July 2006 City Connection
City Connection
July 2006
Volume 2, Number 10
www.huntsvilletx.gov
Huntsville Police Department
Comprehensive Plan Project Update
Welcomes 3 New Officers
The Huntsville Police De-Criminial Justice. Kyle
partment would like to has worked as a volunteer
The Huntsville Horizon meetings for the four Thurs-
welcome our three newest firefighter for the Hunts-
Comprehensive Plan is now day evenings in September
officers. These young ville Fire Department
underway in earnest. The starting with Ward 1 on
men graduated from the since May 2004. The first
Comprehensive Plan Adviso-September 7 and progress-
Basic Peace Officer acade-law enforcement applica-
ry Committee (CPAC) has ing through Ward 4 on Sep-
my at Central Texas Po-tion Kyle submitted was
now been expanded to in-tember 28, 2006. These
lice Academy in College with the Huntsville Police
clude 20 additional repre-meetings will be hosted by
th
Station on June 7. They Department and we are
sentatives from throughout your ward councilmember,
successfully passed their thrilled that he chose us
the community to assist our a councilmember at-large
certification exam and are to begin his law enforce-
consultants through this and the two ward repre-
ready to begin their 13 ment career!
sentatives on the CPAC(X).
planning process.
weeks of field training
Our consultants will facili-
Justin Lehman was born
We conducted our orienta-
with us.
tate those meetings. We
in California but his family
tion for CPAC(X) members
strongly encourage you to
Marlon Bailey came to moved to Texas when he
on June 22, 2006, and our
attend your Ward Congress
Huntsville from the Hou-was 2 ½ years old. Justin
next major activity will be
and share your thoughts
ston area to attend Sam graduated from Huntsville
our kickoff meetings with
and feeling about the future
Houston High
members of the Kendig
of Huntsville, Texas.
State School in
Keast Collaborative
Univer-1997.
(formerly Lane Kendig, Inc.) We emphasize again that
sity. He Justin
followed by several focus this is your plan for your
graduat-spent the
group meetings with citi-future. So, please get in-
ed from next sev-
zens representing various volved and stay in involved
SHSU eral
segments of our communi-with the Huntsville Horizon
with years
ty. Comprehensive Plan.
Bachelor working,
Please note on your calen-shamrick@huntsvilletx.gov
of Arts playing
dars that we have sched-
in Crimi-college
uled our Ward Congress
nal Jus-football,
tice in May 2003 and im-and attending college.
mediately began work on Justin ended up at Har-
STATE FIRE CONVENTION
his Master’s degree in CJ. ding University in Searcy,
Marlon has finished his Arkansas on a football
class work and continues scholarship. Justin needs
Members of the Huntsville trophy in the Fire Truck
work on his thesis. Marlon just a few hours to
Fire Department recently Driving Competition. The
was previously employed achieve his Bachelor of
attended the State Fire-Fire Truck Driving Competi-
by the Walker County Arts in Kinesiology. Justin
men’s and Fire Mar-tion is a timed obstacle
Sheriff’s Office as a Jailer. is married to Kathy and
shals’ 130th State Fire course in a fire truck.
Marlon has expressed in-has a 3 year old daugh-
Convention, in Waco, We also competed in
terest in becoming a pros-
ter, Kylee.
Texas. The main ob-the 6 and 3 man
ecuting attorney. We
jective for the conven-Pumper Team Races,
We want to thank these
hope he will enjoy being a
tion is training. We but did not place in
young men for choosing
police officer and stay
attended various clas-these events.
law enforcement as their
with the Huntsville Police
ses including Firefight-
careers and for choosing
Department for quite
If you see these guys
er Safety, Firefighter
the HPD for beginning
some time.
around town, give
Education, and Driving
their careers. The City of
them a pat on the back
Safety.
Kyle Dockery was born Huntsville and its citizens
for a job well done.
and raised in Poth, Texas greatly appreciate each of
Jeremy O’Neill, Joey Burley-
a small town south of San these officers and their
jjanuary@huntsvilletx.gov
son, David Cohen, John Col-
Antonio. He also came to desire to become part of
lins, Jason January and
Huntsville to attend this Department and the
John French competed in a
SHSU. Kyle graduated in
community.
number of events. We
December 2005 with a
brought home a 3rd place
jsanders@huntsvilletx.gov
Bachelor of Arts in
CITY CONNECTION JULY 2006
PAGE 2
Remaining Paving Projects
Addition to Fire Station #3
for 2006
The Huntsville Fire Depart-Recently, we were able to
Since October 2005 the parking lot construction
ment recognizes that time provide low cost housing for
Street Division has been for the new Aquatic Cen-
saves lives. Under some our bunker program fire-
working on special pav-ter and Thomason Park.
conditions, a fire will double fighters when we obtained a
ing projects around the These projects are rolling
every minute. With this in used modular home, and
st
City of Huntsville. 1along, as planned, with
mind, situat-
Street was the beginning the exception of some
we are ed it
project; it began in Octo-delays caused by much
doing inside
ber and was ready to needed rain in our area.
every-the
pave in December. We These projects could be
thing fence
were delayed until March completed by mid to late
possi-of the
while we waited the de-July barring complica-
ble to Ser-
livery of the new paving tions and weather per-
in-vice
machine.
mitting.
crease Cen-
our ter.
