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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1997
Page
1
A column traces recent tax plan failures and looming tax hikes as Texas and federal lawmakers chase budget balance. It condemns partisanship, notes CIA nominee withdrawals amid mudslinging, and laments recurring calls to cut taxes while cutting others.
Terry County farm officials Credit the Conservation Reserve Program with reducing wind erosion and boosting land use efficiency since 1986. Manager Mitch Word notes CRP pays landowners about 40 dollars per acre to retire unproductive land and concentrate effort on productive fields. Local growers like Larry Yowell affirm continued use, and officials hope for ongoing renewals as a March 28 sign‑up looms.
Voters face 5 p.m. deadline today for filing in Brownfield city and school district races. At-large Brownfield seats held by Ricky Willis and Roy Edwards, plus Positions Four and Five held by Harry Stice and Nancy Wade, open. Edwards and Wade have filed. challengers include Ervin, Lindly, Cargill, Melendez. Other districts list incumbents seeking new terms and a few challengers.
Terry County Commissioners in special session accepted low bids for WTCC furniture totaling 67 675.20 from Cargo Furniture Accents Fort Worth for bedroom living room and dining pieces and Script Office Supply Brownfield for office furniture. Delivery set by May 17 and about five weeks after order. Regular session March 24 to discuss deadline extension amid delays and rental costs.
Lindon and Daphne Click return to West Texas and move to Brownfield last summer after years in Farmington New Mexico. They find a friendly block on South Lens where neighbors share tomatoes cookies and a sense of home. Residents note the town’s welcoming atmosphere and the couple’s pride in their adopted community.
The Brownfield City Council will meet Thursday at 7 30 a.m. at City Hall to discuss ordinance revisions for outdoor events on public property and to consider bids for the 1997 seal coat project a garbage packer truck and depository services for the new fiscal year starting April 1. The agenda includes a sewer service attachment request from B E Implement a gate fee discussion at the city landfill and bids for the official newspaper for legal notices. Public attendance is welcome. Contact City Hall at 637 4547 for more information.
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