : 0 o p n a t Cit y Ha I l. NNO is one night a year when citi-zens of our corrornunity come together & celebrate taking back our town from cri-mina]. actj-v5-ty. . The entire city gets involved; P o lic e , Fi-re, & EMS. Ttrere wi].l be f o o d , p riz e s , a scavenger hunt & car show. LeawS-ng porch

lights on at n i g h t will greatly heJ-p in prewenting crimes your against property, Crim1nals hate l i - g h t s. *********

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to PROTECT P O L I CE DO GS' is a non-profit organi-zation in Florida. They donated a brand new K9 Ballistic & Stab proof vest to Luhrs. The news media wilJ- be present on Tuesday, July 19 to cover the presentation of the west. Chief Clark wi]-l thank those responsible & put on a short K9 demonstration with Luhrs wearing the west. * * * * * * * * * * ** *

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LUHRS was N O MI N ATED..... K9 LUHRS & our K9 progrann hawe been nominated by the American Kennel Club for an ACHIEVEbdENT in ExcEr.r.ENcE A}TARD. They will be notified within

PERSONNEL Chief Clark & Lt. will Chancellor be doing a presentation at Tarrant the next County Collegre Police Acadenrl',' in an effort to recruit new reserve officers" **************** TTANKS to Russell Reed who obtained a good used window A/C unit when the PoIice Department's A/C went out. unit Also, THANKS to Public Works vrho installed it. ******* ** *** **** WEATHER

IVARNING The Po1ice Department is with coordinating the City of Fort Worth Disaster Management Plan Office to dewelop & participate our City with Ft. W orth's Disaste r PIan & Emergrency l4anagement System. They are close to receiv5-ng a National Weather Serwice Tornado &

Severe ?feather Siren; to be donated & in s t a lle d h e re in our City to better warn our residents in the ewent of sewere or tornado weather. * ******* ******** CHANGING of the RANKS. . . Sgt. Leavell and Reserve Officer Bradford have resigned from our police force. Officer Jody Little has been moved from reserve to pai-d officer. He takes the place of Leavell. Officer Two new join officers our force, Warren O'Done1y and John KepJ.ey. Both come r^lith experience in police duti-es and/or military services. **************** CRIME IIATCH meetings will start back up on Thursday JuIy 28, 2 O O 5 a t 7 : 0 0 p rn , Cit y Ha I I . T h is month's meetingr will cover CPR & f irs t a id . Meetings vrilJ. be the last Thursday of every month. r t ******

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LUNCH PROGRAM is a b ig h i t . They are up to servj,ng 5O lunches a day. Bag lunches are served from 11:OO am- NOON at City Hal1. FREE to those under 21 & $2.75 for all o t h e rs . Ihe ]-unch proqram will end on .Tuly 22. We wish to THANK ,JOYCE CHANDLER from AISD for seating in the heat to supply lunch for the k id s . Tle hope this program will be here next year. The program has been ver1r s u c c e s s f u l. * * * * * * * * * * * * ** * * KEEP YOUR PETS

co o L . . t'fake sure they hawe plenty of WATER & in a shady area to make it Fill a drinkabl-e. large container if you are gone from your home most of the day. Pets a].so require shade at ALL times. Use tarps, umbrellas, any cJ-oth to make a cover for your pet if your property is without trees" * * * * * * * * * * ** * * * *

GITTED ANIMAL PROgR.,A}' A German Shepherd mix was turned into the shelter because of aggression. Delores Knight her spotted & strong ball hunting drives & took her to the GAP center. BELLA, is being tested for progirams that would suit her a b i l i t i e s, such as Search & Rescue or for Serwi-ce Assistance. Mr s . Knig h t should know i-n a couple of weeks what training proqram BELI"A gualify will fO r . ** ** * * * * * * PUPPIES./KITTENS are available for adoption. Fees are; Puppies ( $ 5 O . OO ) ; Kitte ns ( $ 2 s . 0O ) Ca ll8 L 7 - 2 70 - 2 0 tO * * ** ** * * * * * * * * S H EL T ER DONATIONS Sandy Tolbert has made another large cash donation to the animal shelter. James Taylor has volunteered his time to help with the Mu1tipurpose Facility. THANKS to these

for new residents alJ. your help & assistance. * **** ** ******* * * SEADOO RAFFTE Fire Department will raffle off a POLARIS SEAD@ on September 2, 2OO5- Tickets will be on sale for $5.O0 pe r ti-cket and can be bought from any fire fighter or go by the Fire House. *************** CARE FLIGHT flew into the City for PBVFD & a rrisit. Reno VFD were griwen a show of the helicopter & it's equipmen t . ******* * *** ** * * * .]UNIOR FIRE FIGHTE RS . WELCOMEaboard to Jay Hobert and Cory Mitchell. Our future fire fighters. ***** *** ** * ** NEWEST MEMBER of the P B V FD. Raymond Stephens will become our newest volunteer fire fighter. We hope these new recruits wi].l be an asset to the department & our City. * ******** *** ** * *

NINE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS were DONATED from Wal-Mart to the FD. **** ************ RED RIBBON HOMES L 2 4 8 L in d a le

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ct. homes Several $works in are progress". Great job so far, keep up the work. ************* EDITOR'S NOTE:: next Starting issue of the Pelican Brief, want ads, for sale ads, business ads, etc will be added.

is S P E E D L IM I T 2 A MP H within City Limits & 35 MPH on Liberty School Rd and Sandy Beach. PLEASE use while caution driwing. * * * * * * * * * ** * * * * * * City Council meetings are the second Tuesday of each month at 7:0O PM at City Ha1l. ALL residents are encouraqed to attend. Crime Watch meetings are the last Thursday of each month at 7 : O O P M at C i t w Hall Crt y Ha 1 l i s closed for lunch f ro m 1 : O O - 2 : O O .

P ric e s , ' b u s in e s s s iz e c a rd s ----$ 4 . OO per issue A11 others are $5.O0 for 20 words or lessMai]- forms with cash or money orders to address on fo::ns. We would like to increase our newsletter and the ads will help with cost of p rin t in g .

Don't forget to get those permits when it is required. If in doubt, contact Cit y Ha ll. Volunteers and suppJ.ies are always needed in Ani-mal Shelter, Fire Department, Crime Watch. Donate your time when possible-

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