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Tarrant Gounty Sheriff's office has N s' suspended the investlgation against former Pollce offlcer Bryan Ghancellor, due to lack of participatlon by the complainante. Two Pelican Bay resldents had filed complaints against Ghancellor for ftofflcial F. fl. r

oppre*siontr. During the investigation, the complalnts never showed up for lntervlews wlth the gherlffs department. The case ls not closed, but is suepended. l{ovember 8; f,lr. Ghancsllor wa$ arreBted at Glty Hall. A warrant had been issued for hie arregt end the Pellcan Bay pollce carrled out tho warrant, lfe was then transported to the $ansom Park Police departmant for booklng. An Investlgatlon ls in process.

NE W P O L I C E c HlE F . . , NEW O F F I G E R S . . . . O NE P R O M O T E D . . . Glty Council approved the hlrlng of Officer Andy Derichewpiler (Offlcer Andy D) and Gllbert Town* as rsserne officer, and Frank Valdoz as fsll time pald offleer. i4"1L man come with 25 years each in law enforcement and hlghly qualifisd In thelr fields, Officer O'Donley waa promoted to Patrol 6ergeant. lle is truely as asset to tha city. Gapt. Eddle Frankum was approved by council to thc position of Full Timo Police Ghief for the Gtty. Ghief

Frankum has done a great lob In turning the department around to ths productlve pollce totce. The clty now has 3 full time paid officers and 4 resarve officere. Offlcer Turner is stlll out on medlcal leave. Ghlel Frankum hae requested a radar detector gun to control speedlng through our clty. Thc cost of thls equlpment can run as high as ${,500.0O, Frankum hae *uggerted that he request the use of the radar gun from another department to demonstrate how the equipment works. Ths radar that the department hag will be sent off to see if it can be repalred, The PBPD asked tor now shot gune untll two wero found dlsmantled ln a closet. Officer Andy D cleaned and put the woapona back into uss.

Ei,IERGENCY GALLS There has bcen problems with resldents being unable to rcach the pollce dcpartment by golng through $ansom Park Dlspatch or by calling Glty Hall. The department ls workfng on a system to help with thls problem. When calling Gity Hall for the police and there le no responso, then dlal 9{{.

BRUS}I T RUCK REPLACEilIENT Approval was given to the PBVFD to apply for grants to replace the brush truck, lt has over 2OO,OOO miles and is in

need of repairs, lf a grant is approved through the Forestry Division the city will only pay 5{O% of the co3t, This means the department wlll need to raise thousands of dollars,

VOLUNTEERS REStGN, ASST, Cl{lEF SUSPEhIDED John Erooks and John Luke both resigned from the department. Ageistant Chief Robert l{orman was su$pended frorn the departmsnt for 3O days for eomments unbacoming a Asst. Chlef. Tha 3O day suspenslon is now up, but l{orman has not rsturncd to duty or ruturnod phone calls, A lettsr wlll bs sent to llr. Norman asking for elther his return to duty and/or a reelgnatlon,

NEW JR Firefighter Thomas Fox has been accepted into the progrem. JR Fireflghter program is open to kfds '14-17 years old, llving wlthln the requlr€rnents, good moral character. Appllcatlons can be picked up at Glty Hall, After completlng the appllcation, return lt to ths Flre Departmsnt on Pelican Drlve North. PBVFD recelved donated wood, shestrock and other building materlals to repair thelr offlces. tuch more is needed ln the department, Trainlng ls held Gvery Uednesday at 7:30pm at the fire house. Anyone intereeted in becomlng a voluntscr firefighter

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duri ng thi s ti me and vlew a

training session. tayne Fox has completed his Level I training In*tructor cosrse. He is now helping with tralning of nelghborlng clties.

SPEGIAL MEETTNG wlll be held on Nov, t5 at 7pm at Glty Hall to revlew, dlscuss and approve the adoptlon of Etate Flreman Flre f,|arshall Associatlon Guidelines & Tralning. Those guidelines detall the requlrements for voluntecr llreflghters and tralnlng. A valuable aaset to the department, Also, The approval ol new volunteerr, and the review, dlscusgion and approval of Rules ol Order and Frocedure* for conductlng councll open meetlngs, Rules of Order and Procsdures will outllnr how meetlng are held. lf the Rules of Order are approved, they will be prlnted ln noxt months nswsletter.

I{AUNTE D H O U S E was a hit The Fire Department's Hsunted l{ouse was a good success. Through salee and donations, the department made $729,84 (after expGns€s), Hot bad for 4 night*. Sure hope rcsldents had the ehance to vieit the Hauntod House, Thie reporter got a good acare. llA!

GI TY B UR N P I L E The Flre D€partmsnt has been trying for ssveral months to get permlsslon from ths Texas Air Quallty Gommlsslons for permission to burn the debris pile down by the lake.

