VA LENTINE`S DAY

West Side News
Page 2/Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Council Meeting
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fire and explosion investigations.
Staff stated that this agreement
will support and strengthen
the City of White Settlement’s
current Emergency Management
Plan.
Council also authorized
a contract with Wade and
Associates for the development
of a Waste Water System master
plan as a $87,250 amendment to
the Farmers Branch Interceptor
Hydraulic Model and Route
Study project previously
contracted in the amount
$78,400 for a total amended
contract amount of $165,650.
Council approved the
Raymond Avenue Park
Improvement Project as an
Economic Development
Facilities Capital Improvement
Project.
Recent resignations from
Darlene Underwood and Geral
Williamson opened up two
places on the Planning and
Zoning Board. Those positions
were filled by Eveyln Spurlock
and Perry Sadler. Dalton Davis
resigned from the EDC board
that was filled by Darlene
Underwood.
In other action, the Council
tabled the decision to decide on
a collection agency to collect
funds for delinquent utility bills.
Randy Brown and Gunnar
Rasmussen were re-appointed to
serve on the NAS JRB Regional
Coordination Committee.
Don Smith recognized
and thanked members of the
WSVFD for their efforts during
the recent grass fires.
February Mayor’s Forum Saturday
The February Mayor’s Public Forum will take place this Saturday,
Feb. 16 at City Hall from 8:30 a.m. until aroud 11:00 a.m. Forums
are come and go, open to all residents and businesses of White
Settlement, and provide an opportunity to meet one on one with
the Mayor and Staff to discuss any topic or matter. Coffee and
refreshments are provided.
This month will highlight the Utility Billing Customer Service
Department.
City purchases new animal control vehicle
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By Ben Posey
Fort Worth Police
Department Officers received
a broadcast over their radios
around lunch on Monday about
a Chevrolet Tahoe that had been
stolen from the Grapevine area.
With the help of the OnStar
tracking system, police located
the vehicle in the Wal-mart
parking lot on Clifford Street in
Westpoint.
After verifying the vehicle
according to the license plate
information given to them
by Grapevine Police, officers
stationed themselves in the
parking lot area awaiting the
exit of the suspect from the
store.
Police observed the suspect
walking towards the vehicle with
keys in hand. As the suspect
started up the vehicle and began
to drive away, Fort Worth Police
activated their lights and sirens
and surrounded the stolen
vehicle with their squad cars.
Police arrested Kevin Jay
Rowell, age 33, of The Colony
on charges of auto theft.
As police were pulling
Rowell from the vehicle, the
suspect dropped a glass pipe on
the top of the console, breaking
it. Rowell was also issued a
citation for possession of drug
paraphernalia.
The Tahoe was towed to the
city impound and the suspect
was transported to jail.
FORT WORTH, Texas, Lt. Col.
James “Flipper” Kromberg of the
U.S. Air Force became the first
military service pilot to evaluate
the F-35 Lightning II, taking
the aircraft through a series of
maneuvers on its 26th flight.
Kromberg took off from
Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth
plant at 11:54 a.m. CST, flew the
plane to 6,000 feet and checked
handling qualities at 15-degrees
angle of attack. He then climbed
to 10,000 and 12,000 feet
assessing the up-and-away flightcontrol response. Kromberg
also tested the F-35’s engine
performance and formationflying characteristics.
“The aircraft flew very well,
exceeding my expectations,”
Kromberg said. “I was surprised
by the amount of power on the
takeoff roll. And the handling,
particularly with the gear up, was
phenomenal. The aircraft was
very stable flying in formation
with another airplane. It was
really a joy to fly.”
Kromberg, who is assigned to
the 461st Flight Test Squadron
as part of the development and
execution of F-35 flight testing
at Edwards Air Force Base,
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Lockheed Martin test pilot
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U.S. Air Force pilot James “Flipper” Kromberg was the first military
service pilot to fly evaluate the F-35.
Calif., has logged more than
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Vehicle burglary suspect arrested after shopping at Wal-Mart
The City of White Settlement recently purchased a new 2008 Ford
F250 Diesel Animal Control Vehicle from the state BuyBoard. It has
been equipped with a Deerskin Animal Control Box, which has a
hydraulic lift and temperature control adjustment. This vehicle will
replace a 1997 Chevrolet 1500.
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