Paving contract hits road block over who pays
City Council awarded a paving contract for several streets with curbs and gutters to be installed partly on assessment. West Third Street Jeter Wrangler Newell Road and 93rd Street include assessable segments. Some East 31st Street owners oppose charges for curb and gutter. Williams Tractor Service bid 129115 dollars. Council approved the bid despite Foreman abstaining and questioning removal of assessment portions. Public hearing set for September 27 with a city appraiser finalizing benefit to adjoining properties.
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Julie Bird
West Third Street
Jeter and Wrangler Avenues
Newell Road
93Rd Street
Gordon Mayer
East 31St Street
Tom Green Avenue
Dixie Boulevard
Williams Tractor Service
Odessa
Vern Foreman
Mayer
Foreman
City Hall
Dick Sivalls
City to foot bill for bridge over Monahans Draw
City Hall will use reserve funds to replace a deteriorated bridge over Monahans Draw on West Murphy Street after it was closed August 1 when a support sagged. Officials estimate construction may cost about 85 thousand dollars, possibly more if two extra lanes are added. Federal aid is deemed unlikely due to time and process, so financing will come from general fund and emergency reserves.
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Monahans
Murphy Street
Bobby Tucker
Tucker
City Hall
Nolen
Jack Edwards
Hance enters Senate race after Tower decision
U S Rep Kent Hance, from Lubbock, announces bid for the U S Senate following John Tower declaring he will not seek reelection. Hance aims for the Democratic nomination and notes his experience in the Texas Senate and U S House as strengths. Other potential Hance successors include State Senator John Montford and business figures from Lubbock and Odessa.
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U.S
John Tower
West Texas
Kent Hance
U.S. Senate
Hance
Senate
John Montford
Lubbock
Odessa
Tower
Bob Krueger
Lloyd Doggett
Texas
Dolph Briscoe
Austin
Texas Senate
House of Representatives
House
Second Chance GED at West Texas Children’s Home
Dennis, 14, with a friend, broke into a store and dodged bullets before police caught them. Now at West Texas Children’s Home in Pyote, he studies for a GED alongside other residents. Since the center became certified to give GED tests, more than 60 residents have passed, offering a path to jobs and fewer troubles after release.
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Pyote
Dennis
West Texas Children’s Home
Texas Youth Commission
Odessa
TYC
Monahans
Rodney Maurer
ECISD Near Top in State School Statistics
Ector County Independent School District ranks 20th in Texas by size while boasting high teacher salaries and strong per pupil spending in a Bench Marks 1983 84 report. Odessa’s large population. oil and gas funding cited as financial strength. district notes long stability and local willingness to invest in schools.
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Ector County
Odessa
Ector County Independent
Bill Walker
Lloyd McKee
Texas
Texas Research League
Walker
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Chester Nolen
State Department of Highways and Public Transportation
Feds
Highway Department
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Elizabeth Simpson
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