FAIR. BALANCED. INFORMATIVE. Phone: 281-980-6745 ww ww w.fbindependent.com .fbindependent.com P.O.BOX 623, SUGAR LAND, TX 77487-0623 WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2011 VOL 4 No. 19 Official newspaper of Fort Bend County, Missouri City & Sugar Land FREE ADMISSION Minor League Baseball Is Coming! Minor League Baseball Is Coming! SUGAR LAND SUPERSTARS. Sugar Land Town Square re- cently hosted its Sugar Land Junior Superstar competition and named the first, second and third place winners. The American Idol-like competition featured many talented young singers from the area. Pictured left to right are Selena Packard in third place, Lexi Stavinoha in first place and Savannah Scha- kett in second place. For information on other exciting events at Town Square, visit sugarlandtownsquare.com. By BARBARA FULENWIDER & SESHADRI KUMAR A Fort Bend County jury on May 6 returned a guilty verdict against West Fort Bend Star dba Carter Publications and its reporter, LeaAnne Klentzman. The defamation lawsuit was filed by Wade Brady, son of Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Craig Brady. Wade was awarded penalty and damages exceeding $1 mil- lion in the court of Fort Bend County District Judge Thomas Culver. From August 2001 through May 2002, the Star published a number of opinion columns that included references to var- ious incidents involving Chief Brady’s sons Wade and Cullen Brady and Chief Brady’s ac- tions relative to such incidents or on behalf of his sons. None of those columns were the subject of the suit. On Jan. 15, 2003, the Star published an article, written by Klentzman entitled, “Deputy Brady’s tape collecting called ‘Roadside Suppression.’” This article was the subject of the lawsuit. The article stated that since Nov. 21, 2002, Chief Brady had been collecting audio- tapes from deputies regarding Wade’s 2001 Minor In Pos- session charge; Recalled one of the incidents previously re- counted in one of the columns involving Wade’s report of a stolen cell phone and Chief Brady’s pursuit of the man who had Wade’s cell phone; De- scribed testimony from the Au- gust 2002 trial of Wade’s MIP charge circumstances lead- ing up to the ticket; Recalled the audio-taped meetings that Chief Brady had held with the deputies; Stated that the per- sonnel of the sheriff’s office dubbed the numerous twilight meetings in various parking lots with the deputies who is- sued the ticket “roadside sup- pression hearings” made jest of a maneuver by defense lawyers to keep evidence out of court; and Described that “in the DPS tape (of the stop) viewed by the Star ... Wade was so unruly and intoxicated that the trooper had to handcuff him and place him in the backseat of the police car for safety” and described other aspects of the stop based on the Star’s review of the tape. (Wade was later acquitted of the charge and an expunction order entered.) In his suit, Wade alleged that the Star published a story that injured his reputa- tion by omitting material facts, thereby creating a misleading presentation of the factual cir- cumstances regarding both his trial and the unrelated stop by the DPS trooper. He asserted that many of the statements in the articles were lies. The gist of the article was that Wade was using his father to suppress the judicial process but, the article didn’t refer- ence the part of the audiotape that directly contradicted the article’s “gist” asserting that Chief Deputy Brady was try- ing to “suppress” evidence for Wade’s benefit. The penalty and punitive damages against Klentzman totalled $80,000. The penalty against Carter Publications was $146,000 and the punitive damages totalled to $1 million. Texas has a cap on punitive damages, which limits those awards to $200,000 or two times the economic damages plus an amount equal to any noneconomic damages up to $750,000, according to infor- mation on the American Tort Reform Association’s website. The Star was represented by “the cream of First Amend- ment lawyers in the firm Jack- son Walker,” said Bev Carter, Star publisher, in her May 4 column in her newspaper. This is the same firm that represent- ed Oprah Winfrey when she was sued by some Amarillo cattlemen. In her column, Carter in- vited the public to attend the trial because “freedom of the press is so important.” She also wrote, “If newspapers like us are silenced, our local ‘good old boy’ system will be able to operate unchecked.” Carter has been a constant critic of Sheriff Milton Wright and Chief Brady. Klentzman, who ran for sheriff against Wright some 16 years ago was hired by the Star as a reporter in 2002. Kinan Romman of the law firm Ahmed, Zavitsanos & Anaipakos, P.C. represented Wade Brady. The attorney for Klentzman Star loses libel lawsuit, faces $1 million penalty and damages Sugar Land has taken the next step in selecting a partner to assist in the planning, devel- opment and operations of the City’s future planned Concert/ Performing Arts Facility and Festival Site. Sugar Land City Council ap- proved on May 3 a Memoran- dum of Understanding (MOU) with ACE Sugar Land, LLC, to enter into exclusive discussions for a public/private partnership to bring a proposed 6,500-seat concert and performing arts fa- cility to Sugar Land. Based on a 2008 market analysis and feasibility study, it was identified that a concert/ performing arts venue would promote capital investment, create new jobs, enhance edu- cational opportunities and create unique destination ac- tivities attracting local and re- gional visitors. “Making Sugar Land a des- tination for culture and enter- tainment has been a long-held vision of our citizens and City Council,” said Mayor James Thompson. “We believe this will fill a much-needed gap in entertainment needs in this part of the greater Houston region and bring many more people here to enjoy the arts and all that our City offers.” The MOU outlines the pro- cess and goals the public/pri- vate partnership will use to develop a sustainable concert/ performing arts facility includ- ing: • Create a destination attraction for Sugar Land that provides opportunities for entertainment and recreation for Sugar Land residents as well as attracting non-residents from the sur- rounding region. • Provide a flexible, multi-use facility to support performing arts such as concerts, plays and other community needs, as well as complement other local entertainment venues. • Energize the surrounding ar- Danielle Moss of Fleming Elementary School was named FBISD Elementary Teacher of the Year, and Yolanda Clarke of Travis High School was named FBISD Secondary Teacher of the Year at a special awards dinner on April 28. Danielle Moss is a fifth-grade English Language Arts teacher. She has been teaching for 10 years, with five of those at Flem- ing. Yolanda Clarke from Travis High School has 15 years of teaching experience, of which five years have been at Travis. She teaches twelfth-grade English Language Arts. Also honored at the banquet were FBISD’s Rookies of the Year: Elementary Schools – Rachel Schwind (Heritage Rose Elementary), Meg Pickert (Schiff Elementary), Elizabeth Carney (Seguin Elemen- tary); and Secondary Schools - Michael Tufariello (Hodges Bend Middle), Chelsea Larsen (Elkins High School) and Chrissie Hut- ton (Travis High School). Pictured at the Fort Bend ISD Teacher of the Year Dinner seated from left to right are: Yolanda Clarke, 2011 Secondary Teacher of the Year; Danielle Murray Moss, 2011 Elementary Teacher of the Year; and (back row, from left) Jim Rice, Board Member; Susan Hohnbaum, Board Vice President; Dr. Timothy Jenney, Superintendent; and Marilyn Glover, Board Member. Teachers of the year See LIBEL, Page 3 Concert venue agreement signed See VENUE, Page 3 Michael Schiff, current Sugar Land Councilman District 4 endorses Harish Jajoo for city council. Political Av. Paid for by Harish Jajoo Campaign, Kolbe Curtice, Treasurer, 15999 City Walk #250, Sugar Land, TX 77479 ELECTION DAY THIS Saturday, May 14, 2011 www.harishjajoo.com 832.338.3202 [email protected]Public Safety. Fiscal Conservative. EXPERIENCE By BARBARA FULENWIDER “Turnout this year seems low. We are amazed today at how slow early voting is,” said John Oldham, county election administrator. “Some sites,” he said, “have had 10 people total in seven days.” Oldham said, “It seems particularly slow at early voting sites, which are school district only. When you are dealing with voters only coming in to vote on a school board there’s not much of a turnout at all.” “We had one person vote today at the local on FM 1464 at West Bellfort, just north of Austin High School. “Willowridge had two or three people vote so far today. The locations in the towns have been a little bit better,” the election administrator said. “It’s kinda sad…you throw an election and so few come. We don’t know if it will be the same low turnout on election day or if everyone is waiting until May 14 to vote. “It may be that people haven’t made up their minds how to vote so they are waiting. In 2009 just about everybody waited until election day,” he said. According to the county’s website, early votes cast by the end of voting on Saturday, May 7, in the various jurisdictions are: Missouri City District A: 128 votes District D: 421 Sugar Land District 1: 202 District 2: 284 District 3: 560 District 4: 1,095 Fort Bend County WC&ID No. 2: 251 votes Fort Bend ISD: 3,357 Stafford MSD: 213 Early Voting Yields Low Turnout Seshadri Kumar Publisher & Editor 10701 Corporate Drive, #282, Stafford, TX 77477 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 623, Sugar Land, TX 77487 www.fbindependent.com 281-980-6745 Fort Bend Independent, (USPS 025-572) is published every Wednesday (for a subscription rate of $20 per year) by Fort Bend Independent, LLC., 10701 Corporate Dr., #282, Stafford, Texas 77477. Periodicals Postage Paid at Stafford, Texas. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Fort Bend Independent, P.O. Box 623, Sugar Land, Tx 77487.
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SUGAR LAND SUPERSTARS. Sugar Land Town Square re-cently hosted its Sugar Land Junior Superstar competition and named the fi rst, second and third place winners. The American Idol-like competition featured many talented young singers from the area. Pictured left to right are Selena Packard in third place, Lexi Stavinoha in fi rst place and Savannah Scha-kett in second place. For information on other exciting events at Town Square, visit sugarlandtownsquare.com.
By BARBARA FULENWIDER & SESHADRI KUMAR
A Fort Bend County jury on May 6 returned a guilty verdict against West Fort Bend Star dba Carter Publications and its reporter, LeaAnne Klentzman. The defamation lawsuit was fi led by Wade Brady, son of Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Craig Brady. Wade was awarded penalty and damages exceeding $1 mil-lion in the court of Fort Bend County District Judge Thomas Culver.
From August 2001 through May 2002, the Star published a number of opinion columns that included references to var-ious incidents involving Chief Brady’s sons Wade and Cullen Brady and Chief Brady’s ac-tions relative to such incidents or on behalf of his sons.
None of those columns were the subject of the suit.
On Jan. 15, 2003, the Star published an article, written by Klentzman entitled, “Deputy Brady’s tape collecting called ‘Roadside Suppression.’”
This article was the subject of the lawsuit.
The article stated that since
Nov. 21, 2002, Chief Brady had been collecting audio-tapes from deputies regarding Wade’s 2001 Minor In Pos-session charge; Recalled one of the incidents previously re-counted in one of the columns involving Wade’s report of a stolen cell phone and Chief Brady’s pursuit of the man who had Wade’s cell phone; De-scribed testimony from the Au-gust 2002 trial of Wade’s MIP charge circumstances lead-ing up to the ticket; Recalled the audio-taped meetings that Chief Brady had held with the deputies; Stated that the per-sonnel of the sheriff’s offi ce dubbed the numerous twilight meetings in various parking lots with the deputies who is-sued the ticket “roadside sup-pression hearings” made jest of a maneuver by defense lawyers to keep evidence out of court; and Described that “in the DPS tape (of the stop) viewed by the Star ... Wade was so unruly and intoxicated that the trooper had to handcuff him and place him in the backseat of the police car for safety” and described other aspects of the stop based on the Star’s review of the tape.
(Wade was later acquitted of the charge and an expunction order entered.) In his suit, Wade alleged that the Star published a story that injured his reputa-tion by omitting material facts, thereby creating a misleading presentation of the factual cir-cumstances regarding both his trial and the unrelated stop by the DPS trooper. He asserted that many of the statements in the articles were lies.
The gist of the article was that Wade was using his father to suppress the judicial process but, the article didn’t refer-ence the part of the audiotape that directly contradicted the article’s “gist” asserting that Chief Deputy Brady was try-ing to “suppress” evidence for Wade’s benefi t.
The penalty and punitive damages against Klentzman totalled $80,000. The penalty against Carter Publications was $146,000 and the punitive damages totalled to $1 million.
Texas has a cap on punitive damages, which limits those awards to $200,000 or two times the economic damages plus an amount equal to any noneconomic damages up to
$750,000, according to infor-mation on the American Tort Reform Association’s website.
The Star was represented by “the cream of First Amend-ment lawyers in the fi rm Jack-son Walker,” said Bev Carter, Star publisher, in her May 4 column in her newspaper. This is the same fi rm that represent-ed Oprah Winfrey when she was sued by some Amarillo cattlemen.
