Successful"Clean Sweep"
campaign continues
July statistics published by the city of Cleveland show another month
of successful efforts to identify and remove junk cars from city neighborhoods.
Last month marked the beginning of a concerted campaign called Operation
June Vehicle Clean Sweep by the Cleveland Inspection Department .
Headed by John Davis, Cleveland's code enforcement officer, the operation
aims to clean up neighborhoods by identifying and removing junk cars.
In June, 85 new violations were identified, and 66 cleared. July saw
52 vehicles tagged, and 32 cleared. When Davis or one of Cleveland's
police officers spots a vehicle they think is inoperative and violates
the city's junk car ordinance, they tag it with a sticker to advise
the owner it's about to be hauled away. The owner then has 10 days
to get the vehicle running, remove it, or call the city and protest
the sticker. Even after a car is towed by the city, the owner still
has 30 days to reclaim it.
Afterschool Child Care offered by
YMCA
Liberty County YMCA, in partnership with Cleveland schools, now offers
afterschool child care for children ages 3 to the sixth grade until
6:30 p.m. every school day. Children in kindergarten to the sixth
grade will be cared for at Southside Elementary. School buses will
provide transportation to Southside after school at no extra cost.
Pre-kindergarten care is provided at the Douglass school campus for
children ages 3 and 4. Weekly costs are $35 for one child; $65 for
two; and $90 for three, with a one-time registration fee of $25 for
an individual, $40 for a family. Discounts are offered to teachers.
Information and registration forms for the afterschool program are
available at every Cleveland school campus.
EMS logs busy July
The Monthly Statistics Report for Cleveland's Emergency Medical Services
logs a total of 302 calls for July, or an average of 9.7 calls per
day. The report breaks down the calls further into emergency and transfer
calls, in and out of the city of Cleveland. Emergency calls averaged
6.9 per day, and transfers 2.9 per day. Emergency calls within the
city for the month totaled 124, and 89 in the county. There were a
total of 73 out-of-county and 16 local transfer calls.
Liberty County Habitat meets Tuesday
The Liberty County Habitat for Humanity has its next noon meeting
on Tuesday, August 19. The meeting, open to all county residents,
will be held at the Sky Kay Cafe, at the intersection of Hwy. 105
and 146 in Moss Hill. Volunteer board members and committee heads
will be introduced, and organizational tasks distributed accordingly.
"The most serious item to be addressed will be fund raising,"
said Nancy Archer, the prime architect for the Habitat group. Each
Habitat house to be constructed in Liberty County is expected to require
$45-$50,000 in funds and material donations.
Funeral Services scheduled
Graveside services for Ershel Murphy are scheduled
for Tuesday, August 19, at 2 p.m. at Concord Cemetery.
Graveside services for Edna Winters are scheduled
for Tuesday, August 19, at 10 a.m. at Bear Creek Cemetery.
Police report
Five "fender-benders" occurred over the weekend in Cleveland,
apparently without injury. However, there was a total of 24 ambulance
calls logged for the same time period; 56 general calls; 10 alarm
calls; 1 escort call; and 29 9-1-1 calls. The fire department responded
to 4 calls over the weekend, including a vehicular accident; 2 gas
leaks, and emergency tree removal. Six offenses were logged, and 4
arrests.
On Tap at the Texan
Spy Kids III, rated PG. Showtime weekdays, 7 p.m. Admission is $2
for children 3-11, and $4 for 12 and up.
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