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Chico
MESSENGER PHOTO BY JOE DUTY
ROCK QUARRY
WHAT’S NEW
• A new high school and elementary
school are being built on a
40-acre site directly south of the
current high school at 1205 W.
Sherman.
• 1,100
POPULATION
LOCATION
• 12 miles northwest of Decatur
on Farm Road 1810
CITY HALL
113 W. Decatur St.
(on the square)
(940) 644-2435
CITY STAFF
• Municipal judge: Karen Green
• Associate judge: Kay Swaim
• City secretary: Trish Payne
• Assistant city secretaries: Anita
Long and Jenny Riddles
WEB SITE
• www.cityofchicotexas.com
TAX RATE
• $0.49 per $100 valuation
MEETINGS
• City council — 7 p.m. first Tuesday
of each month at City Hall
• Economic Development Board
— 6:30 p.m. last Monday of the
month at city hall
COUNCIL MEMBERS
• Mayor: J.D. Clark
• Mayor Pro-tem: Karen Garrison
• Council members: Fletta Barrett,
Aracely Delgado and Sue Manning
BOARDS
• Library
Michelle Slonaker
(940) 644-2330
• Parks
Don Barnes
(940) 644-2435
• Cemetery
Paul Grimes
(940) 644-5200
POLICE
206 S. Buffalo St.
(940) 644-5855
FIRE DEPARTMENT
102 N. Weatherford St.
(940) 644-5302
AMENITIES
• Chico Public Library
109 W. Jacksboro
(940) 644-2330
PARKS
• M. Robinson Park (playground,
sand volleyball court, a gazebo,
picnic tables, large pavilion and
restrooms)
• Jewel Park (baseball fields)
SCHOOLS
The class 2A district has three
campuses — an elementary, junior
high and high school.
• Administration Building
400 S. Hovey St.
(940) 644-2228
Superintendent: Mike Jones
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
(940) 644-2515