In her column, Carter in-vited the public to attend the trial because “freedom of the press is so important.” She also wrote, “If newspapers like us are silenced, our local ‘good old boy’ system will be able to operate unchecked.”
Carter has been a constant critic of Sheriff Milton Wright and Chief Brady.
Klentzman, who ran for sheriff against Wright some 16 years ago was hired by the Star as a reporter in 2002.
Kinan Romman of the law fi rm Ahmed, Zavitsanos & Anaipakos, P.C. represented Wade Brady.
The attorney for Klentzman
Star loses libel lawsuit, faces $1 million penalty and damages
Sugar Land has taken the next step in selecting a partner to assist in the planning, devel-opment and operations of the City’s future planned Concert/Performing Arts Facility and Festival Site.
Sugar Land City Council ap-proved on May 3 a Memoran-dum of Understanding (MOU) with ACE Sugar Land, LLC, to enter into exclusive discussions for a public/private partnership to bring a proposed 6,500-seat concert and performing arts fa-cility to Sugar Land.
Based on a 2008 market analysis and feasibility study, it was identifi ed that a concert/performing arts venue would promote capital investment, create new jobs, enhance edu-cational opportunities and create unique destination ac-tivities attracting local and re-gional visitors.
“Making Sugar Land a des-tination for culture and enter-tainment has been a long-held vision of our citizens and City
Council,” said Mayor James Thompson. “We believe this will fi ll a much-needed gap in entertainment needs in this part of the greater Houston region and bring many more people here to enjoy the arts and all that our City offers.”
The MOU outlines the pro-cess and goals the public/pri-vate partnership will use to develop a sustainable concert/performing arts facility includ-ing:• Create a destination attraction for Sugar Land that provides opportunities for entertainment and recreation for Sugar Land residents as well as attracting non-residents from the sur-rounding region.• Provide a fl exible, multi-use facility to support performing arts such as concerts, plays and other community needs, as well as complement other local entertainment venues.• Energize the surrounding ar-
Danielle Moss of Fleming Elementary School was named FBISD Elementary Teacher of the Year, and Yolanda Clarke of Travis High School was named FBISD Secondary Teacher of the Year at a special awards dinner on April 28.
Danielle Moss is a fi fth-grade English Language Arts teacher. She has been teaching for 10 years, with fi ve of those at Flem-ing. Yolanda Clarke from Travis High School has 15 years of teaching experience, of which fi ve years have been at Travis. She teaches twelfth-grade English Language Arts. Also honored at the banquet were FBISD’s Rookies of the Year: Elementary Schools – Rachel Schwind (Heritage Rose Elementary), Meg Pickert (Schiff Elementary), Elizabeth Carney (Seguin Elemen-tary); and Secondary Schools - Michael Tufariello (Hodges Bend Middle), Chelsea Larsen (Elkins High School) and Chrissie Hut-ton (Travis High School).
Pictured at the Fort Bend ISD Teacher of the Year Dinner seated from left to right are: Yolanda Clarke, 2011 Secondary Teacher of the Year; Danielle Murray Moss, 2011 Elementary Teacher of the Year; and (back row, from left) Jim Rice, Board Member; Susan Hohnbaum, Board Vice President; Dr. Timothy Jenney, Superintendent; and Marilyn Glover, Board Member.
Teachers of the year
See LIBEL, Page 3
Concert venue agreement signed
See VENUE, Page 3
Michael Schiff, current Sugar Land Councilman District 4 endorses Harish Jajoo for city council. Political Av. Paid for by Harish Jajoo Campaign, Kolbe Curtice, Treasurer, 15999 City Walk #250, Sugar Land, TX 77479
low. We are amazed today at how slow early voting is,” said John Oldham, county election administrator.
“Some sites,” he said, “have had 10 people total in seven days.”
Oldham said, “It seems particularly slow at early voting sites, which are school district only. When you are dealing with voters only coming in to vote on a school board there’s not much of a turnout at all.”
“We had one person vote today at the local on FM 1464 at West Bellfort, just north of Austin High School.
“Willowridge had two or three people vote so far today. The locations in the towns have been a little bit better,” the election administrator said.
“It’s kinda sad…you throw an election and so few come. We don’t know if it will be the same low turnout on election
day or if everyone is waiting until May 14 to vote.
“It may be that peoplehaven’t made up their mindshow to vote so they are waiting.In 2009 just about everybody waited until election day,” hesaid.
According to the county’swebsite, early votes cast by theend of voting on Saturday, May7, in the various jurisdictions are:
Missouri City District A: 128 votes District D: 421
Sugar Land District 1: 202 District 2: 284 District 3: 560 District 4: 1,095
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The First Colony SynchroStars synchronized swim team contin-ued a great season by taking first place in every event in which they competed in at the recent Associa-tion Meet held in Webster. Athletes taking first place in rou-tine competition:10 Under Age Group Solo – Abby Remmers11-12 Novice Solo – Caroline Fogarty11-12 Age Group Solo – Isabelle Duenas11-12 Age Group Duet – Isabelle Duenas and Christy Lee13-15 Age Group Solo – Elizabeth Oh13-15 Age Group Duet – Hannah Chiu and Elizabeth Oh13-15 Age Group Trio – Elise Bau-er, Hannah Chiu and Christy Lee13-15 Age Group Team – Elise Bauer, Hannah Chiu, Isabelle Due-nas, Christy Lee and Elizabeth Oh18-19 Intermediate Solo – Miranda JamesFigure Competition:10 & Under Age Group: Abby Remmers – 1st place11-12 Novice: Caroline Fogarty – 1st place11-12 Age Group: Christy Lee – 1st place, Isabelle Duenas – 2nd place13-15 Age Group: Elizabeth Oh – 1st place, Hannah Chiu – 2nd place, Elise Bauer – 3rd place18-19 Intermediate B – Miranda James – 1st place
The Fort Bend County Water Control and Improve-ment District (WCID) No. 2 has dedicated the first surface water treatment plant in Fort Bend County and it is now fully operational providing surface water to its custom-ers.
Located in Stafford on Fifth Street, the facility underwent the formal ribbon cutting on April 29, when it also dedicat-ed and named the facility after James K. Williams, President of the Water District’s board of directors.
A place of distinction was also noted for the Dis-trict’s past President, Fred Ross, commended for having bought the plant’s 80 acres at an auction in 1996.
The plant site conveniently borders Gulf Coast Water Au-
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tion with previously approved bonds by district customers, the $13 million plant is part of a county-wide commit-ment to meet state regulatory mandates to substitute surface water for groundwater.
The water conversion of Fort Bend County WCID No. 2 is part of the Fort Bend County Subsidence District’s effort to meet the require-ments calling for a 30 percent conversion by 2013 and 60 percent by 2025.
With the new surface water treatment plant, residents and businesses in Stafford, part of Missouri City and other extra-territorial jurisdictions are all now drinking surface water from the Brazos River by way of the lakes in Sugar Land and
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Created in 1946, the Fort Bend County WCID No. 2 took a proactive approach as a water service provider and began planning for surface water conversion in 1985 for 50 percent growth.
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The attorney for Klentzman and the Star, John Edwards of the law firm Jackson Walker, said “We have 30 days after the court files the final judg-ment” to file an appeal. Prior to the final judgment each side will file a motion, Edwards said.
“Our motion will ask the judge to set aside the jury’s verdict and reduce the damag-es. When the judge enters the final judgment, we’ll appeal it then,” he added.
Edwards said filing the ap-peal will likely be done with-in a month but could be two months.
Edwards believes there were mistakes in the trial that could reverse the jury’s decision.
“The most important one, I think is the court’s ruling that the article did not relate to a matter of public concern and interest. We think that’s the most serious error but there are others as well,” he said.
“In our minds this was a very plaintiff friendly jury charge and there are several er-rors we’ll take up on appeal.” Edwards explained that both sides get to submit questions to the jury, which lawyers get to see and can object to.
“We objected to a lot of them and he (Judge Culver) overruled our objections,” Ed-wards said.
“He (Judge Culver) actually flipped the burden of proof. The plaintiff is responsible for proving in this case that the statements in the story were false. As it turned out the de-fendants had to prove they were true. We think that is a serious error as well.”
“We respect the jury’s deci-sion, we just disagree with it. We don’t think it’s over yet. I’m confident we’ll get this re-versed. At the end of the day we will prevail.”
Arguments the plaintiff’s lawyers used have been used in libel (defamatory) suits be-tween individuals but not in one that involved the media, according to Edwards.
Romman disagreed with Edwards and said there was an overwhelming evidence of defamation and that the defen-dants are now trying to attack the jury charge and the jury’s verdict.
According to Romman, the critical issue in this case was that of private versus public concern and he said that Judge Culver ruled correctly that the matter reported is of “private concern.”
Consequently, the burden of proof fell on the defendant and
they will challenge the judge’s ruling.
“This is a very important case for privacy rights. People have a responsibility when they use their first amendment right,” Romman said.
The defendants will try to appeal the case on technical points, but the judge did not make any reversible error, Romman said.
The case was filed in 2003 when there were no statutory cap on punitive damages and the $1 million punitive dam-age judgment will stand, he said.
Romman said the judgment will be entered in a week’s time and he will immediate-ly ask for enforcement of it. While executing the judgment, Romman said his client will have recourse to seize the as-sets of the newspaper.
During appeal, the defen-dants may have to post a bond for the damages or show that they have adequate assets to satisfy the judgment.
The Star also owes another $54,000 in attorney fees for representation in the appeals court.
The defendants lost two ap-peals and the trial, but will try to prolong the case as long as they can to avoid paying the damages, Romman said.
LawsuitFrom Page 1
eas through its integrated de-sign and operation to increase economic development and fu-ture revenue opportunities for the City.
The City has identified a 38.5-acre site for the proposed venue near the intersection of U.S. Highway 59 and Univer-sity Boulevard that will house a larger office and entertain-ment-centric, mixed-use devel-opment within the Telfair com-mercial areas.
No time line has been set for completion of the project.
“My partners and I are hon-ored to be selected by the City of Sugar Land as its partner in the planning and development of this exciting project,” stat-ed Allen Becker, chairman of ACE SL LLC.
“We have been fortunate in our over 30 years in the live entertainment business to have worked in the major cities of the United States and Canada, as well as in many markets throughout the world.
“But nothing beats home, and we will work as hard as it takes to make this facility a success for the City of Sugar Land and to bring the best in entertainment to this commu-nity, our community!”
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By Dr. Brent W. Galloway, MDAccording to Dr. David
Katz, director of Yale Uni-versity’s Prevention Research Center in New Haven, Conn. “Trans fat is potently associ-ated with inflammation, heart disease, diabetes and probably cancer. It is in a very literal sense a kind of slow poison.”
So, what is trans fat? It makes an oil more solid; pro-vide longer shelf-life in baked products; provides longer fry-life for cooking oils, and pro-vides a certain kind of texture or “mouth-feel.”
It is used in processed foods and baked goods because they are cheaper than animal fats, has a wide range of textures, and has a longer shelf life. These types of fats can be found in margarines, shorten-ing, crackers, cookies, chips, salad dressings, and certain fried foods. Many foods from fast food restaurants also have high levels of trans fats.
The American Heart Asso-ciation recommends that no more than 1 percent of your total calories per day come from trans fats, which equals about 2 to 2.5 grams per day. But why, what is the big deal? The best way to explain what they do is to give a quick run-down on their proven side ef-fects.
They do the following: de-crease the levels of good cho-lesterol (HDL), raise levels
of the bad cholesterol (LDL), both of these lead to a higher risk of heart disease. In fact, a very large study found that coronary heart disease risk roughly doubled for each 2% increase in trans fat calories consumed (instead of carbo-hydrate calories).
By contrast, it takes more than a 15% increase in satu-rated fat calories (instead of carbohydrate calories) to produce a similar increase in risk.
Another side effect is an increased risk of diabetes. A study out of Harvard Uni-versity, which followed over 84,000 women, reported on the relationship between di-etary fat intake and the risk of type 2 diabetes. It found that replacing 2% of energy from
trans fats with polyunsaturated fat would lead to a 40% lower risk of diabetes. So, what do we do with this information? The simple answer is to avoid these types of foods.
We should begin to read the food labels! However, it’s a little more complicated than that.
