Killeen may have a new assistant city manager â the cityâs top administrator behind City Manager Kent Cagle â on Tuesday night if the City Council approves the promotion of Executive Director of Public Works Danielle Singh to the spot, which comes with a $175,000 annual salary.
Danielle Singh
But that could be a big âifâ after some councilmembers told the Herald they were not kept in the loop on the ânationwideâ search for Killeenâs new assistant city manager, which became vacant after the resignation of David Ellison in October.
âAs far as the hiring procedures are concerned, this again lays at the feet of the City Manager,â Killeen City Councilman Ken Wilkerson said in emailed response after the Herald sent questions to the council Friday. âAs far as I am aware, we were never asked about using taxpayer dollars to search for any positions. This may have occurred with the council before I was elected, but I am not aware of it.
The McLennan County District Attorneyâs Office has declined to prosecute a misdemeanor family assault charge involving the chief public information officer for the Killeen Independent School District.
Taina Maya, 33, KISD chief of communications and marketing, was arrested by Waco police Oct. 14, 2020, after a verbal argument with her husband allegedly had turned physical. She told the Herald previously that she and her husband called the police in order to keep the argument from escalating.
On Feb. 3, the DAâs office did not accept the case because âsuccessful prosecution (was) unlikely,â according to a report obtained by the Herald from McLennan County.
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Dead animals that have been noticed in a Fort Hood housing are due to a mix nature, mowing mishaps and âsuspected foul play,â a Fort Hood official said this week.
A number of people on Facebook pages related to Kouma Village said they have noticed dead animals â or animal parts â showing up in unsightly ways in recent weeks.
Kouma Village, on the south side of Interstate 14, is one of several family housing areas on post.
âA dead squirrel was placed by our gate last night on Evans Dr.â posted Veronica Cottemond.
Others have said they have noticed dead rabbits and birds, although itâs unknown if they died naturally. Some on Facebook suspected the recent sub-freezing weather that lasted for a week in February had something to do with it.
Nomazima Nkosi Senior council reporter 15 March 2021
Bowing to pressure from the public, the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality has halted the installation of 30,000 water-flow restrictors in the homes of high water users.
The city will, instead, embark on a communication drive to ensure all residents have been properly educated about the project before it is rolled out.
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