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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released an interim decision (ID) as part of its registration review of the herbicide paraquat dichloride (paraquat) that was initiated in 2011. With the release of the interim decision EPA will enforce additional mitigation measures it deems necessary to improve safety and prevent accidental ingestion and exposure during handling and application.
Read moreA Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of Brownfield ISD will be held August 16, 2021, beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the Administration Building Room, 601Tahoka Rd, Brownfield, TX 79316.
The Brownfield Board of Trustees held a special meeting on Thursday to discuss and consider the upcoming year’s student code of conduct, student handbook, extracurricular student code of conduct, athletic drug alcohol tobacco policy, employee handbook, T-TESS appraisers and calendar, and the purchase of new playground equipment. At the special meeting the board was down two members with Yvonne Rocha and Edgar Rivera absent but had enough members present to call the meeting to order.
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T&T Earth Movers are working on adding soil over the line that goes from the City of Brownfield’s manhole on North Cub Drive to the newly made manhole passed East Ripley Street. The new manholes have passed all the tests and will be covered by dirt, allowing the barricade to be placed next to the new manhole for the new high school.
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On Monday morning Commissioners Court was called to order by Judge J.D. Wagner with all members present. The court received the monthly reports for the month of July and received general information on the November 2 General Election.
Read moreRecently, Judge J.D. Wagner announced his intention to run for re-election. During his interview with the Brownfield News, discussed running for re-election and how he wanted to offer his experience in helping balance the budget for the county. In the interview, he said the Brownfield Senior Center receives all of its funding from the county. Wagner misspoke, the County’s contribution accounts for 25 percent of the annual budget. The City of Brownfield contributes $15,000 for utilities and he is not sure who else contributes to the Senior Center. Wagner does want to apologize for the misunderstanding and accepts that he does not always remember all the contributions made by the city or other donors to the organizations.
Read moreMayor Tom Hesse called the Brownfield City Council meeting to order on Thursday morning. The city council began the meeting with quarterly updates from Police Chief Tony Serbantez and the Brownfield code enforcement officer. From there they made a decision on three resolutions, an interlocal agreement, decided to extend the declaration of local disaster due to COVID, and went into an executive session in which they took no action upon returning.
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