Trans fat does not have to be listed if the total fat in a food is less that 0.5 grams per serving. You could consume up to 0.49 grams per serving and think you are being good to yourself.
In fact, there are a lot of companies in the food in-dustry that simply change the serving size to very tiny amounts to get around this is-sue or trans fat reporting.
What’s more is that there is absolutely no requirement to list trans fats on institutional food packaging.
This type of food ends up in the schools and hospital cafeterias.
One solution would be to look a little bit deeper on the food label when you read the ingredients part of the food la-bel. You need to look for and avoid what is called ‘hydro-genated’ or ‘partially hydro-genated’ oils.
Feel free to make an ap-pointment at Family Practice of Fort Bend in Sugar Land at 281-265-3456 and ask to see Dr. Galloway.
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LEGAL NOTICEINVITATION TO BIDDERS
Sealed Bids will be received in the Office of Gilbert D. Jalomo, Jr., County Purchasing Agent, Fort Bend County, Rosenberg Annex, 4520 Reading Road, Suite A, Rosenberg, TX 77471 for the following until THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2011 at 1:30 P.M. (CST). All bids will then be publicly opened and read in the Office of the Purchasing Agent, Rosenberg Annex, 4520 Reading Road, Rosenberg, TX 77471. Bids received after the specified time will be returned unopened.
1. BID 11-069 – PUBLIC SUPPLY WELL;
2. BID 11-070 – PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT.
Lump sum or unit pricing is required; payment will be by check after products/services are rendered. Bonds are required.Fort Bend County reserves the right to reject any or all bids.Signed:Gilbert D. Jalomo, Jr.,Purchasing AgentFort Bend County, Richmond, Texas
LEGAL NOTICEREQUEST FOR SEALED
COMPETITIVE PROPOSALSSealed Competitive Proposals will be received in the Office of Gilbert D. Jalomo, Jr., County Purchasing Agent, Fort Bend County, Rosenberg Annex, 4520 Reading Road, Suite A, Rosenberg, TX 77471 for the following until THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2011 at 1:30 P.M. CST). All proposals will then be opened in the Office of the Purchasing Agent, Rosenberg Annex, 4520 Reading Road, Suite A, Rosenberg, TX 77471 and the names of the proposers made public. Proposals received after the specified time will be returned unopened.RFP 11-068 – VENDING MACHINES
FOR JUSTICE CENTERUnit pricing is required; payment will be by check after products/services are rendered. Bonds are not required.Fort Bend County reserves the right to reject any or all proposals.Signed:Gilbert D. Jalomo, Jr., Purchasing AgentFort Bend County, Richmond, Texas
I was really feeling proud of the way Missouri City is managing the complex surface water project. What could have been a “problem”-- a fairly significant “cost overrun” appears to be a good way to go on this complicated project. Public Works Director Scott Elmer was doing a grand job of explaining this project, why a specific contracting method was employed, and gave us much insight into how city decisions were being made in spending our money. All within a few minutes. In my opinion, it’s what city council meetings should be about—oversight and communicating with the public.
What in the heck am I talking about? It was the April 2, 2011, Missouri City Council Meeting on the Consent Agenda for the Steep Bank Flat Bank Wastewater Plant Service Area Improvement Plan. That’s the new wastewater facility Missouri City water users are paying in additional MUD or water service fees. This is a state mandated program to deal with ground subsidence from pumping ground water, which can lead to flooding. You see the fee every month in your water and sewer bill.
Some background. Each Friday afternoon before M o n d a y M C C o u n c i l meetings, an agenda comes out that the background material can be lengthy. So a Council Member has the weekend to look at the issues before council. Most of the material is fairly routine and written in “government speak,” but lengthy material is the best way to hide an issue. Look at Congress for that one.
So a Councilmember who has questions either needs to chase down a department head on the weekend or on Monday before the Council meeting or ask at the meeting. Now, before I get started, the last thing I want to see are speeches from Council members or the Mayor. But if a Councilmember has questions on an issue, I likely will as well. To anyone in business, a cost overrun is a reason to ask questions and ensure you understand the answers. Moreover, new
faces on council promote better information for the public because they have more questions—just like we do. We aren’t part of decisions. I watch on TV now because of not being able to ask questions just frustrated me to pieces attending council meetings.
Yes, it’s likely tedious to those wanting to move the meeting forward, but questions are a wonderful way for the City to shine . . . or not. Missouri City was shining, and I was getting educated on a complicated matter without bothering a Councilmember or department head. An efficient and effective way to do business if it doesn’t turn into speech making.
Councilmember Danny Nguyen was doing his job asking the clarifying questions to ensure he understood. He was asking the very questions I wanted to know. I don’t think there is corruption. I just want to know that sufficient thought and multiple viewpoints have been put into a project. That seems the case here, because I was understanding the issues. However, Mayor Owen told Councilmember Nguyen to “Hush” on his follow up questions that were respectful, clear, and to my way of thinking, the manner all Councilmembers should conduct themselves.
I asked Mayor Owen why he was moving the issue forward. Basically he states he does not want council to turn into a contentious body where relationships are so ugly that nothing gets done because everything is so contentious. According to the Mayor, another Councilmember had asked him to take control.
F r o m m y v i e w p o i n t , Councilmember Nguyen is asking the kinds of questions
taxpayers have. While oversight is everyone’s
job and city staff should expect questions, the Mayor and Council need to ask questions that allow staff to explain their reasoning as well as the set of circumstances behind his or her reasoning. Staff doesn’t always have optimum circumstances. From the questions asked, Public Works Director Scott Elmer appears to be doing a bang up job on this particular project . . . and it’s the Mayor’s and Council’s job to provide oversight of who is doing a good job. Questions should illuminate, but allow explanation. We as taxpayers should listen to be fair. This exchange was worth 100 press releases because it got to the core of the issue – all within a few minutes—and satisfied me of “what’s behind the issue--” the things I often wonder about.
I , f o r o n e , h o p e Counci lmember Nguyen doesn’t quit asking questions. They are a breath of fresh air and an opportunity for Missouri City to shine when it deserves to do so. On this issue of a $53 Million project, according to Elmer, the total project including the transmission lines is coming in below budget. Thanks from this taxpayer. Keep shining, but expect to explain.
The Stafford MSD Board of Trustees has named Lawrence Hindt as its Lone Finalist for the position of Superintendent of Stafford schools.
During a special called meeting Monday night, the board voted 5-2 to select him as the finalist for the position and begin the 21 day legally required period to negotiate his contract.
Hindt is currently Assistant Superintendent for Middle Schools in Fort Bend ISD.
“The SMSD Board of Trustees is very pleased with the process used to determine SMSD’s candidate for Lone Finalist,” said Board President Cindy Hoelscher.
Hindt said, “I am excited to be here and appreciate the vote of confidence. I look forward to sharing my knowledge and experience with the district, but most of all I look forward to walking the halls and working with the kids. I want our students to have an instructionally sound education.”
Mr. Hindt has devoted the past 20 years to public education in Texas and has served as teacher, coach, assistant principal, principal and assistant superintendent of schools.
Much of his educational experience was gained at
Stafford names lone finalist for Superintendent position
Dulles Middle and High Schools, nearby neighbors of SMSD with similar diverse communities and student demographics.
H i n d t o b t a i n e d h i s bachelor’s degree from William Penn University, a Masters Degree from Prairie View A & M, and his Superintendent Certification from the Region 4 Educational Service Center. Mr. Hindt is currently pursuing his PhD in the Executive Educational Doctoral program at the University of Houston main campus.
He is married to his wife of 17 years, Kathryn, and they have two children, Zach, 16 years old and Alex, 12 years old.
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LEGAL NOTICEREQUEST FOR SEALED
COMPETITIVE PROPOSALSSealed Competitive Proposals will be received in the Offi ce of Gilbert D. Jalomo, Jr., County Purchasing Agent, Fort Bend County, Rosenberg Annex, 4520 Reading Road, Suite A, Rosenberg, TX 77471 for the following until THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2011 at 1:30 P.M. CST). All proposals will then be opened in the Offi ce of the Purchasing Agent, Rosenberg Annex, 4520 Reading Road, Suite A, Rosenberg, TX 77471 and the names of the proposers made public. Proposals received after the specifi ed time will be returned unopened.RFP 11-062 – JUSTICE CENTER MOVE PROJECTA mandatory pre-RFP conference with site visit will be conducted on Thursday, May 5, 2011 at 10:00 AM (CST). The conference will be held on the second fl oor of the Gus George Law Enforcement Academy, Classroom 4, located at 1521 Eugene Heimann Circle, Richmond, TX. Interested fi rms are required to attend.Unit pricing is required; payment will be by check after products/services are rendered. Bonds are not required.Fort Bend County reserves the right to reject any or all proposals.Signed:Gilbert D. Jalomo, Jr., Purchasing Agent Fort Bend County, Richmond, Texas
LEGAL NOTICEREQUEST FOR SEALED
COMPETITIVE PROPOSALSSealed Competitive Proposals will be received in the Offi ce of Gilbert D. Jalo-mo, Jr., County Purchasing Agent, Fort Bend County, Rosenberg Annex, 4520 Reading Road, Suite A, Rosenberg, TX 77471 for the following until THURS-DAY, MAY 19, 2011 at 1:30 P.M. CST). All proposals will then be opened in the Offi ce of the Purchasing Agent, Rosen-berg Annex, 4520 Reading Road, Suite A, Rosenberg, TX 77471 and the names of the proposers made public. Propos-als received after the specifi ed time will be returned unopened.RFP 11-065 – CONSTRUCTION OF SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURESA pre-RFP conference with site visits will be conducted on Thursday, May 12, 2011 at 10:30 AM (CST). The con-ference will be held at the Fort Bend County Mustang Community Center Pavilion at 4525 FM 521 in Fresno, Tex-as. All contractors are encouraged to attend; no additional site visits will be conducted. Unit pricing is required; payment will be by check after products/services are rendered. Bonds are not required.Fort Bend County reserves the right to reject any or all proposals.Signed:Gilbert D. Jalomo, Jr., Purchasing Agent Fort Bend County, Richmond, Texas
LEGAL NOTICEINVITATION TO BIDDERS
Sealed Bids will be received in the Of-fi ce of Gilbert D. Jalomo, Jr., County Purchasing Agent, Fort Bend County, Rosenberg Annex, 4520 Reading Road, Suite A, Rosenberg, TX 77471 for the following until THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2011 at 1:30 P.M. (CST). All bids will then be publicly opened and read in the Offi ce of the Purchasing Agent, Rosenberg Annex, 4520 Reading Road, Rosenberg, TX 77471. Bids received after the speci-fi ed time will be returned unopened.BID 11-066 – 0.286 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT BELKNAP AND WEST BELLFORTUnit pricing is required; payment will be by check after products/services are rendered. Bonds are not required.Fort Bend County reserves the right to reject any or all bids.Signed:Gilbert D. Jalomo, Jr., Purchasing AgentFort Bend County, Richmond, Texas
LEGAL NOTICEINVITATION TO BIDDERS
Sealed Bids will be received in the Of-fi ce of Gilbert D. Jalomo, Jr., County Purchasing Agent, Fort Bend County, Rosenberg Annex, 4520 Reading Road, Suite A, Rosenberg, TX 77471 for the following until THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2011 at 1:30 P.M. (CST). All bids will then be publicly opened and read in the Offi ce of the Purchasing Agent, Rosenberg Annex, 4520 Reading Road, Rosenberg, TX 77471. Bids received af-ter the specifi ed time will be returned unopened.BID 11-067 – EQUIPMENT FILTERSUnit pricing is required; payment will be by check after products/services are rendered. Bonds are not required.Fort Bend County reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Signed: Gilbert D. Jalomo, Jr., Purchasing Agent Fort Bend County, Richmond, Texas
LEGAL NOTICEINVITATION TO BIDDERS
Sealed Bids will be received in the Of-fi ce of Gilbert D. Jalomo, Jr., County Purchasing Agent, Fort Bend County, Rosenberg Annex, 4520 Reading Road, Suite A, Rosenberg, TX 77471 for the following until THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2011 at 1:30 P.M. (CST). All bids will then be publicly opened and read in the Offi ce of the Purchasing Agent, Rosenberg An-nex, 4520 Reading Road, Rosenberg, TX 77471. Bids received after the specifi ed time will be returned unopened.BID 11-064 – TRAFFIC SIGNALIZATION PROJECTS: BEECHNUT STREET AT WIN-KLEMAN ROAD/GAINES ROAD AND WEST BELFORT AT BELKNAP ROADA pre-bid conference will be conduct-ed on Thursday, May 12, 2011 at 9:00 AM (CST). The pre-bid conference will be held at the Fort Bend County Pur-chasing Department located in the Rosenberg Annex at 4520 Reading Road, Rosenberg Texas 77471. All bid-ders are encouraged to attend.Unit pricing is required; payment will be by check after products/services are rendered. Bonds are required.Fort Bend County reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Signed: Gilbert D. Jalomo, Jr., Purchasing Agent Fort Bend County, Richmond, Texas
Qualifi ed companies are invited to submit their qualifi cations to Staff ord Municipal School District for Construction Management Services (CM At Risk), RFQ# 2011-0002, at the Staff ord MSD administration building conference room in Staff ord, Texas before 10:00am local standard time on the 19th day of May, 2011 as part of Step One in a Two Step process. Short-listed fi rms notifi ed for Step Two must submit proposal with fees and bid bond before 10:00am local standard time on the 7th day of June, 2011 at which time they will be opened and read aloud in the Staff ord MSD administration building conference room. Bid document can be found on the District’s website.
