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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 2012
Page
1
The record shows delivery on July 7 at 15.3 million gallons, near the 16.0 million gallon use limit for the period. Source is Colorado River Municipal Water District.
Gov Rick Perry will be at Midland International Airport Monday for a ceremony announcing XCOR Aerospace arrival to Midland. Midland Development Corporation officials and XCOR reps will attend. XCOR is a California based private spaceflight firm founded in 1999 seeking West Texas R D base and future launches.
The Ector County Independent School District board meets Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. in Conference Room E to discuss a personnel report and approve it in open session. Board training with the Center for Reform of School Systems on educational philosophy continues after.
Odessa officials cite lawn parking as a growing problem from rapid economic activity. City Attorney Larry Long notes more cars cluster in same spaces, pushing residents to park on lawns when street space runs out. Mayor Melton warns of safety risks for children near parked cars.
Odessa pursues downtown renovation as a housing option with urban living spreading from larger cities. Dale Jenkins and Steve Sofgee reside above Proteus Salon on West Fifth Street and praise walking to post office and courthouse as Main Street Odessa calls for more residents and vision to revive downtown. The Main Street program began in 1991 to revitalize disrepair and vacant buildings, with the Main Street Economic Development Committee retooled to assess redevelopment. A survey of 1,500 residents showed 48.9 percent of 507 respondents favorable to downtown growth.
Midland Odessa Transportation Alliance leader James Beauchamp cites MOTRAN data showing Permian Basin fatal crash rate more than twice statewide per miles traveled. Texas Department of Transportation counterpoints that other regions have equal or greater needs. 2011 fatalities rose to 100 with costs exceeding 1.07 billion dollars in combined personal and community impact.
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