Upon completion of our
A.J. Brown Wastewater
staffing levels on the fire We understand that placing
special projects we will
Treatment Plant pave-
trucks. Years ago, we a modular home next to a
begin working on some
ment reconstruction was
started a program that has fire station is an unusual
of our normal paving
next on the list. This
not received much atten-approach to staff the fire
operations. We plan to
project was a recycle in-
tion. The Bunker Program, trucks, but we are doing
begin with our asphalt
place and stabilize job.
is a program where we al-everything possible to make
st
overlays on MLK from 1
This plan worked well on
low our firefighters, who are sure that the community is
th
Street to 11 Street,
about half of the roads
unmarried, to live in a fire protected, in a cost effec-
Quality Boulevard, In-
while the other half
station, in exchange for an tive manner.
dustrial Drive and Ave-
needed quite a bit more
obligation to help maintain
thth
nue N from 7 to 10
attention. These anoma-
This station also allows for
the fire trucks and to be
Street, just to name a
lies extended this project
the possibility for EMS
active in manning the fire
few. This will be fol-
about three weeks, but
crews to be housed on the
truck on nights and week-
lowed by our seal coat
the extra effort was
north side of town.
ends. This program saves
operations.
needed to correct all of
the taxpayers thousands of
the problems with the
For any questions or con-
dwelch@huntsvilletx.gov
dollars a year in various
old pavement.
cerns, call Tom Grisham at
categories.
291-3047.
We are now engaged in
Police/Fire
CodeRed
Statistics
Emergency Notification System
May 2006
The City of Huntsville hour. This service will the primary purpose of
Police:
Police:
Police:
and Walker County enable public safety the purchase of this
Calls for service 3500
have agreed to pur-providers to provide system is to enhance
chase the CodeRed time-critical information the local public safety
Arrests made 154
Emergency Notification concerning emergen-providers’ communica-
System to be used cies. tion capabilities.
Accidents investigat-
through the joint dis-
ed 72
And, while the system Policy use and other
patch. The CodeRed
could be used to gener-details are being devel-
system enables officials
Animal control com-
ate calls concerning a oped. More information
to deliver pre-recorded
plaints investigated 91
change in service on this program will be
emergency telephone
(water out due to a forthcoming…
Fire:
Fire:
Fire:
messages to targeted
main break, roads or
areas or the entire
sbrim@huntsvilletx.gov
Calls for service: 130
bridges out due to in-
county at a rate of up
clement weather, etc.),
to 60,000 calls per
Main alarm calls: 19
CITY CONNECTION JULY 2006
PAGE 3
Community Wildfire Protection Plan
Education, Mitigation, Response, Recovery
Many communities residents. The City is or-follow. default boundary by the
across the state of Texas ganizing an interdiscipli-
government.
Purpose of CWPP:
have felt the impact of nary task force of nation-
The development and im-
this year’s wildfire siege. al, state, and local stake-
These plans encourage plementation of CWPP
st
As of June 21, there holders in an effort to
offers the best solution for
comprehensive planning
have been 14,705 wild-mitigate the risk of a cat-
communities who wish to
that must address 3 key
fires in Texas that have astrophic wildfire and the
reduce the risk of wildfires
elements.
burned almost 1.8 mil-impact that it would have
threatening their commu-
lion acres with 951 struc-on the residents of the
nities.
strategies for reducing
tures being lost, and we entire county.
structural ignitability
have not reached the
The CWPP is a document
The primary outcome of
prime wildfire months of
that is easily integrated
the task force will be the
prioritizing hazardous
August and September.
into existing Disaster Miti-
development of a Com-
fuels reduction
To compare those num-
gation and Management
munity Wildfire Protection
bers with all of 2005,
Plans and is a great tool
Plan (CWPP) for Huntsville
collaboration at all levels
there were 2,565 fires
for Emergency Managers.
and Walker County as a
with only 347,512 acres
of government
The plan can be as simple
whole. This tool empow-
being burned and 570
or complex as the com-
ers communities to make
structures lost. Add to
It offers the opportunity
munity needs to meet its
informed choices to miti-
that Huntsville listed as
for communities to give
wildfire mitigation objec-
gate the hazard of an Ur-
“At Risk” for a Cata-
feedback and direct fuels
tives and is developed at
ban Wildland Interface
strophic Wildfire by the
reduction efforts on adja-
a grassroots level.
fire before one occurs.
Texas Forest Service. In
cent federal lands (U.S.
