City debates Cahoon Pool closure and new aquatic center
Local residents including Richard and Virginia Garcia and Gary Hartwick press concerns over closing Cahoon Park Pool as the city moves toward a new aquatic center. Council supports continued design work with Huitt Zollars and Counsilman-Hunsaker, with initial concept costs around 25 370 and an aquatic program assessment of 15 790.
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House of Representatives
Virginia Garcia
Cahoon Pool
Gary Hartwick
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Cahoon Park Pool
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Nancy Hartwick
Barry Foster
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Busi- Phillips
Lisa Dunlap
City approves GRT hike and adjusts 2015 16 budget
County commissioners approve a 0.9375 percent gross receipts tax increase effective July 1, 2015. The 2016 17 budget funds 602 city positions, down from 604, with 537 currently filled. Police and fire departments typically show 10 to 15 vacancies each. Interim city manager Jonathan Phillips began July 5. The 2015 16 budget had no tax rate increase or new program expenditures, though 1.5 percent across the board pay raises were included and four emergency dispatch positions were considered. The 2014 15 final budget was 110.5 million, a nine figure total and a 21.68 percent rise from 2013 14. Senior Writer Jeff Tucker.
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Jonathan Phillips
Jeff Tucker
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Sanders Attacks Trump as DNC Convention Tensions Erupt
Bernie Sanders delivers a keynote denouncing Donald Trump as lacking real plans for jobs students and seniors while his supporters rally outside in Philadelphia. Protests follow leaked emails showing DNC bias and demand for Debbie Wasserman Schultz's resignation.
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Unity at Democratic Convention Faces Hacker Email Backlash
The Clinton campaign urged supporters to avoid protests on the convention floor while Bernie Sanders backers were nudged to stay orderly. Celebrities and politicians pressed for unity as Trump criticized Clinton from North Carolina. Delegates in Philadelphia heard speakers and music as tensions simmered.
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Tim Kaine
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Philadelphia
Bernie Sanders
Courthouse Dogs Help Court Juvenile Inmates And Community
In southeast New Mexico courthouse dogs visit juveniles in detention and greet staff, lifting spirits. The program relies on sponsors and volunteers with costs for food, grooming, and supplies covered by grants and donations from CASA CYFD and local supporters.
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Gina Yeager
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Canada
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