CITATION BY PUBLICATIONDIVORCE
The State of TexasTO: Jason C Trammell Address Unknown, and to all whom it may concern, RespondentGREETINGS:You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney do not fi le a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation by 10:00 AM on the Monday next following the expiration of twenty (20) days after you were served this citation and petition, a default judgment may be taken against you. The Original Petition for Divorce of Suzanne L. Simon, Petitioners, was fi led in the 387th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County, Texas on the January 14, 2011 against Jason C. Trammell, Respondent, being numbered 11-DCV-186971, and entitled In the Matter of the Marriage of Suzanne L. Simon and Jason C. TrammellThe suit requests Divorce.The court has authority in this suit to enter any judgment or decree dissolving the marriage and providing for the division of property which will be binding on you.Issued and given under my hand and seal of the said Court at Richmond, Texas, on this the 26th day of April, 2011.
Fort Bend County, TexasDistrict Clerk Joyce Walshak
Telephone: 281-341-4464
By BARBARA FULENWIDERSince 1876 when the current
constitution of Texas was ad-opted it mandated that the leg-islature establish and provide a statewide public school system in order to have a healthy de-mocracy, J. David Thompson III, with Thompson & Horton, told an assembly of Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce mem-bers.
Thompson, who serves as legislative counsel for the Texas Association of School Administrators, Fast Growth School Coalition, Houston ISD and other school districts and education organizations, said there are currently 4.8 mil-lion students in Texas’ pub-lic schools and in two more years there will be five million -- more than the population of Louisiana.
Thompson, who represent-ed plaintiffs challenging the constitutionality of the Texas Public School System and won before the state supreme court, said, “We have a growing sys-tem,” which he said he’d take any day over a system that is losing population, but the prob-lem is budget, budget, budget.
The critical issue is the state’s $27 billion budget shortfall that the Texas House wants to make up with deep cuts. The budget the House recently presented would cut school funding by $4 billion a year or $800 per student per year. “We’ve never made that kind of reduction before in Texas history,” Thompson told his large audience assembled in the Fort Bend ISD Annex on May 6. .
The Senate would also make cuts but also use rainy day funds and speed up collec-tions. “About half of the cut in the House is the difference between providing $800 per student and $400 per student,” Thompson said.
During the past session two years ago the difference in the House and Senate budgets was $100 million. “There’s a $12 billion difference” between them this session and is the biggest divide ever. Thompson said it’s because “there are two
fundamentally different views about what Texas will look like in the future.”
This time, Thompson said, he thinks “the House needs to move more toward the Senate (version) than vice versa. The House version is a devastating series of cuts. The school dis-tricts can’t handle the level of House cuts.”
He likened the public school budget cuts to a hurricane com-ing Houston’s way. “First you get ready for it, he said, sec-ond, you hunker down and sur-vive it and third you clean up the damage, make repairs and go on. Number three is where the district will be when this (82nd legislative) session is over.”
Down the road, the issues for 2013 will be the structural deficit thanks to what occurred during the 2006 legislative session, where fundamental changes were made. Lawmak-ers reduced the property tax rate and created a new business tax at the state level that was to make up for the property tax rate cut. Trouble is the business tax hasn’t performed as expect-ed so hasn’t closed the gap the property tax decrease opened.
The business tax was ex-pected to raise $7.1 billion a year but has only raised $2.5 billion annually so is short by $4.6 billion. Thompson also noted that legislators have seen fit to take money for other pro-grams and use it to buy down the property tax to the tune of $4.6 billion out of general rev-enue annually.
Money that could be used for education and other ser-vices isn’t there. “That delta will only get bigger as the cost
to buy out the property tax in-creases,” Thompson said. “Un-til it is corrected it will contin-ue every year. It’s a structural issue.”
He said the structural deficit in public school funding will keep the state from getting a Triple A rating, according to Standard & Poor’s. “The Sen-ate cuts will be painful but the structural issue has to be ad-dressed. It’s a guaranteed cri-sis every session until it’s cor-rected.”
Thompson went on to ex-plain how school districts across Texas aren’t all the same. Some are rich and others are poor and it all depends on the taxes collected locally be-cause local taxes are the lion’s share.
School districts collect a certain amount of taxes per the number of students they have and the state fills in what local collections don’t cover.
If local tax collections ex-ceed what it takes to educate a child in a particular district, then the district must send some of its money to Austin to be distributed to poorer dis-tricts. Most school tax dollars come from property taxes so when property values go up it’s “a hidden savings to the state,” Thompson said.
The lawyer said, “All other forms of education in Tex-as (charter schools, private school, home schools, etc.) have a total of 450,000 stu-dents while our public schools have five million.”
With that number on audi-ence minds, he went on to talk about the “Rainy Day Fund created in 1988 as a savings account to level out dips in the economy. It is a replenishing fund that has $9.4 billion in it now. The House and Senate budgets would each use $3.2 billion out of the fund. I think more should be used.”
In Fort Bend ISD, adminis-trative salaries and benefits are 1.27 percent of the district’s total annual budget, campus administration salaries and benefits cost 4.32 percent and classroom teacher salaries and benefits make up 66.23 percent
Education expert wants to use rainy day funds to close school funding gap
Constitution of TexasArticle VII – Education‘A general diffusion of knowledge being essential to the preservation of the liberties and rights of the people, it shall be the duty of the legislature of the state to establish and make suitable provision for the support and maintenance of an ef-ficient system of public free schools.’
Working to preserve the key citizen priorities of pub-lic safety, economic growth and infrastructure improve-ments, Missouri City has drafted a $31.9 million pre-liminary General Fund Fiscal Year 2012 Budget that main-tains the City’s strong finan-cial standing in a challenging economy.
Staff presented details of the conservative plan to City Council at a regularly sched-uled Special Meeting on May 2.
Here are some highlights of the preliminary budget, which, if adopted by Council, would go into effect July 1
*The overall estimated total, $31.9 million, repre-sents a 2.5 percent increase ($780,687) from the 2011 spending plan. However, the projected amount is 5.9 per-cent ($2,013,134) less than the 2009 original budget, the most recent economic bench-mark before the downturn in the economy affected the na-tion.
*The tax rate is planned to stay steady at the existing rate of 52.84 cents.
*Budgeted personnel costs are estimated to total $21.7 million and account for 68 percent of the General Fund Budget. Current total person-nel costs are reduced in the plan by $54,911.
*In addition to the budget-ed personnel costs, reserves of $568,000 have been set aside for employee salary adjustments; disbursement is still being decided.
“The Missouri City staff has done a great job of effi-ciently and effectively deliv-ering our residents and busi-nesses quality services and programs with very limited resources,” said City Man-ager Frank Simpson.
“The key to being able to continue to deliver ‘more with less’ is retention of our competent and dedicated em-ployees and these reserves set aside for salary adjustments help this retention effort,” Simpson added, explaining that employees have not had increases since 2009.
If the City’s Texas Munici-pal Retirement System con-tribution rate is reduced due to legislative restructuring of the system’s funds and other plan adjustments are made, the changes would generate $318,000 of the $568,000 that would be available for salary increases.
*Property tax, sales tax and franchise fee income is estimated to remain virtually flat at $14.74 million, $6 mil-lion, and $3.27 million, re-spectively. Overall, budgeted revenues are estimated to be $30,844,115, a 1.5 percent increase ($453,473) from the 2011 original budget and 5.08 percent less ($1,651,409) than the 2009 original budget.
*The City fund balance is being “managed well” Simp-son said, and is estimated to be at 22.23 percent, remain-ing within the 15 percent to 25 percent range of budgeted revenues established by poli-cy.
The preliminary 2012 spending plan utilizes $1,105,682 of the fund bal-ance, leaving a surplus of $6,856,063. The fund balance monies will pay for these crit-ical “one time expenditures”:
force stays at 311 people. The total includes seven new po-lice officers hired last year and 16 vacancies that remain closed and not funded. Staff is committed to filling several key jobs this year, including the City Secretary and Chief Building Inspector positions.
Throughout May, the City Council Budget Committee will meet with Staff to final-ize the proposed budget. The timeline for budget adoption is as follows:
*June 6: City Manager Frank Simpson will pres-ent the proposed blueprint to City Council at the regularly scheduled 7 p.m. meeting in Council Chambers
*June 20: A public hear-ing will be held for the adop-tion of the FY 2012 Budget at the regularly scheduled City Council meeting in Council Chambers at 7 p.m.
For updates on the FY 2012 budget, watch the City’s web-site, missouricitytx.gov, and tune in to Missouri City Tele-vision (Channel 16 on Com-cast and Channel 99 on AT&T U-verse).
Missouri City unveils preliminary FY 2012 budget
By BARBARA FULENWIDEREver since Korean automo-
bile manufacturer Hyundai bought Kia, the brand has im-proved every year. This year a newly refined Kia Sportage was introduced and has more power, fuel efficiency, tech-nology and convenience fea-tures than its predecessor.
The four-door, compact utility vehicle (CUV) is Kia’s longest running nameplate, and has earned “top safety pick” from the Insurance In-stitute for Highway Safety for high ratings for front, side, rollover and rear impact pro-tection.
This year’s Sportages also got a new design and all-wheel drive system.
The 2011 Sportage retains the functionality and versatil-ity of the previous generation model but has a new sleek, modern and bold style. Along with being more image con-scious, it also has more pow-er. The 2.4-liter, 16 valve, DOHC four-cylinder engine makes 176 horsepower and gets 21 miles to the gallon in city driving and 28 on the highway. The motor is mat-ed to a six-speed automatic transmission.
The new Kia Sportage comes in three trim levels: base, LX and EX with prices starting at $18,295 for the base model.
Standfard features on the LX include air conditioning, power windows, door locks and mirrors, SIRIUS satel-lite radio capabilities with three months complimentary service, MP3 connectivity, Bluetooth wireless technol-ogy, 16-inch alloy wheels, tilt adjustable steering wheel, multi-way adjustable front seats and 60/40 split/fold rear seats.
More Kia Sportage LX standard equipment also in-cludes side mirrors with LED turn signal indicators, keyless entry, auxiliary and USB au-dio input jacks and steering wheel mounted voice acti-
vation controls for compat-ible mobile phones and tinted glass. The top of the line EX offers more that includes 18-inch alloy wheels, roof rails, a rear spoiler, chrome body trim and door handles.
Available upgrades on the Kia Sportage LX are 17-inch alloy wheels, navigation with SIRIUS Traffic data, rear so-nar detector and rear-view back-up camera, heated side mirrors, telescopic steering wheel, roof rails and a rear spoiler.
Optional equipment avail-able on the Kia Sportage EX are leather trimmed seats, heated front seats, air-cooled driver’s seat, push button start, rear sonar detector, rear-view back-up camera, heated side mirrors and a panoramic sunroof.
Like all Kia vehicles the 2011 Sportage is equipped with numerous safety sys-tems that include antilock brake system, electronic stability control, electronic brake distribution, tire pres-sure monitoring system and brake assist. Hill start assist control and downhill brake control also come standard on all models.
The Kia Sportage comes with all-wheel drive or front-wheel drive. The Sportage’s all-wheel drive system con-tinuously monitors driving conditions and anticipates AWD system requirements before they occur. This gives
drivers improved lateral sta-bility while cornering and reduces unwanted traction to the front and rear axles.
