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The Killeen city council will hold a workshop Saturday to discuss the FY 2022 budget in depth, along with a few studies, the 5-year capital improvementâs program, and funding options for road and street maintenance and repair. The meeting is blocked out from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the main conference room of city hall, but Mayor Jose Segarra is hopeful that it will not be an all-day affair. âWeâre doing one long meeting to try and save our staff from having to do the same presentation multiple times. This meeting lets us stay focused and work together,â Segarra said in a phone interview Thursday. ....
Killeen Police having trouble keeping officers Jarell Baker and last updated 2021-07-15 23:46:29-04 Veteran police officers in Killeen are trading in their badge for retirement and that is a problem. âSome people are taking that early retirement because they are ready to move on. They want to early retire. Weâre not hiring at the same rate which people are leaving,â said Killeen Police Department Chief Charles Kimble. Keeping police officers on the force has always been a tough task for KPD. âThe slots have been budgeted for money for them we just havenât been able to fill them. Itâs a problem all the time and every city has it,â said Killeen Mayor Jose Segarra Killeen. ....
The Killeen City Council unanimously approved the appointment of a new communications director Tuesday. The council also discussed the possibility of moving the Bell County Annex downtown. In a 6-0 vote, the council voted to confirm the appointment of Janell J. Lewis Ford as the cityâs new Director of Communications. She will assume her role July 19 and make an annual salary of $105,000. Mayor Pro Tem Debbie Nash-King was not in attendance at Tuesdayâs meeting. The cityâs current communications director, Hilary Shine, is retiring Aug. 1 after 20 years of service to the city. Ford had lived in Killeen as a child due to both of her parents being stationed at Fort Hood. Now, sheâs back and ready to assume her role come July 19. ....
Major crash kills 1, injures others One person is dead and three people are injured, after a three-vehicle car accident closed down a major Killeen road Wednesday morning. Elms Road, near the intersection with Stefek Drive, was blocked with a swarm of emergency vehicles and at least two vehicles with heavy damage at about 9:15 a.m. Wednesday. According to a news release received Wednesday from the Killeen Police Department, a 41-year-old man, Victor Alexander Demarest, later died from his injuries as a result of the crash. A witness said she saw the crash as it happened from the parking lot of a nearby gas station. ....
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