Hines Council considers ordinance to address drug use in the city Hines Common Council February 24, 2021February 24, 20210 The following are the unapproved minutes from the Hines Common Council meeting held Feb. 9. The minutes were edited for clarity and length. Police Chief Ryan DeLange said there were 247 calls since his last report, adding that domestic violence calls are “out of control.” He said they are averaging about
Hines to move forward with mosquito control Hines Common Council News January 27, 2021January 27, 20210 The following are the unapproved minutes from the Hines Common Council meeting held Jan. 12. The minutes were edited for clarity and length. Police Chief Ryan DeLange reported that there were 211 calls since the previous council meeting. This is a slight increase from previous months. The majority of the calls
Hines to temporarily suspend water usage charges Hines Common Council News December 23, 2020December 23, 20200 The following are the unapproved minutes from the Hines Common Council meeting held Dec. 8. The minutes were edited for clarity and length. Police Chief Ryan DeLange reported that November was slow for the police department. However, he noted that the department is still seeing the import/export of marijuana, and traffic cases
Hines Council to draft, consider drug ordinance Hines Common Council News November 25, 2020November 25, 20200 The following are the unapproved minutes from the Hines Common Council meeting held Nov. 10. These minutes were edited for clarity and length: During the department head reports: • Police Chief Ryan DeLange said the police department received 202 calls since his previous report to the council. This is a decrease of
Hines council discusses water project and land swap Hines Common Council News November 4, 2020November 4, 20200 The following are the unapproved minutes from the Hines Common Council meeting held Tuesday, Oct. 27. These minutes were edited for clarity and length: During the department head reports, City Administrator Kirby Letham reported that: • the West Hanley paving project is complete; • copies of the density test results were included in
Hines Council continues to discuss the water project Hines Common Council News October 21, 2020October 21, 20200 The following are the unapproved minutes from the Hines Common Council meeting held Oct. 13. These minutes were edited for clarity and length: During the department reports: • Police Chief Ryan DeLange reported that calls are down, but fights and domestic calls are a problem. The department noticed an increase in transient people
City administrator answers questions about Hines water project Hines Common Council News October 7, 2020October 6, 20200 Photos by RANDY PARKS As part of its ongoing water project, the city of Hines is replacing, rerouting, or installing new distribution lines. These are the lines that bring water from the water tower or water tanks to your home. With the water improvement project under way in the city of Hines,
Hines Council discusses ongoing water project Hines Common Council News September 30, 2020September 29, 20200 The following are the unapproved minutes from the Hines Common Council meeting held Sept. 22. These minutes were edited for clarity and length: Under department reports: City Administrator (CA) Kirby Letham reported that the city has been very busy with the water project. Easements were recorded with the county, and CA Letham
Hines Common Council covers a variety of topics Hines Common Council News September 23, 2020September 23, 20200 The following are the unapproved minutes from the Hines Common Council meeting held Sept. 8. These minutes were edited for clarity and length: Hines Fire Chief Bob Spence reported that, since the last meeting, there were five false alarms and one call for backup for a motor-vehicle accident. He added that the
Hines councilor submits resignation, council discusses skate park, water project Hines Common Council News August 5, 2020August 5, 20200 The following are the unapproved minutes from the Hines Common Council meeting held July 14. These minutes have been edited for clarity and length: Under department head reports: • Hines Fire Chief Bob Spence reported that the department received two calls since the previous meeting. One was for a downed power line