With an all-new platform the Kia Sportage is longer, wider and lower than its pre-decessor. It’s built on a uni-body frame and uses indepen-dent front and rear suspension system.
The Kia Sportage EX AWD retails for $24,795 and with options came in at $29,295. The compact size combined with the utility features make it a great runabout for in town, and with space for four adults and their luggage, it’s also a pleasant ride out of town.
AUTOMOBILE: KIA Sportage
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LEGAL NOTICEThe City of Missouri City, Texas is now issuing a Request for Proposals for the following:
RFP #210-11 Traffi c Management Software
The City of Missouri City requests proposals from interested parties for the furnishing, installation and integration of traffi c management software into the City of Missouri City Traffi c Management Center.
Proposals will be accepted until 2:00 p.m. local time June 6, 2011 and then opened.
The RFP packages may be obtained beginning May 11th by requesting the document name and number listed above by:•contacting the City Purchasing Offi ce at 1522 Texas Parkway (281) 403-8626•email [email protected]
Proposals must be sealed, marked on the outside of the delivery envelope with the RFP name and number as listed above, and the date of opening. Proposals must be delivered to the attention of the Sealed Bid Box, City of Missouri City Purchasing Offi ce, 1522 Texas Parkway, Missouri City, Texas, 77489, prior to the acceptance deadline. Proposal packages marked improperly and therefore misdirected may be disqualifi ed. Proposals are opened in public in the City Hall Council Chambers.
Charles Oberrender, CPPBPurchasing ManagerCity of Missouri City, Texas
CITY OF MISSOURI CITYNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
LOCATION/DATE: The City Council of the City of Missouri City will hold a public hearing on Monday, June 6, 2011, at the City Council Chambers – 2nd Floor, City Hall Building, 1522 Texas Parkway (FM-2234), Missouri City, Texas at 7:00 p.m. PURPOSE: To receive comments for or against a request by St. Catherine of Sienna Episcopal Church to amend Ordinance O-99-67 relating to a Specifi c Use Permit (SUP)-Church and School, Public and Private, to remove an approximate 8.083 acre tract of land from the boundaries of the SUP. SITE LOCATION: The subject site is located to the south and east of the Waterbrook West residential subdivision and west of the Waterbrook residential subdivision. SITE LEGAL DESCRIPTION: The subject site can be described as being a called 29.191 acre tract of land containing: -Tract to remain: An approximate 18.851 acre tract of land situated in the Moses Shipman Survey, A-86, Fort Bend County, Texas, and being out of unrestricted reserve “A” of Waterbrook West Subdivision, according to the plat recorded in Volume 23, Page 29, of the Fort Bend County Plat Records, Fort Bend County, Texas; and being an approximate 2.258 acre tract of land in the Moses Shipman League, A-86, Fort Bend County, Texas, being part of that certain tract called 29.191 acres conveyed to the Protestant Episcopal Church Council of the Diocese of Texas by an instrument of record in File No. 2000011205 of the Offi cial Records of said F.B.C.O.R and part of that certain 60.0 foot wide easement for the widening of McKeever Road as recorded under Fort Bend County Clerk’s fi le 9482061; and -Tract proposed to be removed: An approximate 8.083 acre tract of land in the Moses Shipman Survey, A-86, Fort Bend County, Texas, being out of unrestricted reserve “A” of Waterbrook West Subdivision, according to the plat recorded in Volume 23, Page 29, of the Fort Bend County Plat Records, Fort Bend County, Texas. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Additional information and a map of the subject site are available for review at City Hall, Missouri City, Texas on Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. You may call 281-403-8600 or email the Planning Department at [email protected] fo
CITY OF MISSOURI CITYNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
LOCATION/DATE: The City Council of the City of Missouri City will hold a public hearing on Monday, June 6, 2011, at the City Council Chambers – 2nd Floor, City Hall Building, 1522 Texas Parkway (FM-2234), Missouri City, Texas at 7:00 p.m. PURPOSE: To receive comments for or against a request by Kristin LeBlanc, P.E. of Halff Associates, Inc. on behalf of Missouri City 6 LP to rezone an approximate 0.668 acre tract of land from LC-3, Retail District to PD, Planned Development District to allow for deviations from the City’s Zoning Ordinance for the development of a restaurant. SITE LOCATION: The subject site is located on the southwest corner of Highway 6 and Glenn Lakes Lane, east of the Midtown Market shopping center and south of the Kroger shopping center. SITE LEGAL DESCRIPTION: The subject site can be described as being a 0.668 acre tract of land situated in the David Bright League, A-13, Fort Bend County, Texas, and being a portion of Unrestricted Reserve “A” of Midtown Market according to the plat thereof recorded in Film Code Number 20060042 of the Fort Bend County Plat Records. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Additional information and a map of the subject site are available for review at City Hall, Missouri City, Texas on Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. You may call 281-403-8600 or email the Planning Department at [email protected] for further information.
CITY OF MISSOURI CITYNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
LOCATION/DATE: The City Council of the City of Missouri City will hold a public hearing on Monday, June 6, 2011, at the City Council Chambers – 2nd Floor, City Hall Building, 1522 Texas Parkway (FM-2234), Missouri City, Texas at 7:00 p.m. PURPOSE: To receive comments for or against a request by Llarance Turner of Kelly R. Kaluza & Associates, Inc. on behalf of Vicksburg Point, a Texas general partnership, to change the zoning classifi cation of the subject property from LC-2, local retail to LC-3, retail. SITE LOCATION: The subject site is located on the southwest corner of Highway 6 and Trammel-Fresno Road. SITE LEGAL DESCRIPTION: The subject site can be described as being 2.476 acres of land, Fort Bend County Clerk’s File Number 2003157850, being the remainder of a 3.002 acre tract, Volume 2268, Page 1020; Offi cial Records of Fort Bend County, Texas, being in the Elijah Roark Survey, Abstract Number 77, City of Missouri City, Fort Bend County, Texas. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Additional information and a map of the subject site are available for review at City Hall, Missouri City, Texas on Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. You may call 281-403-8600 or email the Planning Department at [email protected] for further information.
Early Notice and Public Review of a Proposed Activity in a 100-Year Floodplain
To: All interested Agencies, Groups and IndividualsThis is to give notice that the Fort Bend County Community Development Depart-ment under Part 58 has conducted an evaluation as required by Executive Order 11988 and/or 11990, in accordance with HUD regulations at 24 CFR 55.20 Subpart C Procedures for Making Determinations on Floodplain Management, to deter-mine the potential aff ect that its activity in the fl oodplain and wetland will have on the human environment for CDBG Disaster Recovery Entitlement Grant Program under DRS-010047. The activity found to be within a fl oodplain and/or wetland area is as follows: The County will assist in hiring a contractor to install a new transfer switch on an existing electrical panel at sewer lift station No. 9 located at 2311 Avenue B in the City of Rosenberg, Fort Bend County, Texas. The purpose of the proposed project is to provide an alternate energy supply to the lift station during power outages. The approximate size of the site is 0.01 acre in the fl oodplain. The project costs will be approximately $9,390.Additional information may be obtained by contacting Karen Bringol at (281) 341-4410 or by visiting the offi ce of Fort Bend County Community Development Offi ce at the address below.Written comments must be received to Fort Bend County on or before May 19, 2011 at 5:00 p.m CST at the following address: Attention: Marilynn Kindell, Direc-tor FBC Community Development Department, 4520 Reading Road, Ste. A, Rosen-berg, Texas 77471 and at 281-341-4410 during the hours of 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Comments may also be submitted via email at [email protected] Texas Department of Rural Aff airs-Disaster Recovery Program environmental contact, David Brown, can be reached at, 301 Congress Avenue, Suite 600, Austin, Texas, 78701 or by phone at 512-691-2249 between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. CST, Monday through Friday.This notice with a request for comment was also mailed to the regional offi ce of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the state offi ce for Environmen-tal Protection Agency.
Date: May 11, 2011
Early Notice and Public Review of a Proposed Activity in a 100-Year Floodplain
To: All interested Agencies, Groups and IndividualsThis is to give notice that the Fort Bend County Community Development Depart-ment under Part 58 has conducted an evaluation as required by Executive Order 11988 and/or 11990, in accordance with HUD regulations at 24 CFR 55.20 Subpart C Procedures for Making Determinations on Floodplain Management, to deter-mine the potential aff ect that its activity in the fl oodplain and wetland will have on the human environment for CDBG Disaster Recovery Entitlement Grant Program under DRS-010047. The activity found to be within a fl oodplain and/or wetland area is as follows: The County will assist in hiring a contractor to install a new transfer switch on an existing electrical panel at sewer lift station No. 10 located at 1911 Avenue A in the City of Rosenberg, Fort Bend County, Texas. The purpose of the proposed project is to provide an alternate energy supply to the lift station during power outages. The approximate size of the site is 0.01 acre in the fl oodplain. The project costs will be approximately $9,390.Additional information may be obtained by contacting Karen Bringol at (281) 341-4410 or by visiting the offi ce of Fort Bend County Community Development Offi ce at the address below.Written comments must be received to Fort Bend County on or before May 19, 2011 at 5:00 p.m CST at the following address: Attention: Marilynn Kindell, Direc-tor FBC Community Development Department, 4520 Reading Road, Ste. A, Rosen-berg, Texas 77471 and at 281-341-4410 during the hours of 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Comments may also be submitted via email at [email protected] Texas Department of Rural Aff airs-Disaster Recovery Program environmental contact, David Brown, can be reached at, 301 Congress Avenue, Suite 600, Austin, Texas, 78701 or by phone at 512-691-2249 between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. CST, Monday through Friday.This notice with a request for comment was also mailed to the regional offi ce of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the state offi ce for Environmen-tal Protection Agency.
Date: May 11, 2011
Final Notice and Public Explanation of a Proposed Activity in a 100-Year Floodplain
To: All interested Federal, State, and Local Agencies, Groups and IndividualsThis is to give notice that the Fort Bend County Community Development Depart-ment under Part 58 has conducted an evaluation as required by [Executive Order 11988 and/or 11990], in accordance with HUD regulations at 24 CFR 55.20 Subpart C Procedures for Making Determinations on Floodplain Management, to deter-mine the potential aff ect that its activity in the fl oodplain will have on the human environment for CDGB Disaster recovery Entitlement Grant Program under DRS-010047. The proposed project is located at 206 N. Second Street in Richmond, Fort Bend County. The purpose of the proposed project is to provide an alternate energy supply to the lift station during power outages. The approximate size of the site is 0.01 acre in the fl oodplain. Fort Bend County has considered the following alternatives and mitigation mea-sures to be taken to minimize adverse impacts and to restore and preserve natural and benefi cial values: No build Alternative; Installation of a transfer switch for a portable; and Installa-tion of a permanent affi xed generator (preferred). The no-build alternative does not meet the purpose and need and would not improve public health and safety during a power outage therefore was not selected. Installation of a transfer switch for a portable generator was not selected because the size of generator needed to supply a suffi cient amount of power to the lift station would not be transportable on a trailer or by other means therefore would not meet the purpose and need of the proposed project. No mitigation measures are necessary since no impacts will occur from the construction or operation of this project. Fort Bend County acknowledges compliance with state and local fl oodplain protection procedures for this project. Fort Bend County has reevaluated the alternatives to building in the fl oodplain and has determined that it has no practicable alternative. Environmental fi les that document compliance with steps 3 through 6 of [Executive Order 11988 and/or 11990], are available for public inspection, review and copying upon request at the times and location delineated in the last paragraph of this notice for receipt of comments. This activity will have no signifi cant impact on the environment for the following reasons:The affi xed generator will be placed at the existing lift station in a fenced area that is currently concrete. The surrounding area is also part of the existing facility and has concrete or loose gravel no natural resources occur on the site therefore no signifi cant impact will occur as a result of this project.There are three primary purposes for this notice. First, people who may be af-fected by activities in fl oodplains and those who have an interest in the protec-tion of the natural environment should be given an opportunity to express their concerns and provide information about these areas. Second, an adequate public notice program can be an important public educational tool. The dissemination of information about fl oodplains can facilitate and enhance Federal eff orts to reduce the risks associated with the occupancy and modifi cation of these special areas. Third, as a matter of fairness, when the Federal government determines it will par-ticipate in actions taking place in fl oodplains, it must inform those who may be put at greater or continued risk.Written comments must be received by the Fort Bend County at the following address on or before May 22, 2011. The 7 calendar day comment period will begin the day after the publication and end on the 8th day after the publication: At-tention: Marilynn Kindell, Director FBC Community Development Department, 4520 Reading Road, Ste. A, Rosenberg, Texas 77471 and at 281-341-4410 during the hours of 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Comments may also be submitted via email at [email protected].
