W e e k e n d : S u n d a y , D e c e m b e r 1 1 , 2 0 0 5 Vol. 114, No. 31 • Copyright © 2005 The Sanford Herald ByFired Liana Edlxon cop could return this week Herald Staff ing [Trezise] if I thought he was either of Black leaders call city manager’s those." Thadae was fired for two primary inci­ SANFORD — A recently fired Sanford ‘last chance’ decision ‘mind boggling’ dents, with three violations coming into Police Officer is expected to rejoin the force if he signs a "last chancer agree­ appeal and deemed it appropriate to tions that have “racial overtones'’. pl7„i October 2004, TrezLso was investi­ ment, despite outcries from the renirc the officer if he agrees to sign a “last But Trczise’s union representative community. chance agreement”. gated for improper use of forte when he George Hachigian said Friday that assisted a Seminole County Sheriff's Kenneth Trezisc, who was hired in Under the "last chance” agreement despite allegations that the officer was 2000, was terminated by Police Chief Thrzisc would have no appeal process if deputy with a vehicle pursuit. He was rads!, Trczise plans on signing the "last reprimanded and suspended for 30 days Brian Toolcy in August for insubordina­ he has disciplinary problems in the chance” agreement this week, so that he tion and improper conduct toward the future. with pay for shooting at a moving vehi­ can go back to work. cle. public Members of the black community said v ----- “The Fraternal Order of Police does not Yehl said, after reviewing the files, he Newly hired city manager Sherman the rehiring of IbczLse is "mind boggling", represent bad cops or racist cops," Yehl reviewed Trczise's termination because of his repeated disciplinaryinary viola-viola­ Hachigian said.' "I wouldn't be represent­ S«* Rehire, Pag* 8A with purpose Oviedo High School w« host "Hoops wtth a Heart", a c^iadrupte- header of boys basket- fudge: bal games featuring the Lions, Lake Howel and Sprucing Magnolia Winter Springs Saturday Dec. 10 at 3 p m Delayed Crossing guards release in high demand after turnover SANFORD — As claims the first semester of the school year wraps up, the Seminole County troubling Sheriff's Office finds Itself needing school By 8t*v* Paradis crossing guards, Herald Staff especially to work in the southern part of SANFORD — An attorney said the county. he doesn't know how many people During the school would join a lawsuit claiming Ille­ year, the Sheriff's gal strip searches and unreasonable department uses the delays in releasing detainees, but a services of roughly judge's decision last week could 165 crossing guards. increase it substantially. Each year, at semes­ "The Sheriff's computers will ter time, there is some turnover, ark lawyer Larry Hanks. "Who which Is presently nows how many will be involved?” the rase. An artist'* rendering ol what a newly landscaped Magnolia Square could look Ilka. The job is part­ Attorneys filed a lawsuit against time. It pays SB per the Sheriff Don Eslinger, jail man­ hour. A school cross­ agers and Seminole County in June. ing guard must be Eight plaintiffs claimed they were could cost $250,000 illegally strip searched, but six also available two hours a day, five days a B y U an a E d lx o n willing to donate $75,000 for the President of Landscape claimed in the suit that they were Herald Staff urchase and installation of a cast Architecture, and also a Sanford delayed from release at least five week. Other mini­ hours. frn>n fountain. resident, presented a design that mum requirements U.S. District Judge Gregory A. SANFORD — After several Renovations began in July, which incorporated a central, 12-foot, thin include a valid Presncll wrote an 18-page order months of ripping, rewiring, and included tearing out trees to fountain, with four large high rise Florida's driver's Dec. 2. He dismissed part of the replanting in Magnolia Square the replace with Blanchard Magnolias; Live Oak trees at each of the four license, at least IB suit, but said the individual defen­ Community Redevelopment replacing some of the bricks; re­ comers of the square. years old, a high dants are not immune from the strip Agency has a design plan. running electrical lines; redesign­ “If you keep it simple, it will school diploma or search claims and that anyone held Agency ideas came closer to ing the landscape of the new trees please most people," Browder said. GED, and submit to for an "unreasonable" amount of fruition Wednesday after Land and greenery, and placing new In the design, the Blanchard fingerprinting and time can seek damages. Design