Odessa leaders face bond miscommunication amid voter debate
Odessa community members acknowledge misstatements over teacher raises and TRE funding for ECISD. Collin Crowe and Sewell vow transparency while urging voter engagement as three campuses face improvement required status, with potential new bond and election plans amid district leadership challenges.
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Ratliff Stadium
Sewell
Sewell Family of
Ector County Independent School District Bond Advisory Committee
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PAC
TRE
ECISD
Odessa
Centry
Ector
Zavala and
Noel
4 Kids’ Future
Ector Middle School
Zavala
Noel Elementary
Silicon Valley
Collin
Citizens’ Committee
Nelson Minyard
Minyard
Carol Gregg
Ee Sewell
Band Committee
Chris Stanley
University of Texas of the
Permian Basin
Ector County
Stanley
Oil boom staffing woes hit Ector County agencies hard
Police in Midland have long faced shortages since 2012 oil boom and a 2015 bust. The Ector County Sheriff’s Office reports 12 detention center officers short and won approval to grant overtime next fiscal year. Sheriff Griffis cites oilfield salary competition and notes officers are paid 16 to 17.41 dollars an hour, 15 to 20 percent less than Midland County.
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OPD
Ector County
Mike Griffis
Griffis
Midland County
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