|
Collinsville,
Oklahoma February 2, 2010 Miscellaneous News |
State
Budget Shortfall Facing Legislature /
Collinsville
Ice/Snow Storm Could Have Been Worse
 This web site is brought to you by the Newspaper Museum In Collinsville and the other advertisers appearing on these pages. If you would like to provide news content or advertisements ... call Ted Wright (918) 371-1901 or send email to wrightted@aol.com. 1110 W. Main, Collinsville, OK 74021 Frequently Asked Questions |
| Home
(email questions/comments to wrightted@aol.com). Ted Wright -- last update 2/2/2010 (MiscFeb02.html) www.cvilleok.com Copyright 2010 -- Collinsville, Oklahoma |
| |
 |
This page sponsored in part by:
Schultheiss
Insurance Coverages
We Write:
We invite your inquiries. Should you need information in connection with any form of insurance, please do not hesitate to call or email us. We are prepared to provide you with a no cost, no obligation review and comparison of your insurance.
|
 State Rep. Earl Sears Begins Fourth Session Facing Budget Shortfall |
| Dear
Editor and Citizens of District 11, On Monday, February 1, 2010 I begin my fourth year as your State Representative for District 11. Everyday I am thankful that you allow me the opportunity to be your voice in State government. When session begins a challenge awaits the legislature, as we face a State budget shortfall. This shortfall must be addressed and it will not be easy. You're aware of the situation and you understand that we have fewer funds available to fund all our State agencies. With the Rainy Day fund and the second year of Federal Stimulus funds we will utilize these funds to assist our shortfall. However, even with the use of these funds we still must look for additional ways to balance the budget. The State Constitution requires that we have a balanced budget. All State agencies budgets have been cut throughout this fiscal year to meet this Constitutional requirement. With the development of next year's budget we continue to face more shortfalls and more reductions for State agencies. Tough decisions will be made to ensure State programs will continue to meet our State's needs, although some cuts will cause a reduction in services. This session holds huge challenges, but they are challenges we can meet. We have encountered economic challenges with State funding in the past and recovered. Likewise I am confident that we will overcome this downturn. Throughout this budget issue one thing that has not diminished is the greatness of this Nation, our State, and the opportunities we have as a free society. We will come through this downturn. I welcome your questions and comments as this session unfolds. Earl Sears State Representative, District 11 (2/1/2010) |
| Old
News (Now) -- With
school back in session today (Feb. 2nd) and temperatures mostly above freezing
for a few days now these photos are outdated ... but wanted to park them on this
permanent page before deleting them from the intro page. -- Ted 2/2/2010 (The comments below are Saturday 1/30/2010 vintage) |
 |
| Thank you to the City crews for the great job clearing most of the downtown parking spots for Saturday business. The plows started running Friday as the ice and sleet was still coming down with a total near 6 inches (mostly snow). |
 |
| Some of the merchants still needed to clear their sidewalks Saturday morning but the North side had a big assist (after this photo) from the afternoon sun. The streets also were improving as the plows and sun continued |
More
Storm Coverage |
 |
 |
 |
| 10am Friday Observation: Now that I've walked outside a bit, it looks like all is less than an inch and mostly snow now (still falling) on a crunchy surface for some traction. -- Ted 10am 1/29/2010 -- (Up to about 3 inches of dry fluffy snow 2:45pm Friday .... and still coming down) --- at least 5 inches snow by 5:15pm & still falling -- slowed now ~6in by 7pm |
| 11pm Thursday Observation: Although more freezing precipitation is expected overnight and Friday it would appear Collinsville has avoided (so far) the amount of ice to crack the trees and power lines but enough to make the roads a mess and travel hazardous. From my limited view (out the front and back of the Newspaper Museum downtown), I'd guess we have about an inch of ice/snow mix on the ground. I'll take some daylight photos tomorrow and would be glad to have a few viewer photos and weather descriptions from your location.-- Ted Wright -- 1/28/2010 |
| School was closed Friday Jan. 29 and Monday Feb. 1 using the lst of the 5 pre-allocated bad weather days for the school year. |
