Community packs council
chambers
Approximately 120 Cleveland residents showed up at City Hall Thursday
night for a town hal meeting to hear details about a federal mortgage
program available to low-income citizens. Because so many attendees
were unable to either see or hear the speaker, Rick Florence, Community
Development Specialist for the United States Department of Agriculture,
agreed to repeat his presentation to a second audience. Those who
were able to get seats for the initial 6 p.m. meeting listened intently,took
notes, and then left with information in hand, allowing the overflow
crowd outside to take their seats for the second presentation. Florence
broadly outlined the program which provides no-down-payment, no out-of-pocket
closing costs, low-interest mortgages to low and very low income citizens
in rural areas. Other loan and grant programs are available to qualified
citizens for repairs to existing structures. Florence will be back
in Cleveland on July 22 to meet with prospective contractors seeking
to be added to the agency's approved contractors' list. See the July
23 issue of the Cleveland Advocate for details on this story.
Committee and public
to address zoning issues
The Friends of Downtown Committee, which normally meets Mondays
at noon, will conduct a special meeting on Tuesday evening, July 29,
to 281-592-2661 which the public is invited and encouraged to attend.
The meeting will Lobby Hours: be held at Austin Memorial Library at
6 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to get community input on what
Cleveland residents would like to see happen in various areas of town
for future land use and economic development while protecting Cleveland's
history, identity, and residencies. "Zoning is what we're talking
about," says Mike Heilers, committee member, "but zoning
isn't what everyone thinks it to be." The controversial subject
of manufactured housing is expected to be addressed, but other issues
will include upgrading the facades of 400 Fort Worth downtown businesses
to present a uniform appearance and identity to residents and visitors
alike; new construction; future housing developments; and what is
required to attract new businesses, restaurants, and retail outlets
to Cleveland. See next week's Cleveland Advocate for full story.
Funeral Services Scheduled
Services for Joseph (Joe) Emmett Johnson will be
held Saturday, July 19, at 10:30 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Cleveland.
Interment will be at Cleveland Memorial Park.
Services for Betty Lou Price of Cleveland
will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 22, at Rosewood Funeral
Home Chapel in Porter. Graveside services will follow at Rosewood
Memorial Park. Visitation hours are scheduled for Sunday, July 20,
from 309 at Rosewood Funeral Home.
Police Department Stats
Cleveland Police and Fire Departments logged the following
calls for Thursday, July 17: general calls, 36; ambulance calls, 4;
1 alarm cal, and 6 911 calls Three fire calls were noted, including
a structure fire on Hwy. 321 involving both Cleveland and Tarkington
Volunteer Fire Departments. Six offenses were logged, including burglaries
of motor vehicles and residence, theft, and forgery. One arrest was
made for possession of dangerous drugs.
Texan Theatre Movie
Listings
Now showing at the Texan: The animated movie Sinbad, rated
PG, with the voice of Brad Pit. Show times Saturday are 7 and 9 p.m.
Throughout the week, the movie is shown at 7 p.m. Admission is $2
per child, ages 3-11, and $4 for adults.
Texas Lottery Results
Results listed come from www.txlottery.org,
the official site of the Texas Lottery Commission) Lotto Texas (for
7/16):4-10-11-26-40 (44) BB ; Pick 3 Day (for 7/18): 3-7-2; Pick 3
Night (for 7/17):8-7-4; Cash Five (for 7/178: 2-5-9-16-27; Texas Two
Step (for 7/15): 10-25-26-32 (21) BB.
In the case of a discrepancy between these numbers and the official
winning numbers, the official numbers will prevail.
