26 Aug 2002
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Newspaper
Del Rio News Herald
Location
Del Rio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 2002
Page
1
Del Rio High School released students and staff at 10:30 a.m. due to a cracked cooling tower bracket. The district plans for Tuesday are pending, with possible half or full day sessions. Replacement cost estimated at 150000 to 160000 dollars.
County Commissioner Precinct 4 Jesus Ortiz says the 2002-2003 budget is tight but manageable and vows to avoid tax increases. He notes his precinct returns funds to the county despite maintaining diverse roads from Pumpville to Vega Verde and Lake Amistad areas, and explains reductions in equipment, materials, and operations to meet county needs. Ortiz stresses the county must support its employees and tighten spending as needed.
Nellie Rowland, disabled nurse living at Roswell House Apartments, says Del Rio Housing Authority blocks her move to La Vista Townhomes claiming she is not Section 8. She relies on $664 Social Security, Medicaid, and $10 monthly food stamps while disputes over contract type and eligibility persist.
At a Monday board meeting Ferrell and Brown Associates’ David Brown presented a video tour of the building site. The tape showed dawn concrete pours, campus site views, and large rocks that caused about a month’s delay, now overcome as the contractor worked to regain time. The school sits off U S Highway 90 East behind Dr Fermin.
About 120 UTSA dorm residents moved back into Chisholm Hall while work continued to eradicate mold found three weeks earlier. Officials said more students could return Monday as repairs expand beyond initial estimates, with some rooms still awaiting readiness and others housed at a nearby hotel.
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