By Dianna Metzler
The Bisbee Observer
In a four-hour long regular meeting on Tuesday night, Bisbee City Council discussed their options to make the 2013 budget balance and will continue that session today (Thursday).
Council will meet again today at 5:30 to approve the tentative budget, as they explore options to make the necessary cuts to balance the budget. 
“It’s the opinion of staff that if further reductions in the existing budget are necessary, it will have to be by the direction of council on what to do because there is nothing left, except more jobs,” said City Manager Stephen J Pauken.
Councilmembers Robert Page and Ken Budge present ....read full story (e-subscribers only)

Lowell Builders Club continues work on school

By Dianna Metzler
The Bisbee Observer
The Lowell Junior High School’s Builder’s Club teamed up with Bisbee High School’s Kiwanis Key Club to paint the outside basketball courts at Lowell on Friday.
The outside basketball courts at Lowell School were repainted as part of the ongoing beautification project at the junior high.
“It’s part of a school restoration project. It was started a couple of months ago,” said LJHS 6th grader and Builders Club President Abigail Hottel.
She explained on Friday they were just painting the lines on the ground and probably retouching some of the basketball hoops.
Hottel added she hopes in the future they will be ....read full story (e-subscribers only)

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