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Hereford BRAND Volume 118 | Number 32 WHAT'S INSIDE
HEDC to redefine, re-set short-term goals
By John Carson BRAND Managing Editor
Conservation plan eyes recharging of playas Page 5
Hostile Herd starts District 3-4A drive Page 7
Lady Whitefaces set up title showdown
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Moving forward for the long run was nothing to alter, however, when it came to the short term, the Hereford Economic Development Corporation (HEDC) Board of Directors is looking for more definition. The decision was made Monday as part of the regular agenda of the board’s annual meeting after outgoing member and board president Cody Chandler was recognized for his multi-term service to the board and new officers were elected. The only nomination made for any new officer was that of John Perrin as board president. The nomination was made by board vice president Sally
Noyce, who was presiding over the meeting following Chandler’s departure and the swearing in of new and re-appointed members. The only new member joining the board was Rocky Favila, who assumes Chandler’s board seat, while Noyce and current member Keith Bridwell were re-appointed to two-year terms. No nominations were made for board vice president or the combined position of secretary/treasurer. Noyce and Bridwell agreed to again serve in those positions. In looking at potential HEDC goals for 2018-19, both board members and HEDC executive director Wade Hawkins was lookPLEASE SEE HEDC | 3
Hereford city secretary Suzanne Finch, right, administers the oath of office to HEDC board members, from left, Keith Bridwell and Sally Noyce for another term and new board member Rocky Favila to start Monday's annual meeting. BRAND/John Carson
City breezes through meeting
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A mundane agenda resulted in routine and relatively fast Hereford City Commission meeting Monday. With Mayor Pro Tem Charlie Kerr presiding in the absence of Mayor Tom Simons, the meeting’s 10-item agenda – which included six business items – was convened and adjourned in barely 20 minutes. Topping the list was the rezoning of property on the northeast corner of South Lee Avenue and Gracy Street. The request to change the property’s zoning from multi-family (MF) to mobile home (MH) was made by Primera Iglesia Bautista Church. According to Hereford Zoning Commission documents, Primera Iglesia pastor Paul Garcia and Deacon Tony Cortez attested the church had “the opportunity to sell this lot at this time.” The prospective buyer wants to place a mobile home on the lot. With the blessings of the city zoning board behind it, the request was granted in a unanimous council vote.
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With the high school tennis postseason off and running at a brisk pace, the Hereford Whitefaces are doing something that has not been accomplished since last century as they continue their drive through the playoffs. After winning their first playoff match since 1995 in Bi-District Oct. 15, the Herd, right, survived a bit of a scare from Andrews to win the Area round, 10-6, then, above, shows off the trophy after having an easier time with Dumas, 111, in the Region 1 quarterfinals on Monday. The wins improved the Whitefaces to 22-7 on the season and into the Class 4A Sweet 16 as they move to Thursday’s Region 1 semifinal against Vernon. HISD photos by Bryan Hedrick
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Sewer saga highlights quarterly entities gathering By John Carson BRAND Managing Editor
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A brush with death by a pair of City of Hereford public works employees was the big news to come out of the quarterly joint entities meeting. Representatives from all five
Deaf Smith County tax-supported bodies – City of Hereford, Deaf Smith County, Hereford Independent School District (HISD), Amarillo College (AC), Deaf Smith County Hospital District (DSCHD) and Hereford Economic Development Corporation (HEDC) – gather every three months to update
each on activities within their specific realms. Usually hosted at Hereford City Hall, the Oct. 15 meeting took place at Hereford Regional Medical Center (HRMC). In updating happenings in the city, Hereford City Manager Rick Hanna relayed the ordeal of a pair
of public works employees performing maintenance on a subterranean lift station. On Oct. 8, the workers were 40 feet below ground working in the lift station when a valve blew. The result was a torrent as PLEASE SEE SAGA | 10
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