Date: May 11, 2011
NOTICE TO PROPOSERS
Six (6) sealed proposals, one (1) original and fi ve (5) copies, addressed to the City of Sugar Land, Texas, will be received until 11:00 o’clock a.m., Thursday, May 26, 2011, for:
STADIUM SCOREBOARD SYSTEM
Sealed bids shall be appropriately marked as follows:
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NO. 2011-15: STADIUM SCOREBOARD SYSTEM BIDDER NAME, ADDRESS, AND DUE DATE
Bidder shall sign and date the bid. Bids that are not signed and dated will be rejected.
Signed and sealed proposals shall be delivered to the City Secretary Offi ce, on or before 11:00 o’clock a.m., Thursday, May 26, 2011, City of Sugar Land City Hall, 2700 Town Center Boulevard North, Suite 122, Sugar Land, Texas, 77479. All proposals received after the appointed time shall be returned to bidder unopened. Notice of the award of contract shall be given by the City within ninety (90) days following the date for the opening of bids.
The City reserves the right to revise or amend the specifi cations prior to the date set for opening of proposals. Such revisions or amendments, if any, will be announced by addenda or addendum to the specifi cations. Copies of such addenda so issued will be furnished to all prospective bidders and may or may not aff ect the bid opening date.
The City of Sugar Land reserves the right to reject any and all proposal and to waive informalities in bids received. The award will be made to the lowest responsible bidder based on the evaluation criteria provided in the RFP.
Proposal documents may be secured from City of Sugar Land City Secretary Offi ce, 2700 Town Center Boulevard North, Suite 122, Sugar Land, Texas, 77479, or by registering at https://www.bidsync.com. Registration is free. All bid documents, amendments and other information relating to the bid will be posted on this site.
For questions regarding this request for proposal, please contact Jason Poscovsky, Contract Administrator, Telephone (281) 275-2302 or email [email protected].
Glenda Gundermann, TRMC, CMC, AAECity Secretary
ORDINANCE NO. O-11- 11AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 18, BUSINESSES, OF THE MISSOURI CITY CODE; ADOPTING RULES AND REGULATIONS PROHIBITING A PERSON WHO DOES NOT HOLD A REQUIRED STATE LICENSE FROM ESTABLISHING OR OPERATING AN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY IN THE CITY; ADOPTING RULES AND REGULATIONS PROVIDING FOR THE EMERGENCY CLOSURE OF CERTAIN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL; PROVIDING A PENALTY; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.I, Maria Gonzalez, Interim City Secretary of the City of Missouri City, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the caption of said Ordinance No. O-11-11 approved on second and fi nal reading by the City Council at its regular meeting held on May 2, 2011, as the same appears in the records of my offi ce. /s/ Maria GonzalezInterim City Secretary
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Public Hearing will be held by the City of Missouri City to receive comments for or against proposed amendments to the following sections contained in the Zoning Ordinance:Section 4, Defi nitions; Section 7A, Architectural Design Standards; and Section 14, Fence Regulations contained in the Zoning Ordinance pertaining to architectural design standards – primary materials and business identity colors.
The following public hearing is scheduled:
CITY COUNCIL:Date: Monday, June 6, 2011
Time: 7:00 p.m.Place: City Council Chambers
(2nd Floor of City Hall)1522 Texas Parkway (FM 2234)
Missouri City, Texas
Specifi c information is available at City Hall, Missouri City, Texas, Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., or you may call 281-403-8541.
LEGAL NOTICEThe City of Missouri City, Texas is now issuing a Request for Competitive Sealed
Proposals for the following:
RFP #199-11 Construction of Community Center & Golf Pro Shop
The City of Missouri City is soliciting proposals for the construction of a new Community Center and Golf Pro Shop. The City intends to contract with one (1) contractor to perform the turnkey construction of this project. The project will be located at 2880 La Quinta and shall include the following elements:
• 25,000 SF two-story building to serve as a Community Center and Golf Pro Shop• 10,000 SF one-story building to be utilized for cart storage• Mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fi re suppression• Audio/Visual• Telecommunications• One full service kitchen and one catering kitchen• Related site work including civil improvements: paving, water, sanitary, and storm sewer• Irrigation• Demolition of the existing facility
Construction must be performed to the standards set by the specifi cations or payment requests will be rejected. All costs anticipated by the contractor for which he shall seek reimbursement MUST be included in the proposal submitted. This includes any fees, freight, fuel surcharge or other miscellaneous charges.
A non-mandatory pre-proposal conference will be held at 10 AM, May 13, 2011 in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 1522 Texas Parkway, Missouri City, TX 77489.
Proposals will be accepted until 2:00 p.m. local time June 6, 2011 and then opened.
Beginning May 4th, the RFP packages may be picked up from the City Purchasing Offi ce at 1522 Texas Parkway. Telephone is (281) 403-8612. There is no charge for the package.
Proposal responses must be sealed, marked on the outside of the delivery envelope with the RFP name and number as listed above, and the date of opening. Responses must be delivered to the attention of the Sealed Bid Box, City of Missouri City Purchasing Offi ce, 1522 Texas Parkway, Missouri City, Texas, 77489, prior to the acceptance deadline. Responses marked improperly and therefore misdirected may be disqualifi ed. Responses are opened in public in the City Hall Council Chambers.
Charles Oberrender, CPPBPurchasing ManagerCity of Missouri City, Texas
SUGAR LAND AARP CHAPTER MEETS WEDNESDAY, MAY 25 AT 12:30 IN THE SENIOR CENTER, 200 MATLAGE WAY. THE PROGRAM WILL BE OUR 25TH ANNIVERSARY COVERED DISH LUNCHEON, AND A MUSICAL PROGRAM BY KEMPNER HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. COME AT NOON TO SET UP THE ROOM. BRING NON PERISHABLE FOOD FOR MEAL ON WHEELS. CALL 281-313-4540 FOR INFO.
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I was pretty sure that Thor had busted his plate with daddy at that point and that he had best start packing his bags for a little intergalactic time travel. Shortly thereaf-ter, Thor wakes up in the mid-dle of nowhere saying “…Oh, no…this is earth, isn’t it?” Of course, he had just been hit by a vehicle driven by Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) and was having a hard time with reality since he appeared to be a human in present-day Amer-ica with a Viking’s accent and a desire to find a fast horse for travelling purposes.
Welcome to America, Big Fella, where’s your hammer? And this Thor is tall, blond, and very muscular. The cute, goofy girl with glasses says
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Odin has already explained that “whoever wields this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor.” Not a problem. Let’s just get our hands on that hammer and start kicking some butt. There’s always a problem with a mythical power hammer.
This is a fun and exciting story and if you think you will like this type of movie, then you will like Director Ken-neth Branagh’s version which is stylistically beautiful and visually spectacular. The cast is solid, but it’s still a cartoon on steroids.
I saw “Thor” on the big screen, the really big screen, in 3D-IMAX and I thought it was worth the effort to wear the silly glasses. Be sure to stay until the entire end cred-its have run so you can see the teaser for “The Avengers” (2012) with a brief appear-ance by Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury.Rock ‘n Roll.Grade 85. Larry H. [email protected]
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The Spirit of Freedom Republican Women PAC will hold their monthly meeting on Friday, May 20. Texas Congressional District 22 Congressman Pete Olson will give us a congressio-nal update and DPS Agent Jeff Davis, who spent several years working in the Rio Grande Valley, will give us a glimpse of what the situation on the border is really like. A light lunch will be provided courtesy of Congressman Olson. An RSVP is request-ed for those who plan to eat. Meet and greet at 11 a.m. and the meeting will begin promptly at 11:30 a.m.
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Experience the excitement of some of the world’s greatest movies as the Fort Bend Sym-phony Orchestra pays tribute to the music of the big screen with Night at the Movies on Sunday, May 22 at 2 p.m. at the Stafford Centre. Concert-goers are sure to enjoy selections from a vari-ety of cinematic genres including Star Wars, E.T., Bridge Over the River Kwai, James Bond 007 and many others. FBSO will perform a generous number of composi-tions by John Williams, one of the film industry’s best known composers. In addition, 16-year-old Nina Sandberg, co-winner of the FBSO’s 10th Annual Young Artist Concerto Competition, will perform. Visit www.fbso.org or by call 281-276-9642.
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Buddy Jimerson, Fmr Council Mem.& Dist. D Res.Joe Workman, Fmr Council Member, Dist. D Llarence Turner, Parks Board Chairman James Thurmond, Fmr City Manager Barbara Gibson, Fmr Council Member Missouri City Police Officers’ Association
Ramesh Anand Lillie & Chris Breaux Ed & Suzy Sziy Jim & Iris Young Lane Pearson Jim Leavitt Sandy MacNaughton Becky Workman Jack & Karen McElligott Joe & Carolyn Bowden Bob & Pat Dimmitt Joe & Suzanne D’Heron Jim Condrey Joel & Julie Levine Alan & Dana Soutar John & Darlene Stenberg Dr. & Mrs. Randal Glenn John & Larue Mortimer Alan & Maureen Trott Ken & Patsy Hutto Jane Owen Kirk & Kim Wilkerson Audrey Hambley Lee & Anne White Angelo & Betty Verdino Linda Fisher Bob & Jan Mayo Lisa Glenn Bob & Jane Thompson Manny & Shelli Lambert Twyla Jimerson Margaret Garner Buddy Harrelson Mattie Ford Carl & Pat Counts May Bice Charlie Adaway Mike & Danni Knigge Charlie, Nancy & Page Butera Mike & Margo Robinson Coby & Penny Hesse Irv Smith Connie Carlino Neill & Karen Meier Curtis & Jane Boler Pat & Ralph Toland Marie Nguyen Pat Dacy
Don & Karen Stoeltze Peter & Donna Haselow Don & Raynell Singletary Ralph & Sue Smith Dottie Standard Ron & Benji Donelson Doyle & Maris Reynolds Ron & Fran Caffey Dugan & Dixie Hill Ron & Gwen Lee Ed & Deane Brune Stan & Linda Migura Fred & Carol Grates Steve & Kay Grooms Fred & Jann Curry Susan Fox George & Janet Everitt Tom & Jo Atlenbern George & Kathy Adams Tom & Liz Morton Georgi Dehn Tom & Sandy Strohm Jay & Sheila Williams Tony & Mary Beth Ping Jerry & Nancy Goodson Virginia Moore Jim & Brenda Kuehne Todd Nguyen Porche Rose Bill McCorkle Gary & Debra Roberts Steve & Linn Wells Phuong Jennifer Nguyen Dee Boland Vicki Gregory Johnny & Jackie Walker Dennis Crissman My-Dung Bui Mr. & Mrs. Rick Lyons ZJ & Gloria Espinosa David & Kathy Gaughan Gary & Sheri Harrelson Lieu Le Mr. & Mrs. Ralph (Butch) Hopson Tim & Vicki Moore Pete Newell Nelson & Jonellen Reber Carl & Pearlie Renken
Edward Cackowski Karla Kessler Bobbie & Sandra Smith James & Dianna Collins Robert Williams William Gannett Elizabeth Benton Jim & Kathleen Bryant Tonya Echols Nancy Thurmond Mr. & Mrs. Richard Alaniz John & Martha McDonald Bill & Debbie Miller Ray & Ruth Snyder Chuck & Pat Giffin Andrew (Drew) Kayes Dan & Mary Cook Yolanda Humphrey Lina & Michael Sabouni Richard & Betty Conroy Rebecca Tolopka Juan & Angie Sauceda Loy & Marjorie Stahl Larry & Barbara Graham Donna Derouen Robert & Delores Messer Dean & Joanne Gore Rufus & Maureen Landry Gary & Marjorie Lee Vogt Mel & Toni Mamula Roddy & Cindy Chambless Mr. & Mrs. Tim Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Steve Bloch Morris “Skip” Belt Mike & Joyce Collier Dave Adam Marc Metze Jerry Goin Neil Dambra Claudia Veith Dick & Betty Conroy Donna & Wayne Harris Patrick Hudnall Lewis & Miriam Elder Gene & Viki Gregory Josh Levine Kent & Cher Binks Craig Weathers
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Missouri City Council District D.Brett Kolaja, Retiring Council Member, Dist D Allen Owen, Mayor & Dist D Resident Jerry Wyatt, Council Member & Dist. D Res. Danny Nguyen, Council Mem. & Dist. D Res. Don Smith, Council Member Ron Lee, P & Z Comm. Chair & Dist. D Res.
