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The Registrar of Voters Office Announces the Dates for Early Voting for the July 19, 2008 Election on Central School District. Early voting for the July 19, 2008 election will be conducted at the Registrar of Voters Offices’s beginning Saturday, July 5, 2008 through Saturday, July 12, 2008. Early voting hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Early voters should bring a Louisiana driver’s license; a Louisiana special identification card or some other recognized photo identification and their voter registration card. Early voting will take place at the Main Registrar of Voters Office, Governmental Building, 222 St. Louis St. – Room 201, Southeast Office – Coursey Plaza Building, 10500 Coursey Blvd. Rm. #203, and Baker Office, Motor Vehicle Building, 2250 Main Street, Baker, LA. Additional information may be obtained by calling the Registrar of Voters Office at 225 389-3940.

source: http://brgov.com/pressdet.asp?gid=1338

There is a school board meeting tonight at 6:00pm. It will be held at Kristenwood Reception Center on Greenwell Springs Rd.

Meetings are held the 2nd and 4th Monday of every month.

Wildcat Youth Football Registration will be held at the Central High main entrance from 12-5pm on the following dates:

June 29th, July 6th and July 13th

GO WILDCATS!

The City Council unanimously approved a reserve volunteer police force for the city earlier this week, nearly a year after it rejected a similar plan over budget restraints.

Central Police Chief Doug Browning is Central’s only full-time police officer, and the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office is the primary law enforcement agency in the city.

The Sheriff’s Office has five officers per shift at its substation in Central, but they also patrol areas outside the city. The city also hires off-duty deputies to patrol in city subdivisions.

Browning has been pushing the City Council for a handful of reserve officers for more than a year. He said the city needs to take the first step toward its own police force and put more officers on the street to deter crime.

“It will give us the opportunity to back up and pay back the sheriff for what he’s been doing for us,” Browning said Tuesday of the reserve force.

The City Council recently approved a budget with $4,500 for a reserve police force and more fuel money for extra patrols. Tuesday’s vote allows Browning to hire the five volunteer officers.

The city will pay insurance and transportation costs for the reserves, who must be certified law enforcement officers. The five deputies will spend 20 hours a week each patrolling. The department already has two donated patrol cars.

The sponsor of the ordinance, Councilman Ralph Washington, said Sheriff Sid Gautreaux told him the city needed to start working toward its own police force. He said Gautreaux has offered to help train officers.

The City Council last year rejected a similar request by Browning.

But Mayor Mac Watts said that vote was only a reaction to the city’s tight budget at the time. Since it took over services from the city-parish government this year, Central now receives the tax revenue collected in the city.

“Now that we’re taking over all services and we have a little more money in the bank, I think everyone will be behind you 100 percent,” Watts told Browning.

Councilman Louis Dejohn said he supported the reserve force but was concerned about covering the cost of a full police force in the future.

He said when they formed the city, officials were under the impression that the Sheriff’s Office would continue to provide law enforcement in Central.

“The reality is we convinced a lot of people that we wouldn’t pass additional taxes,” he said.

Source: www.2theadvocate.com

As we were filling in the many meetings (check out our Calendar page) that go on in our fair city, we found ourselves asking “What is the Board of Adjustments?” An explanation is below and we thought you might be interested, we were! By the way, there is a meeting tonight.

The Board of Adjustments hears requests for waivers to the zoning ordinance of the City of Central as it applies to building restrictions and setbacks. The Board also hears requests for hardship waivers for mobile home locations. The Board meets on the fourth Thursday of each month at 5:30 pm at Kristenwood. A copy of the monthly agenda can be found on the Agendas page on the city website (link can be found on the bottom right of our homepage. The deadline for applications is ten days prior to the meeting. The application fee is $45.00.

Aloha! Surf’s up at this year’s Vacation Bible School.
Catch a wave and join us at Lifeway’s “Outrigger Island”
Sunday thru Friday, July 20th-25th from 6:15-8:30 p.m.
Kids 3 years old through 6th Grade (07-08 school year)


Based on Psalm 86:11, this tropical adventure will help kids develop the stability they need to become unshakable in a world of shifting sand.

Come join the Wave Riders at Outrigger Island for an adventure in God’s Word with great crafts, snacks, music and games!

For more information, visit www.comite.org

The Central Middle School PTO is sponsoring this fundraiser to help make the beginning of school as smooth as possible for parents and teachers, while raising funds to help support events that the PTO sponsors. The school supplies are being sold at a minimal markup while offering the correct supplies asked for by the teachers.It is our hope that this fundraiser will help eliminate the stress of school supply shopping for all who participate.

These supplies need to be purchased by July 25. Orders cannot be processed without payment.Order forms along with payment can be mailed to CMS PTO, 11526 Sullivan Rd., Baton Rouge, LA 70818. Please write the students name on the memo section of the check. If you have more than one student, separate forms must be completed but payments can be combined.

The supplies can be picked up at the CMS Orientation on August 4^th and 5^th at 8:00am and the Central Middle School Library from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

The prices are as follows: – $50 (binders not included). 6^th grade – $55, 7^th grade – $50, 8^th grade.

For additional info and to print order form, please visit www.centralcss.org

Central High School is working on a Wall of Fame to be displayed in the weight room. We need any past CHS Athletes who went on to play college, Jr. College, University sports to contact Theresa Boudreaux at 225.921.7321 or email at tessboudreaux@cox.net so they can be placed on the CHS Wall of Fame. Please contact her by July 30. There is a formal unveiling that is also being planned. We also need 2 – 3 volunteers to help with this project. If you are interested please contact Theresa Boudreaux at the above contact information.

Central Intermediate School is now located at the former Starkey Academy building on Joor Road. We need your help. Beginning the week of June 23 we want to begin to make our physical school campus be the best for our students. Painting will take place in several classrooms. (Almost all) We also have a list of other projects needing attention and work. Please come by during the day between the hours of 8 and 4:30 Monday through Thursday. We are also planning a Saturday work day on June 28 beginning at 7:30 am. Your help will be greatly appreciated. Everyone needs to have the opportunity to have some FUN. Thanks for all you do.