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Tuesday, April 27 2010 10:36 am |
By Carol Spicer
Staff Reporter
Clifton City Council will hold a called meeting at 6 p.m., Wednesday, April 28, 2010 to discuss a proposal for a new civic center and possible remodeling of the current civic center to house the police department and court. |
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Tuesday, April 13 2010 03:11 pm |
Special to the Clifton Record Beginning at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 15, the local TEA Party Patriots invite all citizens to join them at the Bosque County Courthouse in Meridian for a rally of Patriotism. The gathering is an opportunity to enable people from of all walks of life and political affiliations to gather to voice their concerns and opposition to the out of control spending at all levels of government. |
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Tuesday, April 13 2010 02:38 pm |
By Carol Spicer / Staff Reporter
The Clifton Record
During regular session of the Bosque County Commissioners’ Court on Monday, April 12, the court approved a motion to send the decision on financing the Bosque County Law Enforcement Center to a bond election on November 2. The motion, made by Commissioner Gary Arnold, seconded by Commissioner Jimmy Schmidt, passed 3-1 with Commissioner Kent Harbison voting against it.
During the meeting, Dewey Ratliff, County Emergency Coordinator, gave the court options regarding decisions to be made including whether to go forward with the jail, size of the jail, and how to finance the jail.
The court approved the size to be built as a 64 bed with a shell for a 96 bed, with actual decisions on finishing or other additions to be added within the final budget, to be established at the next court meeting.  Several persons spoke before the court including John Campbell who said that the County has “done a great job of putting it together,” but that democracy is never easy or convenient, and added that he feels it should be put on the ballot.Mr. Wilson noted that it was a tough decision, but that it is unfair to delay making a decision, as sooner or later the county is going to have to pay for a jail. Calvin Rueter said that he would build the 96 bed jail, but that when he was a commissioner he would say, “I am willing to do anything that the people are willing to pay for,” and added that the voters need to make the decision. He also noted that of the citizens at the Clifton town hall meeting, he felt the vote was split on how to finance the jail. “The power to tax is an awesome decision. It can cause people to lose their homes, and that is something that must be considered,” said Rueter. |
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