Building permits lag in Odessa growth, 1983 trends noted
Odessa planners report November construction values at 2.98 million, down nearly 10 percent from November 1982. Permits for 398 single family homes through November 1982 fell to 98 this year, while small professional office work and commercial additions sustain activity. Officials expect 1984 to stay flat as inventories absorb, with some pickup after year start.
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Odessa Planning and Inspection Department
Odessa
J.L. Moore
J.L. Moore Building Contractors Inc
J.M. Layton
Permian Basin
Permian Basin Area
Layton
Moore
Rollback election set for January in Ector County
Ector County commissioners plan to set a joint county school district rollback election for January 21. If approved, tax rates return to 1984 levels, cutting county revenues by about 900000 and the district by 22 million for 1984 85. Also on agenda are Teen Court service, a 20000 criminal justice grant, hangar appraisal, radio transfers to volunteer fire departments, a 500000 damages claim, and road project priorities. An executive session on litigation land and personnel is requested after the open meeting.
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Ector County
Odessa
County Parks and Recreation Department
Natalie Rothstein
Governor’s Office
Schlemeyer Field
David Gilles
Candida Tarin
Pecos
Tarin
Medical Center Hospital
Jan Fisher
Nax on Vacation Columnist Ken Brodnax Absents
Columnist Ken Brodnax is on vacation and will resume his column upon returning, with no additional details about timing or topics provided.
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Ken Brodnax
Elementary students learn clay pot making in artist residency
From left, Kirk Reese age 3, Tammy May 10, Douglas Wayne York 8, and Cody Dennis 12, cover a hole used to fire clay pots. The Ross Elementary students participated Friday in an artist-in-residence program to learn American Indian artisan methods.
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Ross
Kirk Reese
Tammy May
Douglas Wayne York
Cody Dennis
Council to review pensions and sewer bid actions
City Council workshop will discuss an amendment to the State Firemen's Relief and Retirement Fund to allow tax deferral on monthly contributions and set adoption requirements. Also on the agenda are West County Road storm sewer improvements, closing the city landfill on Sundays, updating TMRS service credits, and opening bids for traffic paint, salt, equipment, pickups, sedans, and storage tank construction.
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West County Road
Texas
22Nd Street
Kermit Highway
State Department of Highways and Public Transportation
16Th Steet
Texas Municipal Retirement System
Remedial reading method shown to area teachers
Judy Paine reports Ector and Midland counties review Remedial reading material by Renee Herman The Herman Method for Reversing Reading Failure targets dyslexia and uses multisensory teaching For testing six teachers will trial the method for a year Herman has taught remedial reading in 22 states since 1976 The program claims to raise reading levels from first to sixth grade within three years
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Ector
Midland County
Renee Herman
Herman
Midland Regional
Odessa American
Los Angeles Unified
Jane Huffman
Ector County Independent School District
Huffman
Ruby Morris
Midland Independent School District
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