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Howard Jenkins |
Stavros Anthony |
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Mr. Jenkins is a Metro Police Volunteer, a graduate of our Citizen’s Police Academy and a member of our Citizen Police Academy Alumni Association. |
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| Howard and his wife Lynda help Kathy Perkins in the NWAC’s Neighborhood Watch Program, he is also a neighborhood block captain in his community, | |
| and both are involved in Handicap Parking enforcement. Howard has written his second book called “ Tag You’re Hit.” It revolves around a serial killer that | |
| hunts graffiti vandals. Mr. Jenkins MVP experience and meeting Scott Black, who is a Metro Police Detective and wrote the foreword in the book. The | |
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novel is available at most on-line retailers in
soft cover at about $10.00 and a hardcover edition is about $15.00.
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Councilman Anthony is a
retired Metro Police Captain.
His power point presentation was
entitled “ Moving forward”.
Helping him was his liaison Anthony
Ruggerio. |
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Mr. Anthony was a Metro officer for 29 years and two years ago was elected Councilman for Ward 4. He attended the Citizen’s Police academy and strongly |
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supports all of our
volunteer efforts to make a difference in the Las Vegas Valley. |
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1- Budget |
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in as the new Mayor replacing her husband Oscar Goodman (due to term limits). Councilman Anthony indicated his job was divided into three parts: |
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1- Budget, 2- Downtown, and 3- Ward issues. In his 2 years he has help trim the budget by $100 million dollars. No tax increase on its citizens. Over 600 |
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positions have not been filled. Services were cut 10%, management took a 25% cut and city employees’ wages were reduced 8%. The city currently has 2355 |
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employees. City employees in the second year of the budget had salary reductions and benefit reductions as well. As the third year approaches the Fire |
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department still has no
agreement on givebacks.
In total he felt the city was in better
shape than the County and NLV. |
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2- Downtown Redevelopment |
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Clinic that is world-renowned is coming. Part of the 62 acres called Symphony Park will have the Smith Center for the Performing Arts. Opening in 1/12 and |
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charging reasonable prices for families to enjoy. The Children’s Museum, Mob Museum (he didn’t vote for), new City Hall $146 million dollars (didn’t vote for). The |
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old City Hall is being purchased by Zappos a subsidiary of Amazon.com. They promise to have 1200-2000 new jobs. The Lady Luck Hotel becoming a Doubletree |
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Hotel by CIM.
The revitalization of East Fremont St
block by block with new businesses.
Finally the building of the Metro Police
headquarters. |
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3- Ward 4. Councilman is proud
of a new Fire station opening 7/25/11 at a cost of $4.5 million
dollars. |
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Mountain trail/bridges. Cheyenne overlay project. Continued work on the Las Vegas Technical Center on N. Tenaya. A business network to help reduce crime, |
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traffic issues, zoning matters, and small businesses to have access to capital in creating new jobs. It was a fast paced 45-minute presentation that was wrapped |
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| up with questions from CPAAA members. Thank you Councilman Anthony and all of us wish you continued success in representing Ward 4 Constituents. | |
| by Marvin Minushkin | |