March 25, 2008

MARCH 25th CITY COUNCIL MEETING

• DISCUSSED: During the 8:30 a.m. briefing session, the City Council viewed newly produced City of Midland videos.  With video becoming a growing part of the Internet, the City of Midland is beefing up production and placement of videos on its website www.midlandtexas.gov.  Recent videos include a segment regarding Water Conservation, the Mayor’s State of the City address, Make Midland Home, Police Recruiting, and ten mini videos highlighting Midland’s Shopping & Dining, Tourism, Economic Development, Healthcare, Education, Real Estate & Relocation, and Parks & Recreation.  The videos are also used on the city’s cable access station, Suddenlink channel two and Grande channel six.
• APPROVED: During the regular meeting, the City Council approved support of the Marian Blakemore Planetarium Renovation project.  The majority of the $2.7 million dollar project is funded through the State of Texas.  The remainder of the funds has come from local sources.  The Council approved awarding $40,000 for replacement of the roof of the planetarium.  The 36-year-old facility serves as the only public planetarium in West Texas.  The entire project will upgrade the current facility and equipment with completion scheduled for mid-2009. 

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK
The City of Midland is joining cities from across the nation to celebrate National Community Development Week, March 24-30, 2008. 

A display case at City Hall helps illustrate the years of CDBG work in the City of Midland.

The objective of the CDBG program is to develop viable urban communities by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment and expanding economic opportunities, principally for persons of low and moderate income.

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