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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 2002
Page
1
BISD voters are weighing a $9 million bond intended to fix Oak Grove facilities, add a gym and multipurpose space, and upgrade roofs at Middle and High Schools. The plan avoids tax increases for homestead exemptions and seniors, while agricultural land and crops would face higher rates. See BISD Bond Page 4.
Mayor Nancy Wade and residents plan this year’s Brownfield cleanup with an April 27 event at 8 30 a m across Brownfield. Volunteers collect trash, return by 11 30 a m for city supplied trailers, hot dog lunch, and door prize drawings. The city will buy large items like couches and appliances for 2 each. site details and buy back rules to follow in future editions.
Tax time is near the deadline. CPA Tommy Pruitt advises filing an extension if not started, and postmark by Monday to avoid penalties. Post offices stay open late Monday from 6 to 8 pm to help with deadlines, TSCPA warns against delaying filing even with unpaid taxes. See Deadline Page 4.
The writer muses on the Ides of April amid sandstorms in Texas, linking tax day to looming deadlines and seasonal weather swings. He notes historical omens around the Ides of March and Caesar, then ties in April’s capricious climate, with birds, sun, snow, and wind shaping the land’s preparation.
A Brownfield writer recalls the devastating sand storm of April 19 1988 between Brownfield and Lamesa. He and Stephen Henry battled heavy dust as a highway sand plow cleared Welchs stretch, then returned home after a long rough day. The piece closes with hopeful notes for calmer Aprils ahead.
Brownfield Independent School District board of education will meet in regular session on Monday April 15 at 7 30 p m in the admin building boardroom to discuss agenda items including district improvement council tax facility use refunds Valor Telecom budget amendments sports equipment bids and the superintendent report.
The Brownfield Regional Medical Center Board of Directors meets Monday April 15 at 7 p.m. to consider and vote on the Financial Assistance Program and other items including bylaws amendment on malpractice limits, tax exemption for travel trailers, a refund of penalties through Terry County Appraisal District for Valor Telecommunications, plus administrator Mike Click and Dr. Dennis Tedford reports and a secret session with BRMC Attorney Jimmy Hammons.
The Brownfield City Council will meet at 7 30 a m Thursday with a BISD bond election presentation. A Terry County Recreation Council rep will discuss a sand volleyball court at Terry County Park. They will review a lease-purchase renewal with First National Bank for a landfill scraper and a Valor Telecommunications tax penalty refund claim of 1660 99 due to a USPS error.
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