Innovations Inc., of Winter benches and trash receptacles in the Magnolia trees, which were pur­ undergo a back­ Hanks said the lawsuit could Park, presented its vision for the square. chased and placed in the square ground check. reach class-action status, similar to square. CRA member Jeff THplett said over the summer, were moved The job is open to a lawsuit settled for more than $4 But a design that will bring back in July that he didn't like the toward the parking lot behind residents of Seminole million in Miami. In that 6uit, more Magnolia Square up to par with the renovations. Magnolia Sauare. County; however, than 5,000 women said they were newly renovated 1st Street and the “It still looks like a basketball Browder left enough room in the exceptions are made illegally strip-searched. RivcrWalk might cost the court to me,” Triplett said. design for people to comfortably if an applicant lives Compared to other cases, Community Redevelopment The CRA set aside $50,000 to hire window shop on all sides of the in relative close prox­ Presnell said, the alleged delays in imity to Seminole Agency a quarter of a million dol­ a landscape architect to redo the lars, unless they find a benefactor square. Eddie Browder, AS LA, Vice 8 ** Square, Pag* 8 A the current case are snorter, but he County's jurisdiction. called the current allegations more Those interested can receive applica­ tions at the Seminole 8 ** Lawsuit, Pag* BA County Sheriff's Office, 100 Bush Blvd., Sanford, or by calling Linda Moss, Scout fulfills promise to Marines Crossing Guard By 8t*v* Paradis supervisor at 407­ 665-6612. Herald Staff She may also be reached via email at LONGWOOD — In lmoss^seminolesher- October, a Longwood Boy iff.org. Scout issued a promise to U.S. Marines and tneir families at the pre-deployment briefing eminole mile S S of the 6th Motor Transport unit from Orlando. Jimmy Canteen walla, 17, of Lake Mary, promised the Marines he would send them all care packages after they deployed in Iraq. The effort would be part of his Eagle Scout project he told tne appreciative soldiers. Since May, Jimmy has jimmy uaniMnwsim or Longwood snows some ol the Hems he worked with neighbor; men­ sent to soldiers in Iraq as part of an Eagle Scout project. tor and Scout leader Tony hand-written letter from the The staff sergeant Brown to fulfill his promise. unit’s highest-ranking mem- explained that he started The Lake Mary High School bet; Staff Sgt. J.A. Reyes. handing out the packages student recruited friends and "First of all thanks a million The rest would be distributed family members to sponsor for your initiatives and good when personnel returned mrtM photo try Tommy vinc*oi the care packages, the first of will for providing us with from a two-week mission Midway Elamantary ha Id Its annual holiday parada Wednesday with which was sent Nov. 12. these care packages," Reyes periomances, floats and Santa Claus. Mora photos, BA. On Nov. 23, he received a wrote from A1 Asad, Iraq. S ** Eagle, Pag* 3A ii ii i i . H i i / /» #, \# i i / / i / s O /;/ i \ n n .i o\i E\ i »e r i e \ c i : tJ\ ( i i ri:\< i [mOq k v t m v e s ] 1 0 7 S O2 0 7 0 0 Page 2 A Sunday. December II. 2005 T ill. 11 MIAMI Seminole Summary A GLANCE AROUND OUR COUNTY Sanford church Santa’s Keepers O u t & A b o u t SA F ~ ___ welcomes now The Orlando Coundl Brunch, formerly known as Christian Business & music director Professional Women will hold a 'Gather Around the SANFORD — First Presbyterian Church hearth' brunch at Holiday of Sanford has welcomed new Music Inn, 230 W. Hwy* 436 in Director Wes Hamrick. He brings an abun­ Altamonte Springs, at 10 a.m. dance of talent and experience to First Cost is $11.50. For reserva­ Presbyterian church, as well as a strong tions or information call 407­ desire to serve Christ. 831-2573 or 407-339-4150. His career began at age 14 in his native Florida, with musical theater performances The Ballet Guild of at Theatre on park, a professional repertory Sanford-Semlnole will per­ theater in Winter Park. He was awarded a form “The Nutcracker and scholarship to attend the Cincinnati Much Much More", College Conservatory of Music at the Saturday, Dec. 10 at 7:30 p.m. University of Cincinnati where he graduat­ and Sunday, Dec. 11 at 2 p.m. ed with a degree in piano performance. at the Winter Springs His performances have taken him to Performing Arts Center. destinations around the world from Moscow to Mexico. He has performed with The Helen Stairs Theatre Symphony Orchestras including the in downtown Sanford will Florida Symphony.