GTE rate increase reduced by PUC in Brownfield
GTE plans to invest in service growth but the PUC cut its requested 45.3 million rate increase to 2.1 million while maintaining a four million dollar annual service penalty. Brownfield officials say the reduced increase and penalty hinder future expansion and investor confidence. Theodore F. Brophy warns penalties weaken GTE’s ability to invest in service improvements. General Telephone’s local manager Robert Pitts notes current service should not be affected immediately but long term growth may suffer.
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Brownfield
General Telephone Service
Robert Pitts
Brownfield News
Pitts
Public Utilities Commission
General Telephone
PUC
PAC
Texas
General Telephone News
Theodore F. Brophy
General Telphone
GTE
Politician Kent Hance praised for listening to voters
Readers commend Representative Kent Hance for standing up to power brokers and delivering on voter expectations. The note reflects optimism about national leadership and includes light trivia about stars, bees, and history from reader mail.
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Kent Hance
Kent
Sales Tax Rebates Rise in 1981 for Brownfield
Brownfield reports a 15 percent rise in one percent sales tax rebates for the first six months of 1981, totaling 186,994 dollars versus 162,346 dollars in the same period in 1980. June rebate reached 13,940 dollars. Nearby towns and county items follow on page four.
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Texas State Comptroller’s Office
Brownfield
Denver City
Brownfield Council OKs 1.29M Sewer Plant Bid
The Brownfield City Council approved a $1,285,903 bid from West-Tex Construction for a sewerage treatment plant and moved to seek a grant increase from the Texas Department of Water Resources. City officials expect construction to start after grant approval, with the plant handling 1.2 million gallons daily and covering 30 acres south of the city. The project, ongoing since 1973, also touches on a councilmember Alvin Davis resignation and other bids from Burn Construction, Kent Nowlin, and Panhandle Construction.
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Alvin Davis
Jake Geron
West-Tex Construction Company, Inc
Borger
Burn Construction Company
Las Cruces
N.M
Kent Nowlin Construction, Inc
Albuquerque N.M
Panhandle Construction Company
Lubbock
Texas Department of Water Resources
Geron
S P Health Systems Public Input Meeting On 1981 82 Plan
South Plains Health Systems held a public meeting at Brownfield Regional Medical Center to gather input for its 1981 82 annual implementation program. The agency, covering 15 rural counties, aims to assess health facility strengths and weaknesses and improve local services at reasonable costs. Tom McClure emphasized local solutions over national programs to address rural health needs.
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South Plains Health Systems Regional Planning Agency
Brownfield Regional Medical Center
South Plains Health Systems
New Mexico Line
Gutherie County
Tom McClure
SPHS
McClure
Lubbock County
King and Motley
City replies on cable service complaints and extra fee inquiry
A Brownfield News item reports a resident complaint about local cable service. City manager Jake Geron says file complaints with the city. A second query asks if a city bill fee for Christmas decorations creates a church and state conflict. Geron declined to comment and the fee is not approved.
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Brownfield News
Jake Geron
Geron
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