Buddy Jimerson, Fmr Council Mem.& Dist. D Res.Joe Workman, Fmr Council Member, Dist. D Llarence Turner, Parks Board Chairman James Thurmond, Fmr City Manager Barbara Gibson, Fmr Council Member Missouri City Police Officers’ Association
Ramesh Anand Lillie & Chris Breaux Ed & Suzy Sziy Jim & Iris Young Lane Pearson Jim Leavitt Sandy MacNaughton Becky Workman Jack & Karen McElligott Joe & Carolyn Bowden Bob & Pat Dimmitt Joe & Suzanne D’Heron Jim Condrey Joel & Julie Levine Alan & Dana Soutar John & Darlene Stenberg Dr. & Mrs. Randal Glenn John & Larue Mortimer Alan & Maureen Trott Ken & Patsy Hutto Jane Owen Kirk & Kim Wilkerson Audrey Hambley Lee & Anne White Angelo & Betty Verdino Linda Fisher Bob & Jan Mayo Lisa Glenn Bob & Jane Thompson Manny & Shelli Lambert Twyla Jimerson Margaret Garner Buddy Harrelson Mattie Ford Carl & Pat Counts May Bice Charlie Adaway Mike & Danni Knigge Charlie, Nancy & Page Butera Mike & Margo Robinson Coby & Penny Hesse Irv Smith Connie Carlino Neill & Karen Meier Curtis & Jane Boler Pat & Ralph Toland Marie Nguyen Pat Dacy
Don & Karen Stoeltze Peter & Donna Haselow Don & Raynell Singletary Ralph & Sue Smith Dottie Standard Ron & Benji Donelson Doyle & Maris Reynolds Ron & Fran Caffey Dugan & Dixie Hill Ron & Gwen Lee Ed & Deane Brune Stan & Linda Migura Fred & Carol Grates Steve & Kay Grooms Fred & Jann Curry Susan Fox George & Janet Everitt Tom & Jo Atlenbern George & Kathy Adams Tom & Liz Morton Georgi Dehn Tom & Sandy Strohm Jay & Sheila Williams Tony & Mary Beth Ping Jerry & Nancy Goodson Virginia Moore Jim & Brenda Kuehne Todd Nguyen Porche Rose Bill McCorkle Gary & Debra Roberts Steve & Linn Wells Phuong Jennifer Nguyen Dee Boland Vicki Gregory Johnny & Jackie Walker Dennis Crissman My-Dung Bui Mr. & Mrs. Rick Lyons ZJ & Gloria Espinosa David & Kathy Gaughan Gary & Sheri Harrelson Lieu Le Mr. & Mrs. Ralph (Butch) Hopson Tim & Vicki Moore Pete Newell Nelson & Jonellen Reber Carl & Pearlie Renken
Edward Cackowski Karla Kessler Bobbie & Sandra Smith James & Dianna Collins Robert Williams William Gannett Elizabeth Benton Jim & Kathleen Bryant Tonya Echols Nancy Thurmond Mr. & Mrs. Richard Alaniz John & Martha McDonald Bill & Debbie Miller Ray & Ruth Snyder Chuck & Pat Giffin Andrew (Drew) Kayes Dan & Mary Cook Yolanda Humphrey Lina & Michael Sabouni Richard & Betty Conroy Rebecca Tolopka Juan & Angie Sauceda Loy & Marjorie Stahl Larry & Barbara Graham Donna Derouen Robert & Delores Messer Dean & Joanne Gore Rufus & Maureen Landry Gary & Marjorie Lee Vogt Mel & Toni Mamula Roddy & Cindy Chambless Mr. & Mrs. Tim Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Steve Bloch Morris “Skip” Belt Mike & Joyce Collier Dave Adam Marc Metze Jerry Goin Neil Dambra Claudia Veith Dick & Betty Conroy Donna & Wayne Harris Patrick Hudnall Lewis & Miriam Elder Gene & Viki Gregory Josh Levine Kent & Cher Binks Craig Weathers
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Election Day – May 14th
Please join our family, friends and neighbors in Voting This Saturday for Floyd Emery for
Missouri City Council District D.Brett Kolaja, Retiring Council Member, Dist D Allen Owen, Mayor & Dist D Resident Jerry Wyatt, Council Member & Dist. D Res. Danny Nguyen, Council Mem. & Dist. D Res. Don Smith, Council Member Ron Lee, P & Z Comm. Chair & Dist. D Res.
Buddy Jimerson, Fmr Council Mem.& Dist. D Res.Joe Workman, Fmr Council Member, Dist. D Llarence Turner, Parks Board Chairman James Thurmond, Fmr City Manager Barbara Gibson, Fmr Council Member Missouri City Police Officers’ Association
Ramesh Anand Lillie & Chris Breaux Ed & Suzy Sziy Jim & Iris Young Lane Pearson Jim Leavitt Sandy MacNaughton Becky Workman Jack & Karen McElligott Joe & Carolyn Bowden Bob & Pat Dimmitt Joe & Suzanne D’Heron Jim Condrey Joel & Julie Levine Alan & Dana Soutar John & Darlene Stenberg Dr. & Mrs. Randal Glenn John & Larue Mortimer Alan & Maureen Trott Ken & Patsy Hutto Jane Owen Kirk & Kim Wilkerson Audrey Hambley Lee & Anne White Angelo & Betty Verdino Linda Fisher Bob & Jan Mayo Lisa Glenn Bob & Jane Thompson Manny & Shelli Lambert Twyla Jimerson Margaret Garner Buddy Harrelson Mattie Ford Carl & Pat Counts May Bice Charlie Adaway Mike & Danni Knigge Charlie, Nancy & Page Butera Mike & Margo Robinson Coby & Penny Hesse Irv Smith Connie Carlino Neill & Karen Meier Curtis & Jane Boler Pat & Ralph Toland Marie Nguyen Pat Dacy
Don & Karen Stoeltze Peter & Donna Haselow Don & Raynell Singletary Ralph & Sue Smith Dottie Standard Ron & Benji Donelson Doyle & Maris Reynolds Ron & Fran Caffey Dugan & Dixie Hill Ron & Gwen Lee Ed & Deane Brune Stan & Linda Migura Fred & Carol Grates Steve & Kay Grooms Fred & Jann Curry Susan Fox George & Janet Everitt Tom & Jo Atlenbern George & Kathy Adams Tom & Liz Morton Georgi Dehn Tom & Sandy Strohm Jay & Sheila Williams Tony & Mary Beth Ping Jerry & Nancy Goodson Virginia Moore Jim & Brenda Kuehne Todd Nguyen Porche Rose Bill McCorkle Gary & Debra Roberts Steve & Linn Wells Phuong Jennifer Nguyen Dee Boland Vicki Gregory Johnny & Jackie Walker Dennis Crissman My-Dung Bui Mr. & Mrs. Rick Lyons ZJ & Gloria Espinosa David & Kathy Gaughan Gary & Sheri Harrelson Lieu Le Mr. & Mrs. Ralph (Butch) Hopson Tim & Vicki Moore Pete Newell Nelson & Jonellen Reber Carl & Pearlie Renken
Edward Cackowski Karla Kessler Bobbie & Sandra Smith James & Dianna Collins Robert Williams William Gannett Elizabeth Benton Jim & Kathleen Bryant Tonya Echols Nancy Thurmond Mr. & Mrs. Richard Alaniz John & Martha McDonald Bill & Debbie Miller Ray & Ruth Snyder Chuck & Pat Giffin Andrew (Drew) Kayes Dan & Mary Cook Yolanda Humphrey Lina & Michael Sabouni Richard & Betty Conroy Rebecca Tolopka Juan & Angie Sauceda Loy & Marjorie Stahl Larry & Barbara Graham Donna Derouen Robert & Delores Messer Dean & Joanne Gore Rufus & Maureen Landry Gary & Marjorie Lee Vogt Mel & Toni Mamula Roddy & Cindy Chambless Mr. & Mrs. Tim Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Steve Bloch Morris “Skip” Belt Mike & Joyce Collier Dave Adam Marc Metze Jerry Goin Neil Dambra Claudia Veith Dick & Betty Conroy Donna & Wayne Harris Patrick Hudnall Lewis & Miriam Elder Gene & Viki Gregory Josh Levine Kent & Cher Binks Craig Weathers
Political Ad Paid for by Floyd Emery Campaign, Fred Grates, Treasurer
With your Vote for Floyd Emery, Missouri City Council District D we will be successful in “Moving Missouri City Forward……Together”
www.FloydEmery.com or Cell (713) 562-0331
Election Day – May 14th
Please join our family, friends and neighbors in Voting This Saturday for Floyd Emery for
Missouri City Council District D.Brett Kolaja, Retiring Council Member, Dist D Allen Owen, Mayor & Dist D Resident Jerry Wyatt, Council Member & Dist. D Res. Danny Nguyen, Council Mem. & Dist. D Res. Don Smith, Council Member Ron Lee, P & Z Comm. Chair & Dist. D Res.
Buddy Jimerson, Fmr Council Mem.& Dist. D Res.Joe Workman, Fmr Council Member, Dist. D Llarence Turner, Parks Board Chairman James Thurmond, Fmr City Manager Barbara Gibson, Fmr Council Member Missouri City Police Officers’ Association
Ramesh Anand Lillie & Chris Breaux Ed & Suzy Sziy Jim & Iris Young Lane Pearson Jim Leavitt Sandy MacNaughton Becky Workman Jack & Karen McElligott Joe & Carolyn Bowden Bob & Pat Dimmitt Joe & Suzanne D’Heron Jim Condrey Joel & Julie Levine Alan & Dana Soutar John & Darlene Stenberg Dr. & Mrs. Randal Glenn John & Larue Mortimer Alan & Maureen Trott Ken & Patsy Hutto Jane Owen Kirk & Kim Wilkerson Audrey Hambley Lee & Anne White Angelo & Betty Verdino Linda Fisher Bob & Jan Mayo Lisa Glenn Bob & Jane Thompson Manny & Shelli Lambert Twyla Jimerson Margaret Garner Buddy Harrelson Mattie Ford Carl & Pat Counts May Bice Charlie Adaway Mike & Danni Knigge Charlie, Nancy & Page Butera Mike & Margo Robinson Coby & Penny Hesse Irv Smith Connie Carlino Neill & Karen Meier Curtis & Jane Boler Pat & Ralph Toland Marie Nguyen Pat Dacy
Don & Karen Stoeltze Peter & Donna Haselow Don & Raynell Singletary Ralph & Sue Smith Dottie Standard Ron & Benji Donelson Doyle & Maris Reynolds Ron & Fran Caffey Dugan & Dixie Hill Ron & Gwen Lee Ed & Deane Brune Stan & Linda Migura Fred & Carol Grates Steve & Kay Grooms Fred & Jann Curry Susan Fox George & Janet Everitt Tom & Jo Atlenbern George & Kathy Adams Tom & Liz Morton Georgi Dehn Tom & Sandy Strohm Jay & Sheila Williams Tony & Mary Beth Ping Jerry & Nancy Goodson Virginia Moore Jim & Brenda Kuehne Todd Nguyen Porche Rose Bill McCorkle Gary & Debra Roberts Steve & Linn Wells Phuong Jennifer Nguyen Dee Boland Vicki Gregory Johnny & Jackie Walker Dennis Crissman My-Dung Bui Mr. & Mrs. Rick Lyons ZJ & Gloria Espinosa David & Kathy Gaughan Gary & Sheri Harrelson Lieu Le Mr. & Mrs. Ralph (Butch) Hopson Tim & Vicki Moore Pete Newell Nelson & Jonellen Reber Carl & Pearlie Renken
Edward Cackowski Karla Kessler Bobbie & Sandra Smith James & Dianna Collins Robert Williams William Gannett Elizabeth Benton Jim & Kathleen Bryant Tonya Echols Nancy Thurmond Mr. & Mrs. Richard Alaniz John & Martha McDonald Bill & Debbie Miller Ray & Ruth Snyder Chuck & Pat Giffin Andrew (Drew) Kayes Dan & Mary Cook Yolanda Humphrey Lina & Michael Sabouni Richard & Betty Conroy Rebecca Tolopka Juan & Angie Sauceda Loy & Marjorie Stahl Larry & Barbara Graham Donna Derouen Robert & Delores Messer Dean & Joanne Gore Rufus & Maureen Landry Gary & Marjorie Lee Vogt Mel & Toni Mamula Roddy & Cindy Chambless Mr. & Mrs. Tim Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Steve Bloch Morris “Skip” Belt Mike & Joyce Collier Dave Adam Marc Metze Jerry Goin Neil Dambra Claudia Veith Dick & Betty Conroy Donna & Wayne Harris Patrick Hudnall Lewis & Miriam Elder Gene & Viki Gregory Josh Levine Kent & Cher Binks Craig Weathers
Political Ad Paid for by Floyd Emery Campaign, Fred Grates, Treasurer
With your Vote for Floyd Emery, Missouri City Council District D we will be successful in “Moving Missouri City Forward……Together”
www.FloydEmery.com or Cell (713) 562-0331
Election Day – May 14th
Please join our family, friends and neighbors in Voting This Saturday for Floyd Emery for
Missouri City Council District D.Brett Kolaja, Retiring Council Member, Dist D Allen Owen, Mayor & Dist D Resident Jerry Wyatt, Council Member & Dist. D Res. Danny Nguyen, Council Mem. & Dist. D Res. Don Smith, Council Member Ron Lee, P & Z Comm. Chair & Dist. D Res.