The CWPP will be devel-
addition to numerous
Forest Service).
For more information on
oped in accordance with
subdivisions and devel-
the Urban Wildland Inter-
the Healthy Forest Resto-
opments outside the city
Funding for projects out-
face or Community Wild-
ration Act of 2003. This
being identified that are
lined in a CWPP are given fire Protection Plans, you
represents a departure
in the Urban Wildland
priority over areas with-
can contact Urban Forest-
from the previous govern-
Interface (UWI) and thus
out such a plan.er – Jeff Lester at 294-
ment top-down plans and
also at risk.
5750 or email at
represents one of the first
Gives communities the
jlester@huntsvilletx.gov
The good news is that times that local communi-
or Jason January at jjanu-
authority to define their
the City is involved in ties can write a plan that
ary@huntsvilletx.gov.
own UWI Boundary in-
reducing the risk to its the U.S. Government will
stead of being assigned a
FREE DISPOSAL OF YARD
The Heart of the Community—A Mance Park TV Production
WASTE TRIMMINGS
The City of Huntsville viewed and captured place the video on
and the Mance Park on video tape the the City’s website.
The City of Huntsville of all debris and not
Television (MPTV) working environment
is offering free yard bagged when dump-
crew partnered in the of the Public Services The City of Huntsville
waste trimming dis-ing into the City’s
production of a video employees. The would like to thank
posal at the City of yard waste pile. No
titled “The Heart of completed video was the Huntsville Inde-
Huntsville’s disposal limbs larger than six
The Community” re-shown at the City pendent School Dis-
site located at 590 (6) inches in diame-
lating to the promo-Council meeting on trict Board and their
IH 45 North, Monday ter will be accepted
tion of National Pub-May 22, 2006 in cele-staff for encouraging
through Saturday, for free disposal.
lic Works Week. bration of National their teachers and
7:30 am to 5:00 pm.
Public Works Week. students to be a vital
If you have any
Under the guidance
MPTV prepared a four part of keeping our
Any City of Huntsville questions pertaining
of Cindy Blaylock,
(4) minute video with community clean
residential utility to the free yard
Solid Waste Services
one (1) minute dedi-through anti-litter
customer who pays a waste trimmings dis-
Superintendent and
cated to each of the education and recy-
Renee Johnston,
garbage bill and posal, please call the
four Public Services cling efforts.
MPTV, the video pro-
brings a copy of their Solid Waste Services
Divisions: Solid
duction crew toured cblay-
utility bill may dump Division at 936-294-
Waste, Water, Waste
to various City oper-lock@huntsvilletx.go
their yard waste 5723. cblay-
Water, and Streets.
ational sites during a v
The video production
trimmings for free. lock@huntsvilletx.go
City work day. The
was such a delight,
The yard waste trim-v
MPTV crews inter-
that the City plans to
mings must be clean
CITY CONNECTION JULY 2006
PAGE 4
City Calendar
July
18 City Council Meeting @ 6:00 p.m. at
City Hall
August
15 City Council Meeting @ 6:00 p.m. at
City Hall
Visit www.huntsvilletx.gov for a complete/
current schedule
August 17— August 20
All-Day General Admission: $6.00
See as Many as Four Games with One
Ticket at Bearkat Stadium or Kate Barr
Ross Park
Day Games - Night Games
(Check your Ticket
for Game Times and Venue)
Tickets available at City Hall
City Service Center and
Chamber of Commerce
Auction Notice
The City of Huntsville’s on-line auction web-
site can be found at
www.swicoauctions.com. The City places its
surplus property on this site every quarter.
Other entities use this website also, so
check it anytime. “One person’s junk may
be another person’s treas-
ure”.dmikulin@huntsvilletx.gov
Message from the Friends of the Wynne
While the reconstruction home is becoming, there the front porch, and eve-Home.
of the Wynne Home Arts are still items on our ryone will get a sneak
Parking will be available
Center is in final stages, wish list that we need; preview of the Home.
across Avenue O on the
the activity level is pick-and this will give every Hostesses will be sta-
west side of the home.
ing up for Friends of the person in tioned
Two parking spaces are
Wynne as we anticipate Huntsville throughout
also available on the site
the opening festivities in a chance the house
for those with disabili-
late September. to help to tell the
ties.
provide for public
We have exciting news of
these about in-
For information, please
an event the Friends are
teresting
needs.
call one of the numbers
sponsoring on Saturday,
artifacts
listed below.
July 29 from 2:00 to The show-
and histo-
5:00 in the afternoon -- er will be
ry. We will
Members of the Friends
an old-fashioned announced
ask people
Board 936-295-5745
“shower” for the Wynne in the local
to bring gift cards from
Home. As many things media several times in
City Cultural Services
local businesses, or they
as have been donated July. We will serve
Staff 936-291-5422
may prefer to just give a
and as pretty as the punch and cookies on
donation there at the