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MUNICIPAL COURT TO COLLECT ON WARRANTS |
 The Robinson Municipal Court
has initiated a program to
enhance collection of
outstanding warrants issued on
its Class C Misdemeanors.
When a violator is issued a
citation and fails to pay the fine
or to appear in Municipal Court
by the appearance date shown
on the citation, the Court gives
violators a second chance to
take care of the citation by
allowing an additional 10 days.
Defendants are notified of the
additional time by letter. At the
end of the additional 10 days, a
warrant is issued for the arrest
of the defendant and warrant
fees are added to the original
fine amount plus a fee for
Failure to Appear. DPS is also
notified of the outstanding
warrant and bars renewing
driver’s licenses.
As a courtesy, Robinson police
officers will be contacting by
phone those persons having
warrants (whether new or old)
and give one final chance to pay
the fine prior to being arrested.
The Municipal Court office will
be open on the first and third
Saturday of each month from
8:00 a.m. to Noon to receive
payments as well as during
regular business hours M-F 8:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. A defendant
who fails to take care of the
warrant after receiving a
courtesy call from the police
officer should expect a knock on
the door and a trip to jail.
Payment for a warrant must be
cash, money order or credit card
(MasterCard or Visa only). Credit
card payments will be accepted
over the phone.
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FOURTH ANNUAL AWARD CEREMONY |
The Robinson Police
Department held its Fourth
Annual Awards Ceremony at the
June City Council meeting
Tuesday, June 8 at 7:00 p.m.
Since 2007, the RPD has
honored men and women of the
department who have shown
exemplary service through a
police activity or event.
This year’s Awards Ceremony
honored Sergeant Gary Hinson
and Lieutenant Jeff Lewellen.
Both officers were presented
with the “Life Saving Medal”
representing the saving of a
human life which may have
been lost had there been no
intervention.
Brookshire’s Grocery Company
was also recognized for their
continued support of the Police
Department. Gary Grones,
Manger of Brookshire’s in
Robinson, accepted the
“Distinguished Service Award”
representing outstanding
contribution and service to law
enforcement.
The ceremony is a time to let
citizens of Robinson know
about the men and women of the
Police Department who have
performed an exceptional task
during the past year.
The Award Ceremony, which
began in 2008 under the
direction of Chief Rusty
Smith, has previously
recognized several police
employees for heroic actions
and superior service in a
police event.
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PROPOSITION 1 PASSES IN ROBINSON |
The local option election on
May 8 approved th the sale of
wine in Robinson stores. Of
the 718 persons who voted,
64.48% voted for the
proposition and 35.52%
voted against the sell of wine
inside Robinson city limits.
Wine sales mean more sales
tax for the city which already
allows the sale of beer with
5% alcohol content.
Prior to the election, City
manager Robert Cervenka
said allowing wine sales
would be a small, extra push
for the city in terms of
economic development. He
added that even if the
proposition didn’t pass, it
would not slow down the
economic development in the
city.
Robinson is already a major
growth center for McLennan
County. Over the past 10
years, the city has doubled in
population and only a small
portion of the land area has
been developed.
Obviously there are mixed
emotions in allowing wine
sales in Robinson.
Realistically, the passing of
the Proposition will generate
additional revenue for
Robinson rather than to the
City of Waco.
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NO FIREWORKS ALLOWED ON THE 4TH OF JULY |
There’s nothing like a grand
fireworks display on special
holidays and occasions such as
New Years and the Fourth of
July. However, not everyone
enjoys the loud report from
firecrackers and aerial rockets.
Each year thousands of
people are injured from
fireworks, thousands of acres
of pasture and even homes are
destroyed by fireworks. The
most forgotten victims of
fireworks are pets that shiver
in fear when fireworks
explode.
The City of Robinson
outlawed all fireworks within
the city years ago and, in 2006,
the pol ice department
committed itself to prevent
losses due to fireworks. The
RPD joined forces with the
Robinson Volunteer Fire
Department in an effort to
stem the increasing
complaints and injuries
caused by fireworks.
This July 4th will be no
exception. The RVFD will
contact as many citizens as
possible who are found in
any way discharging
fireworks within the city
limits. Anyone who fails to
respect the City’s fireworks
ordinance will be issued
citations.
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COUNTY WIDE CLEANUP |
The 19th annual County
Wide Cleanup event to be
sponsored by Keep
McLennan County
Beautiful will be held in
July.
Precinct One, which
includes Robinson, will have
its cleanup day on the second
Saturday, July 10th which
coincides with Saturday
chipper Day.
The Robinson site will be
open from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
for Robinson residents to
dispose of brush or bulky trash.
The fee for the first trip will be
waived - limit one per
household. All others will be
$10.00
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