Buddy Jimerson, Fmr Council Mem.& Dist. D Res.Joe Workman, Fmr Council Member, Dist. D Llarence Turner, Parks Board Chairman James Thurmond, Fmr City Manager Barbara Gibson, Fmr Council Member Missouri City Police Officers’ Association
Ramesh Anand Lillie & Chris Breaux Ed & Suzy Sziy Jim & Iris Young Lane Pearson Jim Leavitt Sandy MacNaughton Becky Workman Jack & Karen McElligott Joe & Carolyn Bowden Bob & Pat Dimmitt Joe & Suzanne D’Heron Jim Condrey Joel & Julie Levine Alan & Dana Soutar John & Darlene Stenberg Dr. & Mrs. Randal Glenn John & Larue Mortimer Alan & Maureen Trott Ken & Patsy Hutto Jane Owen Kirk & Kim Wilkerson Audrey Hambley Lee & Anne White Angelo & Betty Verdino Linda Fisher Bob & Jan Mayo Lisa Glenn Bob & Jane Thompson Manny & Shelli Lambert Twyla Jimerson Margaret Garner Buddy Harrelson Mattie Ford Carl & Pat Counts May Bice Charlie Adaway Mike & Danni Knigge Charlie, Nancy & Page Butera Mike & Margo Robinson Coby & Penny Hesse Irv Smith Connie Carlino Neill & Karen Meier Curtis & Jane Boler Pat & Ralph Toland Marie Nguyen Pat Dacy
Don & Karen Stoeltze Peter & Donna Haselow Don & Raynell Singletary Ralph & Sue Smith Dottie Standard Ron & Benji Donelson Doyle & Maris Reynolds Ron & Fran Caffey Dugan & Dixie Hill Ron & Gwen Lee Ed & Deane Brune Stan & Linda Migura Fred & Carol Grates Steve & Kay Grooms Fred & Jann Curry Susan Fox George & Janet Everitt Tom & Jo Atlenbern George & Kathy Adams Tom & Liz Morton Georgi Dehn Tom & Sandy Strohm Jay & Sheila Williams Tony & Mary Beth Ping Jerry & Nancy Goodson Virginia Moore Jim & Brenda Kuehne Todd Nguyen Porche Rose Bill McCorkle Gary & Debra Roberts Steve & Linn Wells Phuong Jennifer Nguyen Dee Boland Vicki Gregory Johnny & Jackie Walker Dennis Crissman My-Dung Bui Mr. & Mrs. Rick Lyons ZJ & Gloria Espinosa David & Kathy Gaughan Gary & Sheri Harrelson Lieu Le Mr. & Mrs. Ralph (Butch) Hopson Tim & Vicki Moore Pete Newell Nelson & Jonellen Reber Carl & Pearlie Renken
Edward Cackowski Karla Kessler Bobbie & Sandra Smith James & Dianna Collins Robert Williams William Gannett Elizabeth Benton Jim & Kathleen Bryant Tonya Echols Nancy Thurmond Mr. & Mrs. Richard Alaniz John & Martha McDonald Bill & Debbie Miller Ray & Ruth Snyder Chuck & Pat Giffin Andrew (Drew) Kayes Dan & Mary Cook Yolanda Humphrey Lina & Michael Sabouni Richard & Betty Conroy Rebecca Tolopka Juan & Angie Sauceda Loy & Marjorie Stahl Larry & Barbara Graham Donna Derouen Robert & Delores Messer Dean & Joanne Gore Rufus & Maureen Landry Gary & Marjorie Lee Vogt Mel & Toni Mamula Roddy & Cindy Chambless Mr. & Mrs. Tim Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Steve Bloch Morris “Skip” Belt Mike & Joyce Collier Dave Adam Marc Metze Jerry Goin Neil Dambra Claudia Veith Dick & Betty Conroy Donna & Wayne Harris Patrick Hudnall Lewis & Miriam Elder Gene & Viki Gregory Josh Levine Kent & Cher Binks Craig Weathers
Political Ad Paid for by Floyd Emery Campaign, Fred Grates, Treasurer
With your Vote for Floyd Emery, Missouri City Council District D we will be successful in “Moving Missouri City Forward……Together”
www.FloydEmery.com or Cell (713) 562-0331
Election Day – May 14th
Please join our family, friends and neighbors in Voting This Saturday for Floyd Emery for
Missouri City Council District D.Brett Kolaja, Retiring Council Member, Dist D Allen Owen, Mayor & Dist D Resident Jerry Wyatt, Council Member & Dist. D Res. Danny Nguyen, Council Mem. & Dist. D Res. Don Smith, Council Member Ron Lee, P & Z Comm. Chair & Dist. D Res.
Buddy Jimerson, Fmr Council Mem.& Dist. D Res.Joe Workman, Fmr Council Member, Dist. D Llarence Turner, Parks Board Chairman James Thurmond, Fmr City Manager Barbara Gibson, Fmr Council Member Missouri City Police Officers’ Association
Ramesh Anand Lillie & Chris Breaux Ed & Suzy Sziy Jim & Iris Young Lane Pearson Jim Leavitt Sandy MacNaughton Becky Workman Jack & Karen McElligott Joe & Carolyn Bowden Bob & Pat Dimmitt Joe & Suzanne D’Heron Jim Condrey Joel & Julie Levine Alan & Dana Soutar John & Darlene Stenberg Dr. & Mrs. Randal Glenn John & Larue Mortimer Alan & Maureen Trott Ken & Patsy Hutto Jane Owen Kirk & Kim Wilkerson Audrey Hambley Lee & Anne White Angelo & Betty Verdino Linda Fisher Bob & Jan Mayo Lisa Glenn Bob & Jane Thompson Manny & Shelli Lambert Twyla Jimerson Margaret Garner Buddy Harrelson Mattie Ford Carl & Pat Counts May Bice Charlie Adaway Mike & Danni Knigge Charlie, Nancy & Page Butera Mike & Margo Robinson Coby & Penny Hesse Irv Smith Connie Carlino Neill & Karen Meier Curtis & Jane Boler Pat & Ralph Toland Marie Nguyen Pat Dacy
Don & Karen Stoeltze Peter & Donna Haselow Don & Raynell Singletary Ralph & Sue Smith Dottie Standard Ron & Benji Donelson Doyle & Maris Reynolds Ron & Fran Caffey Dugan & Dixie Hill Ron & Gwen Lee Ed & Deane Brune Stan & Linda Migura Fred & Carol Grates Steve & Kay Grooms Fred & Jann Curry Susan Fox George & Janet Everitt Tom & Jo Atlenbern George & Kathy Adams Tom & Liz Morton Georgi Dehn Tom & Sandy Strohm Jay & Sheila Williams Tony & Mary Beth Ping Jerry & Nancy Goodson Virginia Moore Jim & Brenda Kuehne Todd Nguyen Porche Rose Bill McCorkle Gary & Debra Roberts Steve & Linn Wells Phuong Jennifer Nguyen Dee Boland Vicki Gregory Johnny & Jackie Walker Dennis Crissman My-Dung Bui Mr. & Mrs. Rick Lyons ZJ & Gloria Espinosa David & Kathy Gaughan Gary & Sheri Harrelson Lieu Le Mr. & Mrs. Ralph (Butch) Hopson Tim & Vicki Moore Pete Newell Nelson & Jonellen Reber Carl & Pearlie Renken
Edward Cackowski Karla Kessler Bobbie & Sandra Smith James & Dianna Collins Robert Williams William Gannett Elizabeth Benton Jim & Kathleen Bryant Tonya Echols Nancy Thurmond Mr. & Mrs. Richard Alaniz John & Martha McDonald Bill & Debbie Miller Ray & Ruth Snyder Chuck & Pat Giffin Andrew (Drew) Kayes Dan & Mary Cook Yolanda Humphrey Lina & Michael Sabouni Richard & Betty Conroy Rebecca Tolopka Juan & Angie Sauceda Loy & Marjorie Stahl Larry & Barbara Graham Donna Derouen Robert & Delores Messer Dean & Joanne Gore Rufus & Maureen Landry Gary & Marjorie Lee Vogt Mel & Toni Mamula Roddy & Cindy Chambless Mr. & Mrs. Tim Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Steve Bloch Morris “Skip” Belt Mike & Joyce Collier Dave Adam Marc Metze Jerry Goin Neil Dambra Claudia Veith Dick & Betty Conroy Donna & Wayne Harris Patrick Hudnall Lewis & Miriam Elder Gene & Viki Gregory Josh Levine Kent & Cher Binks Craig Weathers
Political Ad Paid for by Floyd Emery Campaign, Fred Grates, Treasurer
With your Vote for Floyd Emery, Missouri City Council District D we will be successful in “Moving Missouri City Forward……Together”
www.FloydEmery.com or Cell (713) 562-0331
Election Day – May 14th
Please join our family, friends and neighbors in Voting This Saturday for Floyd Emery for
Missouri City Council District D.Brett Kolaja, Retiring Council Member, Dist D Allen Owen, Mayor & Dist D Resident Jerry Wyatt, Council Member & Dist. D Res. Danny Nguyen, Council Mem. & Dist. D Res. Don Smith, Council Member Ron Lee, P & Z Comm. Chair & Dist. D Res.
Buddy Jimerson, Fmr Council Mem.& Dist. D Res.Joe Workman, Fmr Council Member, Dist. D Llarence Turner, Parks Board Chairman James Thurmond, Fmr City Manager Barbara Gibson, Fmr Council Member Missouri City Police Officers’ Association
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Don has been endorsed by:Houston Association of RealtorsFormer Mayors—Bill Little, Dean Hrbacek and David WallaceFormer Councilmembers—Buddy Blair, Mike Siwierka, Mary Von Tungeln, Cyril Hosley, Karyn Dean and Dennis ParmerCurrent Councilmembers—Thomas Abraham, Jacquie Chaumette, Don Olson, Russell Jones and Michael SchiffMayor of Missouri City—Allen OwenMayor of Rosenberg—Joe GureckyDistrict 1 Residents—Rita Drabek, Julius Baumann, Betty Ann Williams, Mike Gibson, Betty Lubojasky, Tom Gargiulo, Verna Adams, Mary Willis, Steve & Nancy Porter, Joyce Ledger, Floyd Thigpen
✔Don Smithers is the bestchoice for District 1
✔Experience in City Government
0 Years8 YearsMayor Pro Tem; City Council Member; Vice Chairman of the Sugar Land Zoning Board of Adjustment; Fort Bend County Appraisal Review Board
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Member of the SL Garden Club
30+ YearsFounding member of Sugar Land Cultural Arts to restore Lakeview Auditorium; Director of theFort Bend Boy’s Choir of Texas;President of the Rosenberg Rotary; Air Force veteran; Retired fromTexas Air National Guard
Successful in Business
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✔Proven Leadership Track Record
Helped make Sugar Land Town Square, Eldridge Park and the University of Houston Sugar Land a reality. ?
