Trend toward private contracting to save taxpayers money
Editor notes a nationwide shift toward private contractors replacing government services to cut costs. cites examples in New Orleans Portland Omaha Dallas Charleston Houston Scottsdale Orange County San Francisco Buffalo Rochester Madison Racine Chicago and more. Highlights savings and efficiency by private enterprise and lauds George Wilcox and his VICA auto-skills teams for repeated state honors.
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New Orleans
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Omaha
Dallas
Charleston
Columbia University
Houston
Scottsdale
Ariz
Orange County
Calif
San Francisco
Buffalo
Rochester
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Racine
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George Wilcox
Idaho Falls
Nebeker Trial Continued in Sixth District Court
The voluntary manslaughter case against Dean Nebeker of Preston was continued in Sixth District Court after a mistrial. Prosecutor JD Williams sought a venue change and the trial was reset for April 11 with hearings to file additional motions. The defendant is charged in the December 11 1976 shooting death of Robert Pease of Boise. The case now heads to the latter part of May.
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Dean Nebeker
Preston
Sixth District
JD Williams
Nebeker
Robert Pease
Boise
Williams
Franklin County
Hartwell Blake
Winder Banida Area Wins FHA Loan for Water Project
The Winder Bandida Water and Sewage District received a Farmers Home Administration loan of 163000 dollars for 40 years at 5 percent and a grant of 163180 dollars to build a water system serving 54 homes and grade A dairies. Robert E Lindhardt heads the group which plans to start work this summer bringing water from two springs east of Banida and in Treasureton.
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Winder-Banida
Banida
Treasureton
Senior Citizen Dinner Set for Saturday at Legion Hall
The senior citizen dinner will be held Saturday in the American Legion Hall starting at noon. The event invites local seniors to join a noon meal and social gathering at the Legion facility.
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American Legion Hall
County Entomologist Announces Rodent Bait Training Session
DeVere Tovey reports rising gopher and squirrel problems and says pest baits will be available after a Fish and Wildlife Service hosted training. A representative will be at the County Extension Office at 9 30 am Friday to conduct training and take orders.
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DeVere Tovey
Fei
The
Fish and Wildlife Service
Fish and Wildlife Service Froccatello
Grivity
Preston Announces Two-Week Annual City Clean-Up
Mayor Lyle Shipley proclaims a two week city wide clean up from Monday April 11 to Tuesday April 26. Residents may place refuse limbs and winter debris at the curb for city crews to collect.
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Preston
Lyle Shipley Shipley
Shipley
Shed Destroyed By Fire In Preston At 51 West 3rd
A small 10 by 12 foot shed owned by Bruce Andersons at 51 W 3rd No 1 burned early Monday. Deputy Jay Pitcher discovered the blaze at 1:46 am while en route to a traffic accident. Preston Volunteer Firemen arrived too late. contents and value not reported.
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Preston
Bruce Andersons
Jay Pitcher
Inspections Discussed and City Property Sale Debate
City officials debated local control with state inspector Joe Helms and discussed hiring a class C local inspector. A public hearing addressed selling city owned property acquired over three years for garage storage with bid procedures and minimum price, amid homeowner concerns about devaluation. A 3-1 vote stopped suspending readings on the subdivision annexation, while a 36 home first phase ordinance was passed. A Wednesday meeting planned to align policies with the engineering firm and attorney and a city cleanup was set for April 11-26.
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Joe Holms
Helms
Don Greaves
Greaves
Castleton
First West Street
Fackrell
Oliverson
Fackrell-Rosen
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Gary Schwaneveldt
Kathy Bradford and
Steve A. Bergquist
Eggett
Tanto Carne Apparnens
Conven Mate
Lyle Shipley
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Navy
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