Odessa, Texas/November 19, 2023-On Thursday, November 16th, during a regular scheduled meeting of the Ector County Commissioners, residents of West Odessa presented a petition of around four-hundred signatures to the Commissioners Court prior to t Executive Session. The petition was very broad in scope and contained no specific issues to be remedied.
(Dustin Fawcett, Ector County Judge-Ector County/Odessa, Texas)
West Odessa residents’ complaint that ECUD officials that include former Ector County Judge Debbie Hays, who is currently the General Manager for the Ector County Utility District violate the taxing entity’s Open Meeting Act and violate their Bi-Laws.
(Dustin Fawcett, Ector County Judge-Ector County/Odessa, Texas)
Shirley Jo Kelley, a resident of West Odessa started attending ECUD meetings over a year ago and had high hopes that things would get better.
(Shirley Jo Kelley, Resident-West Ector County/Odessa, Texas)
West Odessa has a large and growing Hispanic population. Sylvia Garcia wants to see more diversity on the ECUD Board.
(Sylvia Garcia, Resident-West Ector County/Odessa, Texas)
The Ector County Utility District was formed in 1976 under the mandate of the Ector County Commissioners Court of that year. Therefore, the current county commissioners court believes they have the authority to investigate the ECUD violations that West Odessa residents are alleging (Dustin Fawcett, Ector County Judge-Ector County/Odessa, Texas)
(Dustin Fawcett, Ector County Judge-Ector County/Odessa, Texas)
For DRB Media Communications Digital News, Danny Barrera.
