City faces 92054 budget shortfall in Grand Saline funds
Grand Saline council wrestles with a 92054 deficit in the general fund after property valuations fall from 46 million to 45,374,067. Police Chief Stanley Tull seeks 190,453.32 for the force, and council trims multiple departments while debating drastic fixes including insurance cuts, a four day week, and annexation of Morton Salt to close the gap.
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Grand Saline
Stanley Tull
Tull
Police Department
Rogers
Larry Martin
Morton Salt Company
Grand Saline firemen train at Texas A&M school
Grand Saline Fire Chief Walt Bryant and volunteers Jim Lea and Ray Carnes joined nearly 2000 students at the 63rd Texas Firemen's Training School at Texas A&M University. The class emphasized hazardous materials and LP gas response, with funding shared by Morton Salt and the City of Grand Saline.
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Bryant
Jim Lea
Ray Carnes
Texas A&m University
A&m
Grand Saline
Morton Salt Company
Bryant and Cames
City of
Lea
Budget troubles curb annexation talk in city council
Council members expressed concern over finances and noted no immediate money for services. They agreed annexation would not solve budget woes but will be studied further. Aug 11 regular session and Aug 18 budget workshops set. Laidlaw Waste officials discussed lighter trucks, recycling lapses, and a possible once weekly pickup to boost participation.
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Barbara Jarvis
Terry Tolar
James Feguson
Doug Lee
Laidlaw Waste Systems Inc
Lee
Martin
Laidlaw
Ferguson
Jarvis
Texas
Justice Center Could Add $1M to County Budget
Van Zandt County faces an $841,000 budget shortfall this year but income from the Justice Center may offset it. Jail Administrator Roger West says $153,231.75 earned since June 1 and a forthcoming $52,875 bill to TDCJ for 100 Harris County inmates could net about $1 million annually after expenses. County officials caution on long term earnings amid new jail contracts and the tent housing rule, with some doubt about tents for extreme weather.
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Jan Adamson
van Zandt
Justice Center
Roger West
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
TDCJ
Harris County
Pat Jordan
James Finley
Finley
Texas
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van Zandt County Sheriff's Department
Mike Rogers
Lynn Sullivan
Walt
Grand Saline High School
West
Jordan
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