A recent inepectlon stated that plywood, furniture, plastics and other toxic materlals mu*t be removed. Only brush materiale can be burned. There has been a HO DUmPIHG allowed for months, but lllegal dumping ls still golng on, lf you wilnes* lllegal dumping, please notlfy Pollce.

NEW POL ICE GAR T h e new squad car has been through

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but l t w l l l not be i n for another 6-8 wseks w h i l e € mergency and pol l ca e q u l p m ent l g Ingtal l ed. weeks, service

NEW LOOK for POTICECARS The remainlng cars have been stripped with the Gity's new Police logo, They now have a professional look and regldentr ean qulckly identlfy our offlcers while on duty.

GASESBEING FILED with DA's Offiee As the Pollce Officers are cleanlng up the dcpartmant, moro & more cnses are being flled with the Dlstrlct Attorney's Officg. Flles are being found ln boxes left by the last Pollce Ghief, Fouttasn or more criminal cases have been flled.

departments and city council members wlll be attondlng.

crTrzENs CONCER N S Citlzens are complalning that the truck traffic through Tralls End and Llberty 8chool Road have become dlsruptive. They are In & out all hosrs of the day & night wlth disregard to stop signs or speed llmlts. Tha PBFD sald they wltl watch this area closer. Also, the abeence of street signs and other nscessary slgns, illke Lowery explained the cost of lust one sign and his budget doe* not p*rmit the replaeement of all mlsslng rigns. Soma have been ordarcd and wlll be ingtalled once they arrlve. But street slgns are belng stolen as fast as they are put up. lf you know Bomeono who may have "taksn'f a *lgn, if they r€turn the rlgns to the Utillty Gompound on Pellean Oval NO OUESTIOI{$ ASKED...,...Each replacemcnt sign cost you the cltlzsns.

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lf you have not reglstered your animals with Anlmal Gontrol, you still may do so without penatty. ALL dogs and (LJ-\

cat6 negd to have current shots - s_ndbe registered wlth the GitY' tany animals are still roaming the street$ ot th€ city and resldents are complainlng. lf you own an anlmal, secure them wlthln a fenced erea or on runner chalns, Thie ls for your protectlon as wsll as your neighbor. lf your pet ls caught roamlng, therc will be a flne. We want our streets to be safe for everyone. The department took in 24 animals into the shslter; 3 wsro returned to the owneral 9 transferred to other agenciesg I adopted and ll were euthinized. Tho shelter has only 2 waeks to hold an anlmal before lt muet be moved, adopted, returned or put down. This an order by the mayor. Animal cllnlc ls every $aturday 3-5pm at Glty llall.

year, it will be decided if to contlnse, Oflieer Ancly D will be creating the web page. Once it is on llne, editor will list the Web page address,

N O WORD o n AHNEX There has been no further contect from the developers of Laguna Bay. The group who want to annex 5O acres Into the city. Once the developers apply for annexation, cauncil will vote on approval. This development wlll be a great agset to the city by increasing our tax rgvenuo.

M A I L BOX R E PAIRS Are not being repairad or re p l a c ed.

N oti cas w e re added to your w ater bi l l s as a reminder. lf you do not

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Post Offica, then fix the p ro b l e m,

Har had t h e h e l p o f L i s a $t lllr I n m a p p l n g th e c i ty lor vacant lots, dllapldat ed

h o m e s o r l o ts

wlth new homes for the county asseasors offlce. Seems thn county ls ter behlnd in mapplng our propsrtlss, Citatlons are still being wrlttsn for lunk cars, house nunrbefs, lawns not mowed, and general trash. Godes are s€t lor ALL citlzens to adhere to for th6 saf€ty ot every citizenr.

CITY WEB PAGE Gouncil approved the funds to eet up a web page with Gity Informatisn. After one

recelved anothor $25OrOOO.OO grant from Rural Development to h a ve tw o new

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T h e H ayor hopes that the w cl l s w i l l b e compl ated by l l l arch ' O6. T h e n ew w el l s w l l l hel p w i th the cities

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C IT Y G OU N GIL meets the seeond Tuesday of each month a t 7 :O O P H at Gl ty H al l , A LL c i ti z e n s

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PELTCANBAY CHR'STMA8 BA8KE7 PROGRA*f,,.,. ,...is in full swing, Donations of nonperishable food items, toys, new clothes, or cash are aecepted at City HaIl antil Oec, 76, A freezer has heen donatsd for storage of frozen tudceyslhams. Applications for aasistence can be, picked up at City HalI. You must be a resident with minor children ander the age of 16. Volunteers will be needed to help with collection of donated items, wrapping gifts & deeorating City Meeting HalI. Letts ,nake a joyful Chrlstmas for the kids. TOY IDEAS Trucks w/hatterlas; Dol Is r sports eq aip m en t, books, sehool supplies, board games, CD,s & 9D players, radios, dlarm clocks, hair products and ribbons, hlankets(for small chitd or young adult); bay/girl socksi video moYies & games; dny new clothes;

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