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<br />MINUTES OF DISTRICT 4 TOWN HALL MEETING
<br />OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE
<br />January 6, 2005
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<br />1. CALL TO ORDER
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<br />The meeting was called to order by District 4 Councilmember Tommy Moser at 7:00 p.m.
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<br />Members of City Council Present: Council members Chuck Engelken, Tommy Moser and Peter
<br />Griffiths
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<br />Members of Council Absent: Louis Rigby, Mayor Porter, Barry Beasley, Mike Mosteit, Mike
<br />Clausen and Howard Ebow
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<br />Members of City Executive Staff and City Emplovees Present: City Manager Debra Feazelle,
<br />Assistant City Manager John Joerns, Assistant City Manager Cynthia Alexander, City Secretary
<br />Martha Gillett and Police Chief Richard Reff
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<br />Others Present: Sue Gale Mock Kooken, Charlie Underwood, Clara Clark, James Stark, Dennis
<br />Dunham, Joe Sease, Tom Campbell, Jerry Carpenter, Herman Berges, Peggy Tilley, Paul
<br />Hickenbottom, Joe Droll, Dottie Kaminski, Douglas Wilson, Tom Parker, Betty Parker, Joey
<br />Neibarger, Mary McLain, Joey Gold, Nettie Warren, David McKay, Sue Sabin, Brenda Brown,
<br />Barbara Norwine, Blanche Hallo, Karen Rigby, Willi Walker, Nazar Momin, Mary Gay, Bryant
<br />Reed, Don Rhodes, Shawn Bomarge, Cheryl Ron Froberius, Essie Candler, Bob Jackson, Frances
<br />Robb, Gordon Robb, Pete Foest, Dorothy Eckhardt, Randy Cernosek, Rita Zaborowski, David
<br />Rightmer and Sherry Rightmer, Bonnie Natole, Duane Wise, Trent Wise, Barbara Moser and
<br />Bobby Schlenk
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<br />2, Councilmember Moser Opening Remarks were as follows:
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<br />Basis of Meeting - City Services
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<br />The citizens' view of what the City can do
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<br />The quality oflife in our City
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<br />3. Volunteer Groups were discussed, asking for one year commitment from volunteers with several
<br />duties to address:
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<br />Monthly inspections are done on the street lights within the community, and called to
<br />Centerpoint, which maintains the lights.
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<br />Quarterly inspections on abandoned houses or buildings in need of repair
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<br />Monthly inspections of grass mowing, ditches and alleys in need
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<br />Support the troops overseas program (Scout Troop 903 - Operation Troop Support)
<br />Care Packages Committee - looking for volunteers to assist in organizing the care
<br />Packages. Mrs. Jerry Clark will receive the names of family members and friends.
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<br />4. Discussion of Heavy Trash
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<br />A suggestion was made to publicize ~he mulching program more, including all the benefits.
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