County ends 507000 deal with AC firm after heated vote
Ector County commissioners split 3 to 2 and decided not to renew Johnson Controls annual heating and cooling contract worth 507000, expiring Sept 30. Proponents argued in-house maintenance would be inadequate. opponents cited cost savings of 185000 and better control by in-house staff. The dispute centered on temperature control and exclusive computer coding. See CONTRACT on Page 28.
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Ector County
Rick Jones
Johnson Controls
Johnson
Jones
Dunlap
Jerry Caddel
Precinct 2
Greg Simmons
Stephen
Carrillo
Gardner
Caddel
Narita Holmes
New pet cemetery opens in Odessa to honor animals
Odessa area entrepreneur Joe Dunham plans a two acre section of his 14 acre $ land purchase on Highway 80 to become a pet cemetery with a fountain and gazebo. He has buried three pets and has requests for burial as he prepares to open by National Pet Memorial Day.
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Martha Dunham
Pets At Peace
Petcome Pets
Midland Tery
Highway 80
Midland International Airport
Midland
Country Club
Dunham
Odessa
Commissioners weigh selling calling cards to jail inmates
Ector County officials debated allowing inmates to purchase telephone calling cards at the jail as a potential revenue source. Sheriff’s Capt. Gary Fields opposed the plan citing security and gambling concerns, while Precinct 2 Commissioner Greg Simmons supported the idea amid shifting times.
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Ector County
Gary Fields
Precinct
Greg Simmons
Fields
David Austin
Odessa Shooting Probe: Officer Mistaken Identity in Home Raid
Texas Rangers continue the investigation into an Odessa police shooting during a home raid on a North Grandview Avenue residence. Calvin Davis and family claimed a back-door intruder officer fired, hitting the floor and possibly the couch, with no injuries. Davis says another man used his ID. police say the officer thought a warning was being raised. The raid targeted a suspect on a federal warrant, but Davis was not the target. Local officers released the involved family after two hours.
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Texas Rangers
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Michelle Martinez
North
Grandview
Avenue
Davis
Patrol Services Bureau
OPD
Lou Orras
Chris Pipes
Monahans hires new top official for district
Keith Richardson, former Olney superintendent, named lone finalist by Monahans Wickett Piote Independent School District trustees on July 10. State law requires a 21 day waiting period before hiring. Richardson brings 14 years as a district leader and prior experience as teacher, coach, and principal.
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Keith Richardson
Olney
Abilene
Richardson
Larry “Bear” Bryant
Clifton Stephens
Stephens
Amarillo
Borger
Bryant
Texas Association of School Boards
TASB
Guthrie
Ector County
Texas
New Braunfels
Blue Ridge
Hubbard
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Bob Bryant
Precinct 3
Barbara Graff
Precinct 1
Freddie Gardner
Bart
Paul Zoeller
New Cemetery
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42Nd Street
Andrews Highway
Midland Sports Inc
Midland Sports
American State Bank
Pro-Temp Solutions
Cola-Cola
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