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Alcohol sales to appear on May ballot ◗ Town Hall meeting
scheduled March 27 By Katie Martinez The Community News
Live Theater Theatre off the Square in Weatherford is presenting The Man with Bogart’s Face March 9-25. TOTS is located at 114 N. Denton Street. Reservations may be made by calling 817-341-8687. Tickets range from $9-$12. Photo courtesy of Claire Varnon.
Lion’s Camp The Aledo Community Lions Club is sponsoring area kids to attend the organization’s camp for children who are disabled or live with diabetes. To learn more, visit The Camp website www.lionscamp.com for further information and application forms.
Detheridge Party Freddy Detherage will celebrate his 80th birthday with a community-wide party from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 10 at the Aledo Church of Christ.
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Matthew Foster, a student at Stuard Elementary School, joined members of the Aledo Volunteer Fire Dept. in turning pancakes at the organization’s regular pancake breakfast on Saturday, March 3.
After a successful petition drive to bring the issue of alcohol sales in the city to a vote, the Hudson Oaks City Council voted to place the item on the ballot for the May elections. Mayor Pat Deen said the city did not fund the drive, but the move is in line with the city’s newly released strategic plan. “Looking at the work we have done with the residents in establishing the city’s strategic plan – one of the main things that they want in the city is more dining options,” he said. “Big name, high-quality restaurants want to be able to serve alcohol without the expense and hassle of private club memberships.” City Administrator Sherri Campbell-Husband said there have been a lot of questions raised about the implications for the city and administrators are restricted on how involved they can be in the process, since the item will be brought to a vote. “We want people to have all the facts and be able to make the best decisions,” she said. “So the city attorney will be hosting a Town Hall Meeting later this month to answer questions about what this would mean for the city.” Husband said she has not been involved in the campaign, but based on what people have said to her, she believes the driving factor behind it is a desire to bring in bigger restaurants and give the city control over operations that do sell alcohol. Turn to ALCOHOL, page 5A
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your life, your company or your community. For more information call 817-882-4100 or www.careity.org
Ride for Heroes The 10th Annual Moritz Chevrolet Ride for Heroes is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. on Saturday April 21. More than 1,500 riders are expected Entry fee is $30 until April 14th, $35 after; Age 15 and under $10 discount and must be accompanied by an adult. Proceeds benef the Aledo, Hudson Oaks and Willow Park Fire Departments, the Sheriff’s Reserve and Center of Hope. For more information, maps and entries go to www.rideforheroes.org
The filing deadline passed for seats on city councils and the Aledo ISD Board. Seats in Aledo, Annetta North and South, and Hudson Oaks were unopposed - but the following are up for grabs on May 12.
Aledo ISD Board Place 1: Jay Stringer, Tracey Zak Johnson Place 2: Johnny Campbell, Richard Henderson Place 3: Gary Aquillard, Tracey Haber, David Tillman
Annetta Place 1: Bill Lunsford, Larry Wood Place 2: Mike Brasovan, Bruce Moore Place 4: Jamie Harris
Willow Park Place 3: Amy Podany Place 4: Brian Thornburg, Daniel Stalling Place 5: Bernard Suchocki, Hale Alderman
◗ Special meeting called
for Monday, March 12 By Lana Kennedy The Community News
A full parking lot, a packed house and a lot of angry residents set the stage for the Annetta City Council meeting on Thursday, March 1. The majority of the crowd was residents of the Split Rail neighborhood, there to express concerns about the possibility of two water storage tanks coming to residential lots in their neighborhood. Because the item was not placed on the agenda for discussion, the council was prohibited from discussing or acting on the item, but residents were given time to speak. Michael Fowler, prospective buyer of 129 Links Lane, asked councilmembers to “put yourself in our shoes.” He told council that his contract on the house had a clause that would allow him to opt-out if the storage tank was built.
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Steve Ledgerwood stands outside the gate of his home on Links Lane in Annetta. Ledgerwood’s property neighbors the proposed location of two new storage tanks for The Deer Creek WaterSystem. Ledgerwood and other neighbors in the golf course community are protesting the location
Other residents told council that these tanks would hurt the value of their homes. Gary Aguillard, a home appraiser for the Aledo Independent School District, said the location of the
tanks would immediately decrease property values and told council that this was a poor use of land because it would result in a loss of property tax revenue. Turn to TANKS, page 3A
Commentary
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Bobby Rigues makes it easy to hit the facts when discussing school finance.
More than 1,200 runners crossed the finish line last weekend with bright orange Aledo shirts.
Ally Swift breaks career scoring record with her 94th goal in a game against Mineral Wells.
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