Archive for July 16, 2008
Will It or Will it Not; Vote For Reason, That Is?
By Chuck Ring
The Edgewood Town Council meets tonight to discuss a”final” budget for this fiscal year. One topic which has been under consideration would see the operation of the wastewater treatment plant delayed until sometime in 2010. For those who have waited in vain for the plant to become flushable and who have seen the cost escalate toward a blackhole; this is not good news. Ostensibly, those who advocate this delay, are doing so for interest savings of around $60,000.00. After seeing prices for material and labor take its toll on the total cost of the plant; one wonders why the advocates believe this is a steady course to steer. We think it is not and will urge the council to jump off the dime and let the bid for the next phase and then the final phase.
But wait! There’s more! Several businesses have given notice in one form or another that they want to operate in Edgewood and they are not keen on operating a septic system while taking care of other aspects of their business operations. So, we pay more to complete the system and we are apt to lose many thousands of dollars in new tax revenue by neglecting to pursue the completion of the plant at the earliest possible moment. Penny wise and pound foolish, we could say. »» Will It or Will it Not; Vote For Reason, That Is?
Moriarty Man Convicted In Arizona
by John Weckerle
Donald Lee Condra, known locally as Lee Obarr, was convicted yesterday in Kingman, Arizona of eight felony counts of forgery, theft, fraudulent schemes and artifices, and tampering with a computer. Scheduled to be sentenced August 13, Condra/Obarr as been ordered to be held without bond and may face decades in prison. A second case, involving charges of falsifying bank statements, will be tried in September. More information can be found in this Mohave Daily News Article.