taciturn: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

Word of the Day for Saturday, May 30, 2009 taciturn \TAS-uh-turn\, adjective: Habitually silent; not inclined to talk. On stage she seemed to become transformed, and the contrast was even more noticeable given her shy, taciturn character, shrouded in the impalpable veil of gloom that always surrounded her. -- Pino Cacucci, Tina Modotti: A Life A balding, stocky, taciturn man who wore glasses, he gave an impression of distance and seriousness. -- "Diana's Driver: Unsettling Piece in a Puzzle", New York Times, September 21, 1997 In the company of even his close literary and political friends he was shy if not taciturn. -- "Passionate voice of the press", Irish Times, November 4, 1997 Taciturn comes from Latin taciturnus, from tacere, "to be silent." Dictionary.com Entry and Pronunciation for taciturn Yesterday's Word - Previous Words - Help
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Weekly Code Enforcement Report DHR June 1, 2009

May 25, 2009 – May 29, 2009 Code Enforcement Weekly Report   Department:   Code Enforcement Date:                 June 1, 2009 Prepared by:  Joshua McIntosh & Patrick Allen Code Enforcement Officers   Special Weekly Activities   ·        339 S. 6th- Request Extension for Razing. ·        315 S. 6th St. – demolished and Cleaning Up- continuing ·        CR Walker case- hand delivered contract to Walker's Attorney ·        Willie Thornton request extension for 1311 Perry St. ·        Collecting information regarding fire in Sanitation trash truck- Pending near completion ·        Gathering information regarding burned out houses in city o       Collecting information regarding Burned Homes- Per Mayor Valley   Complaints by Citizens   ·        Alley Btwn 8th  & 9th St- Needs Cleaning ·        Lot on Georgia Street- Overgrown ·        21 Lincoln Ct- overgrown property pending resolution ·        Various Complaints of Dogs at Large x 9 ·        Lot Corner Park and Parkdale St.-Overgrown ·        James Carter- 109 S. Ashlar St.- Water Carwash x 3   Cited Vehicle   o       None   Mailed Postcards   ·        Lot 42 Glendale Sub- 7th St.- Joyce Fleming ·        620 Park St.-Lewis & Jeannie Chappell ·        627 Park St. – Lot 1 Block 12-Wayne Anderson             Fuel ·        Dodge Charger- White 2008 o       None ·        Chevy Impala- 2000 o       None ·        GMC Truck o       5/19/09- $ 51.76   Mail ·        $2.43 Letters Mailed   ·        None   Lots with piles of debris   ·        141 Center St. ·        138 S. 6th St.- In Process of Clearing and Cleaning ·        727 Pecan St. ·        462 Washington St. ·        207 S. Sam St. ·        200Blk Jane St. ·        817Blk Cherry St ·        510 W. Park St. ·        202 Madison St. ·        216 Beech St. ·        Joe Brady Dr.   Abandoned House List for Planning Commission- Submitted   ·        602 Kentucky – Adail Lillie Dunlap- pending review ·        723 Bennett- Lisa Terry ·        503 Biscoe- John Palmer ·        330 S. 6th St- Charles Graham ·        1114 Porter St. – Mayweather & Bailey ·        311 Walnut- Robert Titus ·        315 Walnut- Robert Titus ·        353 Prairie St.- Roger & Janet Sanchez ·        812 Elm St.- Carrie Kelly ·        180 Dennis Dr.- Jerry & Linda Teague- pending review   Abandoned House List for City Council – pending Submission   ·        252 West Wood Pl.- Alfred & Michele Kines ·        503 Biscoe- John Palmer ·        330 S. 6th St- Charles Graham ·        1114 Porter St. – Mayweather & Bailey ·        311 Walnut- Robert Titus ·        315 Walnut- Robert Titus ·        353 Prairie St.- Roger & Janet Sanchez ·        812 Elm St.- Carrie Kelly             Lien or Affidavit Issued   ·        None   Future Weekly Activities   ·        Historic District Council meeting- May 28, 2009 ·        Historic District Council Meeting- Special meeting ·        City Council Meeting- June 5, 2009   Follow-up Activities   ·        Continue to address Non complaint properties ·        Focus on Lots and clean up efforts ·        Mail out Postcards and Canvassing neighborhoods ·        Meet with neighborhood watch organizations ·        Propose adopting of Mechanical ordinance- Per City Attorney   Staff Concerns   ·        Code Enforcement Software- Iworqs ·        Office Space ·        Training and Testing   Work Order Request Form (WORF) Report   ·  Stop Signs- Vandalized –Corner Walnut & McDonough

S.R.T. weekly report

Special Response Team

Weekly Report

 May 25 – May 29, 2009

 

1.      Sgt. Bivens conducted training for court security with Officer Charles Garrison. Officer Garrison will be working security for District Court on Thursday and Friday.

