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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 2004
Page
1
At budget hearings the commissioners court voted to keep the tax rate at 0.49 per 100 value, just above the rollback 0.483276. Higher property appraisals will lift county revenues next fiscal year, prompting potential taxpayer petitions to lower the rate. See ROLLBACK on Page 2A.
The Ector County Commissioners Court proposed a 0.49 per hundred tax rate, unchanged from last year, but rising property appraisals push it above the rollback threshold. A public hearing is set for 6 p.m. Tuesday in the commissioners' courtroom at 1010 E Eighth St.
United Way of Odessa starts its annual fund drive with a new focus and theme What matters aiming to boost community involvement and collaboration. The kickoff at 10 a.m. Thursday will unveil goals volunteers and early campaign results. Executive director Mike Rush plans a Day of Community Prayer Sunday to support the drive.
Amber Sweeney notes success is measured by services. United Way supports Meals on Wheels for homebound seniors, Read Odessa programs to improve literacy, Salvation Army shelter and food support, Odessa Day Nursery and Odessa Family YMCA childcare, Center for Crisis Advocacy for domestic violence safety, and Camp Fire after-school activities. Call 332-0941 to learn more or donate.
Hurricane Frances battered Florida with subsiding winds, flooding roads and tearing roofs while tracking inland. More than 5 million lost power as at least two deaths were attributed to the storm. Rain totals reached over 13 inches on the central east coast with four feet of flooding in some areas.
Odessa merchants anticipate a $2 million influx as the Permian Basin Fair and Expo runs September 10 to 18. Linda Sweatt notes the event boosts hotel occupancy, food sales, livestock supplies, and general commerce. Denny's Restaurant adds temporary staff to handle fair week crowds. Donna Pope says workers and visitors frequent the area, seeking respite from the heat.
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