Council Considers Citizen Request for Speed Bumps on Davis Street
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Another immediate Contributing expressed concern especially for Anahuac Park on Davis Street solution suggested was the plac- DETAILS ON PAGE 4A the children on that end of the due to the Oak Street Bridge ing of a lighted speed limit sign Anahuac City Council heard a street. being out of operation. to alert drivers of the speed they request August 11 from Anahuac Curbow said it appears the Curbow also spoke of a peti- are traveling compared with the INSIDE RV Park manager Kristi Curbow drivers slow down once they get tion she had circulated along legal speed. who asked for speed bumps to to the bridge on Davis heading Davis Street, garnering several Mayor Cheryl Sanders said Around Town 2A be installed along the east end of west and realize they are in a signatures of residents in favor that the city would contact the Obituary notices 4A Davis Street. residential neighborhood. She of a speed bump. county about conducting a traf- Local News 5A Curbow spoke of the speeding also showed footage from her Alderman Sean Perry suggest- fic study on Davis before coun- Business Directrory 9A as drivers get off FM563 head- phone of the cars racing down ed that Curbow contact the cil considers the request further. Classifi eds 8A ing west down the street. She the street. Sheriff’s Department to let law added that drivers are going 60 She added that it appears there enforcement know about the CITY COUNCIL- 2A COVID-19 UPDATE Lakeway Subdivision a As of press time: 6,446 Chambers County Happy 102nd Birthday! citizens have been step closer to reality tested for COVID-19 1,054 tested positive By Sue Hawthorne 106 are active cases Contributing Writer 940 have recovered, akeway subdivision is one step closer to 8 have been its construction with approval by the hospitalized Trinity Bay Conservation District board August 13 of its preliminary plat. This 8 related deaths subdivision will be built on FM563 just East County = 128 northL of the City of Anahuac limits. Lakeway plans to Mid-County = 191 build 49 homes on the land overlooking Lake Anahuac. West County = 725 It is being developed by Jay Atchley, the developer for Cypress Point near White’s Park, which already offers dozens of newly built homes, contributing greatly to the growth mid county. The TBCD board also approved the preliminary plat for Sections 2 and 3 of Cypress Point. That sub- division is expected to eventually reach west to FM563. In other business, TBCD directors discussed the November 3 election. Incumbent Cody Bauer and Mark Mitchell have filed for Precinct 2. Incumbent Gregg Turner and Loretta Emmons have filed for for Precinct 4. Incumbent Dorothy Hamilton and Scott Kahla have filed for the Precinct 5. The board also discussed the Entre computer sys- FISHING tem currently in use by the district and whether to Photo by Kale Adams continue with the service. Interim General Manager REPORT James Gibson told the board that the company was Mrs. Ella Moore celebrates her 102nd Birthday this month. charging the district costs that are supposed to be Locals got together and held a birthday car parade in front of her house to honor Trinity Bay her birthday! covered by the contract. The board authorized Gibson GOOD. 87-88 degrees. and attorney Hubert Oxford IV to negotiate a contract The spillway remains with Entre and to also come up with a back-up plan good for flounder on for computer service. minnow or shrimp. Directors spoke at length about whether to have a Speckled trout and red- Celebrating woman and the vote time clock for employees to use when reporting to fish have been fair to work and leaving work. Director Dorothy Hamilton good on live shrimp After seventy-two Secretary of State, in 1848 at a meeting spoke of the responsibility the district has to its public under a popping cork. years of campaigning, Bainbridge Colby, signed attended by 200 suffrag- to document work hours. lobbying, hunger strikes, the 19th Amendment to ists, that was organized Board President Jeffrey Jenkins also questioned East Galveston Bay imprisonments, and the U.S. Constitution into by Elizabeth Cady why employees from Anahuac needed to drive to the GOOD. 88 degrees. appeals to rigid govern- the law of the land: “The Stanton and Lucretia TBCD office every morning, adding that it is using The shoreline, jetties, and ment officials—including right of citizens of the Mott. It concluded with a up too much fuel. granite reefs are the best President Woodrow United States to vote resolution: “it is the duty “We are trying to cut expenses,” he added. spots for speckled trout, Wilson—women—50% shall not be denied or of the women of this Operations Coordinator David Hoyt explained that redfish, and black drum of the population--got the abridged by the United country to secure to employees came to the office daily to drop off paper- right now. Use live right to vote. The States or by any State on themselves their sacred work and pick up work orders. shrimp or other live American Bar Association account of sex.” right to the elective fran- Gibson suggested that the Personnel Committee baits. called it “the largest According to some his- chise.” come up with a plan to recommend to the board but expansion of democracy torians, the women’s suf- But, history advocate Jenkins had concerns about that, too. West Galveston Bay in the history of our frage movement started David Bruce Smith, “That would be the tail wagging the dog – we need GOOD. 87-88 degrees. country.” control,” he said. The action has been good On August 26, 1920, WOMAN-VOTE -5A along the shoreline for TBCD UPDATES -2A Speckled trout, redfish, and black drum. Live shrimp under a popping cork is best. San Luis Pass is still a hot spot. © 2020 All Rights Reserved Protected by copyright and any reproduction is prohibited with- out express written consent of the publisher “Th ank a Veteran or Service Person Every Day” The Progress 2A Wednesday • August 19, 2020 community Blue Ribbons and CITY COUNCIL UPDATES Silent Screams Continued from front page By Darlene McPherson-Pagels with -Trinity Bay Conservation District an update on the various projects tion on whether to revert back to the Teri Fortenberry Interim General Manager James going on within the city. He reported original policy for disconnecting water Part 3 of a Series Gibson introduced himself to council that so far, King Solutions has laid service for patrons who haven’t paid and expressed his desire to work with 34,000 feet of new sewer line as the their bill. The city has been allowing What is Human Trafficking? Human Trafficking is the the city. He spoke of the joint sewer project continues. patrons to have two unpaid bills before transportation by force, coercion, or deception of human treatment facilities and the road to the In other matters, council wrestled disconnecting service, due to the beings for the purpose of labor, sexual exploitation, or facilities that require improvements, with what to do about staff members COVID-19 crisis. activities in which others benefit financially. There are adding he will have TBCD staff work who may have to be quarantined, due Council directed city staff to con- more humans enslaved today than ever before in the his- on the road. to COVID-19. Council spoke about tinue to allow a two-month non-pay- tory of the world. The purpose for enslavement is forced “I look forward to working together the entire city staff having been quar- ment before service is disconnected. labor, sexual slavery, and organ harvesting. Forty-six chil- and to having a good relationship with antined once for two weeks, with Harvill also asked council for direc- dren per day go missing in the US. Anyone’s child can be the city,” Gibson added. other staff members quarantined due tion regarding patrons who have set Citizen Bobby Hall urged council to trafficked regardless of class, education or gender when to being in close contact with others up a payment plan for overdue utility continue to work with Internet forcefully coerced or lured by false promises. Human traf- outside the city staff. bills but are either failing to make the Management Solutions for a possible ficking is a $150,000,000 business edging out every other Alderwoman Janice Jircik suggest- payments on time or are taking longer citywide fiber optics system. Hall said illegal business. ed that the city pay for the quarantine than agreed upon to pay off the bal- that he has his personal internet One myth is that traffickers target victims they don’t one time with employees using sick ance. Council directed staff members know. The fact is that a majority of the time, victims are through IMS and commended the time for subsequent quarantines.