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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 2002
Page
8
County officials criticize the Water Group of Dallas for a troubled salary step plan amid a $3 million shortfall. They report gray areas in job reclassification and service-based raises, with $2.5 million still needed to balance the budget and more cuts planned as budget hearings begin.
Medical Center hosts two public events. At 11 a.m. the Diabetes Support Group meets at Coyote Beach Cafe to hear Deborah McPherson on restaurant dining choices. At 7 p.m. Dr. Matthew Furst discusses breast surgery and related procedures in the Outpatient Center Board Room. Local contact 640 1242. Bishop to lead Town Hall meeting at St Stephen’s Church reviews diocese steps on addressing sexual abuse of minors. meeting open to public at 6 30 p.m. Wednesday.
A Monday night outage cut power across Odessa from Dixie Boulevard to Second Street and Highway 80, with at least three stoplights out for about 75 minutes. Officers redirected traffic at key intersections while East Eighth Street stores closed briefly. Diamond Lanes manager Randy Richardson said losses neared $1,000, far below his usual $1,200 daily take, and TXU had no immediate comment.
Texas Insurance Commissioner Jose Montemayor urged an independent study to assess how credit history relates to insurance losses. He called for university research to determine policy merit, noting cases like Hawaii and Missouri banning the practice. He warned credit scores can unfairly penalize those with medical or financial setbacks or cash economies.
Stevens notes unusual felony DWI case amid county records showing 54 pleas in July. Angel Arcadio Ruiz received eight years of probation under the Substance Abuse Felony Punishment program, with other defendants Desira Logan and Angel Levario Diaz drawing five and ten year prison terms, respectively.
Faulkner, 38, and Buddy Lee were charged with intent to manufacture methamphetamine a second degree felony. Faulkner and Ford, both of 4600 Angus Road, were in the Ector County Detention Center Monday on $50,000 bonds.
A 61 year old man was found dead Monday north of the railroad tracks in Midland in the 3200 block of Industrial Avenue. Police say foul play is not suspected. The body was sent to Lubbock for autopsy. the name is being withheld.
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