City OKs Eighth Street bid for repaving project
City Council awarded a 13 million contract to Jones Brothers Dirt and Paving of Odessa to repave Eighth Street from Dixie Boulevard to Grant Avenue including the Dixie and Eighth intersection. Work could start by May and take about five months, with business concerns voiced by Mark Knox Flowers owner about sales drops during past street work.
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Jones Brothers
Dixie
Eighth Street
Mark Knox
Mark Knox Flowers
Eighth St
Jones Brothers Dirt and Paving
Odessa
Dixie Boulevard
Grant Avenue
Eighth
Richard Morton
Knox
Cindera Neasy
Geese and Ducks Enjoy Warm Tuesday at Memorial Gardens Park
Donald Dingler and Jack McElmurry spent the afternoon amid wild Canadian geese and domesticated ducks at Memorial Gardens Park formerly Buffalo Wallow. The birds wander the park as owners have left some ducks to fend for themselves.
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Donald Dingler
Jack McElmurry
Memorial
Ducks Overrun Memorial Gardens Park During Easter
Odessa faces an annual duck issue as domesticated pond visitors flock to Memorial Gardens Park. Animal Control Manager Cheryl Brom notes many ducks are dumped Easter pets, leading to hybrids and risk of harm near 42nd Street. City codes ban keeping ducks within limits, and officials urge calling animal control to relocate birds.
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Memorial Gardens Park
Buffalo Wallow
Odessa
Animal Control
Cheryl Brom
42Nd Street
42Nd
Brom
Memorial Gardens
Tom DeLay Under Cloud As Critics Target House Leader
Washington braced for new scrutiny as Texas fundraisers tied to Tom DeLay faced indictments and the House ethics panel issued three admonitions. Opponents say DeLay abused power while he blames Democratic warfare on politics and a tainted fundraising web behind trips to Britain and South Korea.
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Washington
Tom DeLay
DeLay
Texas
House Ethics Committee
Britain
South Korea
DeLay Under Fire as Ethics Probes Heat Up
The Hammer known as DeLay faces renewed scrutiny over links to three fundraisers under Texas investigation. He denies wrongdoing as ethics panels have admonished him three times. Republicans failed to shield his leadership if indictment arrives. parties prepare for further claims.
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DeLay
Hammer
Texas
House Ethics Committee
House
Rail district extends search for container facility operator
The La Entrada al Pacifico Rail District extends the deadline for qualifications to operate a container handling facility in Midland. Board president Buddy Sipes urged the extension after one response was not received and Odessa firms showed interest. Executive director James Beauchamp said the RFQ process helps identify qualified operators and the district seeks firms to submit evidence of services and work. See CONTAINER Page 8A.
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Rail District
Midland
la Entrada al Pacifico
Buddy Sipes
Sipes
James Beauchamp
Midland-Odessa Transportation Alliance
Beauchamp
Board to review qualifications for container facility lease
The board will examine all requests for qualifications to run a container handling facility and lease the site at its April 26 meeting. The session begins at 3 30 p m at the Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission.
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Permian Basin
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