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GALVESTON COUNTY, TEXAS CELEBRATING 177 YEARS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2020 | THE DAILY NEWS | A3 ENVIRONMENT | RULING POLITICAL BUZZ | JOHN WAYNE FERGUSON Corps finds Hitchcock A polling place on Pelican Island development not built hen Galveston County and get the highest- campaign social media page. The voters cast ballots on paid jobs that Texas shirt and badge are props he bought on wetlands March 3, they’ll have has to offer. If we’re to use in his ads, he said. Wthe option of taking a trip back to not engaging the “I definitely want to dress for By MATT DEGROOD Engineers Galveston Dis- school to do it. kids as a city, we’re the job I’m campaigning for,” West The Daily News trict. Galveston County will open a not doing what we said, adding that he hasn’t violated polling location at Texas A&M » HITCHCOCK Investigators have both can to entice those any rules. “My opponent can have spoken with the developer University at Galveston for the JOHN kids to live here.” his opinion, but it doesn’t equate to A $25 million project to and made a site visit and Super Tuesday election and will Because the policy or law.” build a new subdivision have not detected a viola- do so again for the May 2 local WAYNE county conducts Sharp has forwarded Alvarez’s near the intersection of tion, Harris said. election. FERGUSON countywide voting, complaint to the county legal state Highway 6 and FM The $25 million proj- County election officials could the polling location department, he said Wednesday. 2004 does not violate fed- ect for 100 single-family, not confirm whether this will be the will be open to any qualified Sharp said he determined West eral wetland standards, of- three- and four-bedroom first time a polling location has ever Galveston County resident wasn’t using county property in his ficials with the U.S. Army houses near the intersec- been on Pelican Island, but they did who wants to vote there on the advertisements but would leave it to Corps of Engineers con- tion of state Highway 6 and say it has been at least 10 years since upcoming election days. the legal department to determine any such effort took place. firmed. FM 2004 in Hitchcock, WARDROBE DYSFUNCTION whether appearing to be wearing a for instance, will eventu- The polls were approved because Residents living nearby county uniform was a violation of ally bring an estimated of the efforts of former Galveston Can Justin West make it work or asked the corps in Janu- anything. $600,000 a year in property City Councilman Frank Maceo. will he have to take it off? ary to investigate ongoing Sharp said he expected an answer taxes to the city, according Maceo is running for District 3 D.J. Alvarez, a Galveston County work on the development, to that question as soon as today. arguing the developer was to the developer. again this year, after losing the Sheriff’s Office corporal running building on designated The property will ad- council seat to City Councilman for the Republican nomination in NOTEBOOK here to flooding mitigation David Collins by five votes in 2018. Constable Precinct 4, has accused wetlands. U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz and John standards, according to the The district includes Pelican Island West of violating county ethics rules Even after the corps’ Cornyn voted to acquit President determination, some still developer. and the university campus. by dressing as a law enforcement That’s much-needed Maceo estimated there were as officer in campaign ads. Donald Trump in his impeachment weren’t satisfied. trial Wednesday. ... Cornyn is “No one speaks up, and funding for a city that, just many as 300 potential voters living West, a lieutenant deputy a little more than a year planning to visit Galveston on these subdivisions just are on Pelican Island — and has held constable in Constable Precinct 1, is ago, was in financial trou- Friday, according his office. ... U.S. built right over wetlands,” voter drives to try to get college Alvarez’s opponent in the Precinct ble. In March 2018, the Rep. Randy Weber reported raising said Kathy Bankston, a students who live there to register 4 race. council voted to cut oper- $90,871 in the last three months of Hitchcock resident. “Then to vote locally. At issue is the fact that West ating expenses by $860,000 The drives are more than just an in some of his campaign ads is 2019 for his primary reelection bid they wonder why we flood to stay out of the red after for Texas Congressional District and why our bay system effort to find untapped voters in his wearing a blue shirt and a badge. more