2.      An inventory of ammunition was conducted and the ammunition is being moved and stored in the walk-in vault in the front office.

3.      Sgt. Bivens  worked at the firing range cleaning up and checking the operations of several firearms. We are working on getting the range ready for yearly Officer firearms qualification..

 

                  Wants and Needs:

 

1.      Since our ammunition order from our state supplier is on back order, maybe

We should look at an alternative source that can supply readily. Some of these other sources have cheaper prices than the state supplier.                                  

 

                  Future plans:

 

1.      Qualify members of the SRT with handguns, shotguns and rifles on tactical firearms course.

2.      Begin tactical entry training with members.

 

 

 

Gas usage for week:

Black Crown Victoria: 14.4 gallons @ $2.39 a gallon for a total of $34.60

 

            Sgt. Tommy Bivens

            S.R.T. Troop Commander

 

 

 

Street Dept report 6/1/09

STREET DEPARTMENT REPORT – 6/1/09   Department: Street Department   Date: May 22-28, 2009   Prepared by Oscar Hoskins and Earnest Womack   Specific Weekly Activities:   Mechanic: 5/22 Assisted in tearing down structure at 1108 Porter Assisted with street lights on Oakland and Valley Dr Repaired hydraulic line on Auto car and filled with fluid 5/26 Repaired arm on Sanitation unit 25 Assisted with debris removal on Porter St Charged battery on bucket lift truck Took rear end off of wrecked Police Dodge Charger 5/27 Repaired arm on Sanitation unit 26 Assisted with removal of debris on Porter St Hauled dirt to Porter St Installed rear end on Police unit 19 Repaired hydraulic line on auto car 5/28 Moved dozer and track hoe from Porter St to Liberty St Repaired brakes on blue and white dump truck Replaced battery on Street unit 1 pickup Put lights on Sanitation unit 30 Worked on moving house on Liberty St Installed tail light in Police unit 18   Potholes: 1000 block Porter-4 200 block No 4th-2 South Washington-2 600 block Kentucky-2 300 block Russ St-4   Animal control: Removed numerous dead animals from streets Picked up three dead animals from vet   Other activities: Continuous removal of debris throughout city designated trash routes Litter pick up at primary routes of City:             Rightor St Walnut St.             Cherry St.             Porter St.             Perry St.             Elm St. Franklin St.             Oakland Ave.             Quarles Lane             Plaza St Phillips St   5/22 Assisted Sanitation with trash route and removal of carts Repaired broken arm on Sanitation unit 25 (R Smith) 5/23 Goodyear repaired flat on Sanitation unit 21 Delivered trash cart to 212 Shelton Dr 5/26 Repaired washout at St Michael and Newman Dr Assisted with debris removal on Porter St Placed mosquito dunks in ditches with standing water throughout City 5/27 Continued debris removal and hauling dirt on Porter St   Mowed:             Sewer ponds East side             Shoulders DeSoto & Park, Little Rock Rd & Lambert Dr, Sears Ln, Lohmans Ln East and West center greens             Edgewood Circle median Installed Neighborhood Watch signs provided by citizens at Anderson at Roseland, Sunset at Forrest Hill, Sunset at Quarles, Old Dominion at St Jean, and 4th and Quarles Refaced stop signs at St Jean at Old Dominion Placed mosquito dunks in ditches with standing water throughout City 5/28 Mowed: Finished West and East center greens Lots at intersection of Perry and Porter Corner lot Porter and Poplar Helena Bridge Rifle range             Assisted P & R with Little League field, Gene Bearden and Cleo Dunning Parks             Moore St East             Baringo & Cleburne             West St             New Addition             Beechcrest School ditch             Welcome sign at Hwy 49             Lot on Dinan St             Firefighters Memorial                 Future Weekly Activities: Ditch at Center St behind TIC 127 Valley Dr   Follow Up Activities: Cover ditch Ladino and Baringo Sidewalk-100 block Coanza Checking on engine for Sanitation unit 27   Staff Concerns/Issues: Telephones for Street and Sanitation offices (multiple lines)   STREET DEPARTMENT GASOLINE LOG         Week of 5/22-28/09             DATE UNIT # GALLONS RECEIVER 5/26/2009 9 17 O Hoskins 5/26/2009 13 17 L Driver 5/27/2009 30 14 E Butler 5/27/2009 Box Shop Truck 29 M Holbrook 5/27/2009 1 22 E Womack 5/27/2009 19 30 A Barry 5/28/2009 Zero Turn 8.7 E Butler                                           TOTAL GALLONS 137.7