City budget approved with higher rehab project limit
The council approved raising the per project limit to seven thousand five hundred dollars with a seven hundred fifty dollar contingency for housing rehab. Several residences have been rehabilitated or are in progress under the housing assistance program. Relocation payments at twenty eight dollars per square foot are available for eligible homeowners whose houses cannot be rehabilitated. The city has about one hundred fifteen thousand dollars set for relocation payments, with eighty eight thousand already committed for four residences.
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Fletcher
Neighborhood Improvement Committee
Grimmett Brothers Inc
Snyder
Lipham Construction Company
Aspermont
Police Report Notes Local Vehicle Vandalism and Forged Check
Nila Mosley reported tires slashed on her 1975 Chevrolet at the Western Club, $75 damage. Terry County Body Shop saw $250 glass breakage. United Supermarket at Brownfield Plaza reported a forged $287 check issued to Norman Bellusci and signed by Darwin Rautburt, cashed by a man 40 to 45 years old. no items reported missing.
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Nila Mosley
E. Oak
Western Club
Terry County
United
Brownfield Plaza
Brownfield State Bank
Norman Bellusci
Darwin Rautburt
Cooking School Slated Tuesday By Local Merchants
Donated groceries from Farr's Circle M and United will be given away along with S H Green Stamps certificates. Shelly Davidson from Austin will demonstrate as a graduate home economist traveling about 50 000 miles yearly to speak in several states. The program by Brownfield News and merchants is free to the public. The Brownfield Chamber seeks color photos of the Terry County Heritage Museum and a cotton field with a pump jack or drilling rig.
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Farr's
Circle M
United
S&h
Shelly Davidson
Austin
Stephen F. Austin State University
Nacogdoches
Texas
Arizona
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Kansas
The
Brownfield News
Brownfield
Brownfield City Budget Letter Explains Rate Increases
The letter outlines a water rate rise from 1.00 to 1.10 per thousand, an anticipated electric rate change tied to Southwestern Public Service, and a 10 percent cost of living raise with up to 14 percent for key staff. It notes water and gas funding needs, garbage packer unit replacements, and aims to keep services while growing Brownfield.
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Lake Meredith
SPS
Brownfield
City Budget Stays Flat Amid Frugal City Governance
Kafer writes on the 1982-83 budget praising no tax or price hikes and expense cuts. The editorial commends local officials for keeping costs down and contrasts with prior government snafus. A humorous anecdote about a boy and a chimpanzee follows, highlighting lighthearted neighborhood color.
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Tohoka
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le Sromupield
West Hill Street
Texas Press Association
West Texas Press Association
National Newspaper Association
Yoakum County
State of Texas
Lynn Brisendine
Garry Peebles
Rosemary West
Barbara White
Carol Corzine
Renee Werner
W. Hill
EPA
New City
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Southwestern Public Service
Commission
Muleshoe
Energas
Kafer
Geron
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