than a year of declin- “We have rules that prohibit 14 in campaign finance reports and oceans are in the con- council race, he said. ing sales tax revenues. Maceo said he advocated for a doing that,” Alvarez said. “We have filed this week. Joshua Foxworth, dition they are.” But the city recently end- polling place at the college during rules and regulations at the agencies his lone Republican challenger, Essentially, some of the ed its 2019 fiscal year with the upcoming primary because the we work at, and we have to abide raised $8,898 according to his property in question in- about $4.96 million in rev- students there are important to the by them. It’s one thing to slip, but filings. ... Democrat Adrienne Bell cludes wetlands, but repre- enues and about $3.4 mil- future of the city. to put out printed materials, it’s a was the top money-raiser in the sentatives for the develop- lion in expenditures, for a Students at the school are training blatant violation of policy.” Democratic race for TX-14. She er, DSW Homes, said there total surplus of about $1.56 for maritime jobs that could keep On Jan. 29, Alvarez wrote an raised $24,231, according to her aren’t plans to build on that million, records show. them in Galveston, Maceo said. It’s email to Precinct 1 Constable Rick year-end campaign finance report. part of the land, said Bree- worthwhile to engage them as city Sharp, West’s boss, saying that ... There are 26 days until the March ana Harris, spokeswoman Matt deGrood: 409-683-5230; stakeholders early, he said. West was violating county policy 3 primary election. There are 86 for the U.S. Army Corps of [email protected] “Those kids are woke,” Maceo by wearing a constable’s uniform in days until the May 2 local elections. said. “The kids know what’s going campaign ads. on. The way I look at it, there’s a West said he’s not wearing an John Wayne Ferguson: 409-683-5226; AREA | IN BRIEF huge population over there. You actual county uniform and badge [email protected] or on Twitter @ can go to Texas A&M Galveston in advertisements and on his johnwferguson. WEATHER for 2020. Elizabeth Castro is stationed with her husband, Salvation Army Master Sgt. Samuel EDUCATION | FINANCE providing warming Castro, in station in Galveston Okinawa, Japan. Dickinson ISD calls $94.2M bond election » GALVESTON Rules for In preparation for inclement voting are By KATHRYN EASTBURN considerations, including parking lot replacement Voelkel, district superin- weather, The Salvation Army one vote The Daily News the priority needs at dis- at various campuses — tendent. “Because of the ELIZABETH per day, per is providing a warming station » DICKINSON trict campuses, were used $2.7 million support of Dickinson ISD for anyone who needs to get CASTRO registered to determine the scope of To implement full-day residents, five bond refer- out of the cold from 8 a.m. to user. You Dickinson Independent recommended projects. pre-kindergarten, the dis- endums since 1999 were 1 p.m. today in its dining hall at also must create a log-in to School District’s Board of The task force list was trict plans to build a third all very successful, and 601 51st St. in Galveston. vote. To cast a vote for Castro Trustees has called a $94.2 drawn up to accommo- junior high school and we have been able to ac- Refreshments will be and read her profile, visit bit. million bond referendum date growing student en- realign the grade configu- commodate our growing available. ly/2S3pyOQ by Friday. to be placed on the May rollment in the district rations at the elementary, enrollment and facility The regular community — Angela Wilson 2020 election ballot. and to respond to state middle school and ju- needs.” meal will be served at 5 p.m., EDUCATION The decision to call the legislation requiring dis- nior high levels to grades Enrollment in 2022 is and anyone who wants to stay bond referendum came at tricts to develop a plan to Pre-K to third in elemen- expected to exceed 12,000 overnight can check into the Texas Southern Monday’s board meeting, offer full-day pre-kinder- tary school, grades four to students, Voelkel said. emergency shelter at 6 p.m. following a presentation garten for qualifying stu- five in middle school and The district website has The Salvation Army relies University president in January by the district’s dents, Dowdy said. grades six to eight in ju- been amended with a spe- solely on the community it Facility Task Force. The bond would cover nior high, Dowdy said. cial Bond 2020 section at serves to support the needs of ousted for violations The task force of 45 these projects: If the bond is approved, www.dickinsonisd.org/ the area.