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CHA residents express support
In a letter to city officials dated January 14,
several residents of Boothe Square in Cleveland
expressed their support of Cleveland Housing Authority
Executive Director Barbara Burns and secretary Vicki
Rancher. Bearing the handwritten signatures of ten
residents, the letter stated in part that "we have had
so many problems in the past with others that held the
position that Barbara now holds that we feel blessed
having her there."
The letter states that "each time we have called
there with a problem she addressed each of these
problems as quickly as possible" and lists several
occasions -- such as a pool party, bingo party and
Christmas party -- that Burns coordinated for
residents.
The letter concludes that "both she (Burns) and
Vickie are working hard...to update paper work and
other things that had been let go for so many years."
At February's regular city council meeting, Mayor
Monique McDuffie-Davis defended her recent
appointments to the CHA Board of Directors by saying
that she had personally received complaints from CHA
residents about the lack of response by current board
and staff members to their problems. There was no
mention, however, of the number of CHA residents that
had complained to the Mayor.

Rep. Ellis invites public to Homeland Security meeting
State Rep. Dan Ellis announced yesterday that the
Council for Excellence in Government, in cooperation
with the Department of Homeland Security, will be
conducting a Town Hall Meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 3 from
11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the James Baker Conference Center
on the Rice University Campus in Houston.
Called "Homeland Security from the Citizen's
Perspective", the purpose of the meeting is to gather
input from citizens, first responders, volunteer and
civic organizations, businesses, and government
officials from all levels on homeland security issues
and procedures. Conducted across the nation, these
meetings will constitute a nationwide public opinion
poll that will be reported on in the Spring of 2004.
" This is a great opportunity for the public to get
involved and express their concerns regarding current
Homeland Security policies and express their views on
future needs," said Rep. Ellis.
For additional information, interested persons may
visit www.citizensecure.org. Those interested in
attending the meeting should contact Ron Snelson at
281-320-5796.

Funeral Services
--Ida Henderson; services 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27, at
Pace-Stancil/Probst Chapel.

Police Report
Cleveland police fielded 38 general calls last
Friday, and recorded three offenses, including the
burglary of a vehicle at Cessna Motors. Police also
arrested Don Wayne Kale on a warrant for parole
violation, burglary of three buildings, and escape.
They also logged a total of 26 emergency 911 calls.

On Tap at the Texan
Showing at 7 p.m. tonight through Thursday is "Peter
Pan", rated PG. Tickets are $2 for children age 3-11,
and $4 for those age 12 and older.