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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 23, 2007

Page

7

Odessa executive moves to Longview city manager post

Odessa assistant city manager for five years, David Willard, will become Longview city manager, starting June 25. He oversaw Municipal Court, Public Works, water and sewer, planning, parks, and community development, and managed natural gas contracts. Willard cited bittersweet departure as Odessa grows with oil and gas firms.

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City approves mixed HOME funds projects and zoning actions

The Odessa city council approved ALL HOME funds as submitted: Rehabilitation/Reconstruction 173,055 dollars, Homebuyer Assistance 73,054 dollars, CHDO 69,222 dollars, HOME Proximity Assistance 46,147 dollars, and Christian Church Homes Disciples Village 100,000 dollars. They held a second public hearing on Morrison Group annexation of 58 acres north of I 20 and Old Bankhead, plus Odessa’s 231 acre annexation near Grandview Avenue and Yukon Road, including Ratliff Ranch Golf Course. They also approved WFDR zoning for Retail One on a Slacre tract near SH 191 and Faudree, issued a limousine license to Pando’s Limousine Service, and granted various zoning and property actions with Leeco Properties, DUK Inc. They accepted a 1,200 dollar offer from King Solomon Missionary Baptist Church for tax delinquent property at 305 Bunche Ave, approved vehicle chassis bids totaling 344, for MHC Kenworth and Freightliner in Odessa, and a 76,230 dollar bid from H Bar H Turf Farms for Ratliff Ranch grass sprigs. They allowed use of an ECISD indoor firing range by the Odessa Police Department, funded a 15,000 dollar contract with Time Creative for Ratliff Ranch marketing, and pursued continued tobacco education funding with no matching funds. They approved selling 1102 W. Second St. for the Central Fire Station site, renewed an ongoing building materials contract, and approved an easement with Oncor for power to the new West 16th Street fire station. A Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission contract amendment for solid waste recycling was also approved.

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