SHES Monthly Awards

Summit Hill Elementary Students of the Month

Pre-K: Paisley Leakey, Jocelyn Garcia-Arredondo Kindergarten: Giovanna Ramirez, Jayden Cano First Grade: Avril Alverado, Emmett Medrano Second Grade: Kaydence Shirley, Jaxon Windon

Elisha Robertson

Summit Hill Elementary Staff of the Month

Hi, I'm Elisha Robertson and I'm married to Wes Robertson (associate minister at FBC Howe). We have four kids: Lizzy (senior), Keira (sophomore), Kamryn (seventh grade) and Colt (second grade).

We started our journey in Howe back in 2006. We lived here for eight years and then the Lord moved us on to Oklahoma for two years, California for two years, and then got to come back home to Texas. We love to travel and go on outdoor adventures as a family. I've been working as a library aide at Summit Hill this year and love it. I enjoy being around all the kids and the fun-loving excitement they have for life and learning new things. Working and teaching kids has always been a passion of mine, so I'm very blessed to get to do that every day now.

The City of Howe is accepting applications for a position in the Code Enforcement Department. Blank applications are available at City Hall 116 E. Haning Street, Howe Submit completed applications to: Joe Shephard City Administrator P.O. Box 518 Howe, Texas 75459 Applications may also be hand delivered to 116 E. Haning, Howe, Texas 75459. This position is open until filled.

With the hiring of former Howe Mayor and current City Councilman Jeff Stanley, that created a vacant seat on the council.

The current council, along with Stanley, stepped into executive session and came out with a motion by Dale Rideout to appoint Rod Gross to fill Stanley’s seat. The vote was unanimous, and no other nominations were made. Gross has recently been on the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission.

At the end of the meeting, Councilman Robert Cannaday resigned his seat due to building a house out of the city limits.

Police Chief Carl Hudman reported 229 calls for service in April, generated 22 reports, made one felony arrest, two misdemeanor arrests, issued 114 citations, and responded to seven accidents.

Public Works Director Mickey Phillips gave a report of 60 service orders for a total of 80 hours of work performed. Of those, 27.5 hours were spent on water, 4.5 hours on sewer, 3.5 hours on streets, 5.5 hours on sanitation, and 43 hours of miscellaneous service work. They repaired two water leaks, cleaned four sewer mains, prepared the Coach Simmons Park for its dedication. He also stated that they had a routine TCEQ water investigation.

Howe Fire Chief Robert Maniet reported 146 calls in the last two months, 24 of which were fires, 95 rescue and EMS calls, three hazardous calls, 10 good-intent calls, seven false alarms and seven service calls.

Economic Director Monte Walker reported a record $54,124 for May and are 22 percent ahead of last year.

He informed the council that a local landowner with acreage along US Highway 75 has listed the property with a broker and it could spark interest for commercial growth along the corridor.

The Howe Development Foundation has a net balance of $4,711. The HDF is still holding $5,750 in donations for the Memorial Park Project. Summit Gardens has 10 events planned through July 31.

He reported an issue at Summit Gardens with roots clogging the old sewer line but had Torque Plumbing clean the lines and the HDF paid the $450 bill. The HDF will also pay for the striping of O’Connell Street for angle parking.

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