Brownfield council battle over city attorney bids
The Brownfield City Council debated bids from Frank Lacy and Hale & Associates for city attorney services amid heated exchanges between Mayor Brad Moore and council member Bill McGowan II. Hale & Associates proposed a $38,750 annual fee plus $95 hourly rate. McGowan’s bid was rejected, and Jim Pete Hale was approved as assistant city attorney. The discussion touched on past legal expenses, windmill contract disputes, and budget impacts, with interim manager Eldon Jobe noting the city remains under the attorney fee budget.
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Brownfield
Frank Lacy
Hale & Associates
Bill McGowan II
Brad Moore
McGowan
Yowell
Lacey
Hale & Assoc
Shotts
Moore
Hale
Ments
Big Spring
Lubbock
Vowell
Fletcher
Mr. Fletcher
Council
Lindly
William J. McGowan II
McGowan & McGowan PC
Jim Pete Hale
Assoc
Eldon Jobe
Jobe
Boll Weevil referendum gains support in South Plains meeting
Rickey Bearden, Yoakum County farmer and Steering Committee chair, explains a revised six to ten year payout for boll weevil eradication funding. Farmers Tony Dill and Jackie Burris voice support, urging state help while stressing cotton’s enduring importance and the need to curb spraying costs for long term viability.
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Yoakum County
Rickey Bearden
Western
High Plains
Bearden
Tony Dill
Terry County
Dill
South Plains
Jackie Burris
Plains Cotton Growers
Burris
Cable service woes and council tackles skunk problem
At a city meeting residents pressed Cable-Comm about service outages during a Cowboys game and delayed repairs. Thacker promised six weeks of construction progress while authorities warned against leaving food or water to lure skunks, noting 20 traps in use and legal gun restrictions inside city limits.
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Thacker
Moore
Dallas Cowboys
Harlan Willis
Texas A&m-Nebraska
East Waco
Thackerson
Texas
Roy Rice
Rice
Brownfield Council approves bids for four city vehicles
The Brownfield City Council accepted low bids for four city vehicles from local dealers totaling about 57 269 including trades. They also amended the landfill tire policy removing deposit fees for residential passenger tires while maintaining fees for truck and tractor tires and keeping commercial fees unchanged.
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Brownfield
Brownfield Motorplex
Electric
Ed Moseley
Water and Sewer Department
Ed Moseley Ford
Water Department
Police Department
Gene Messer Ford
Lubbock
Brownfield News
Moore
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Brownfield Regional Medical Center Clinic
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First Foursquare Church
Eugene and
Lisa Staton
Jesus Christ
Lubbock Road
Sete Ey
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