Odessa approves 97 million budget with steady property taxes
Odessa City Council adopted a 97 million dollar budget, with spending up more than 9 percent from last year. Property tax rates remain at 63.71 cents per 100 valuation. 1998-99 budgets include 91 million operating and 6.17 million capital budgets. Water and sewer rates rise 2.01 percent. City forecasts a 4.37 percent rise in total property valuation to 1.8 billion, boosting ad valorem revenue and sales tax receipts.
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Odessa
James Zentner
Zentner
TU Agrees to Pay 7.5 Million to Aid Low Income Customers
Texas Utilities will contribute 7.5 million statewide to help low income customers pay electric bills after a summer of extreme heat. Catholic Charities reports 30 to 35 daily requests for assistance. director Faye Rodriguez notes FEMA funds are exhausted and a tremdous need remains. The agency plans appointments next month using oil overcharge funds to continue aid.
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Texas Utilities
Catholic Charities
Faye Rodriguez
School zone congestion prompts safety reminders in Odessa
Ector County ISD and Odessa Police plan to mail fliers urging careful driving near schools after drivers and students ignore guards and speed limits. Crosswalk safety and delays caused by parents rushing to pick up children are noted. Violations can bring fines up to 1000 dollars and possible license suspension.
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Chuck Hornung
Ector County Independent School
Odessa
Davey Tarbet
OPD
Tarbet
Hornung
Sam Houston
Ron Bryan
Bryan
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy at Westwood Wound Care Center
Westwood Wound Care Center celebrates its first anniversary with a new Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy unit. The $160,000 pressurized oxygen system, installed at Westwood Medical Center in Midland, offers 90 to 120 minute sessions five to six days a week, potentially speeding healing that might otherwise take years or lead to amputation.
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Westwood Wound Care Center
Westwood Medical Center
Pet Bn Wound Gate Center Program
Edmondson
Andrews Highway
Midland
United States
Curative Health Services
Hauppauge
New York
B.C
Craig Thompson
Medical Center Hospital
Alexander the Great
Thompson
Cory Edmondson
Edgy United Way posters highlight local needs in Odessa Midland
Odessa and Midland United Way unveiled a dark poster for the 1998 campaign stressing problems to be solved. Spokesperson Sue McEwen said the aim is to show agency stories and urge community help while citing hardships from businesses leaving and new Odessa agencies.
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Odessa
Midland
United Way
Odessa and Midland
Odessa/Midland
Odessa United Way
Sue McEwen
McEwen
Salvation Army Cpt
Barnhouse
Salvation Army
Midland Rape Crisis Center
Sally Gracé
Center For Energy and Economic Diversification
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