BY HEATHER ALDRIDGE & JACOB VAUGHN
Northlake officials annex 102 acres
Highland Village City Council names fire chief Highland Village City Council approved Rickie “Scott” Green as the city’s new fire chief at the Sept. 24 meeting. “Scott has an excellent career track record,” said City Manager Paul Stevens. “He has succeeded at every level in which he has served. His knowledge, professionalism, relatability and approach to serving the public really stood out.” The details Green has served as assistant fire chief in University Park, Texas since 2017, according to the news release. He served as a firefighter there for 27 years, serving as both captain and battalion chief before being promoted to assistant chief. What else? Green holds a Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sci- ences in emergency management administration
from West Texas A&M University and is currently pursuing a Master’s in Public Administration at the Univer- sity of North Texas, according
to the release. Looking ahead Green began his new posi- tion with the city on Sept. 30. “I am honored to have been selected as fire chief for the city of Highland Village,” Green said. “Throughout the process, I have been impressed by the personnel and their commitment to excellence. I look forward to building relationships throughout the community and achieving the department’s mission ‘to provide the highest qual- ity public safety to our community and visitors.’” The backstory The previous fire chief, Jason Collier, resigned June 15 after being arrested for solicitation of pros- titution and resisting arrest, Community Impact previously reported. He had served as assistant fire chief in Highland Village from 2008-22. Scott Green
Northlake is now bigger after town council approved the annexation of two plots of land, adding some 102 acres in a near-unanimous vote during its meeting Sept. 12. In a nutshell Per pre-stipulated development agree- ments, Northlake added more than 100 acres to move two projects forward, one in the Hawthorne Estates property and one in Northlake Business Park.
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