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Tenative agreements reached on city budget plan
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- Published on Friday, 26 July 2019 18:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
A budget workshop Monday, July 22 for the City of Mount Vernon yielded several tentative agreements in the council’s approach to the 2019-20 fiscal year budget.
Citizen groups appeal for HOT fund allocations
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- Published on Friday, 26 July 2019 15:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Approximately 20 citizens representing five or more volunteer organizations who conduct events and/or maintain facilities that attract tourists appealed to the Franklin County Commissioners Court to distribute Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) funds in their 2020 fiscal year.
Emery made captain
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- Published on Saturday, 20 July 2019 18:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Andy Emery was promoted to the rank of captain of the Lancaster Fire Department in ceremonies at the station in Lancaster, Texas on Friday July 12.
Taxable values up slightly for local taxing entities
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- Published on Thursday, 25 July 2019 15:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
The Franklin County Appraisal District released the certified tax rolls to local taxing entities this week.
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McCullough shares 2030 Vision with Industrial Foundation
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- Published on Wednesday, 17 July 2019 16:14
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Dr. Jason McCullough, superintendent of the Mount Vernon ISD, at right, spoke about the districts 2030 Vision project at the quarterly meeting of the Franklin County Industrial Foundation Friday, July 12.
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City gets tough on illegal dumping
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- Published on Thursday, 25 July 2019 09:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Repeated illegal use by commercial firms, non-city residents, as well as those dumping of items other than brush and wood products has forced the City of Mount Vernon to close their site for brush and wood disposal south of the City Lake off FM 21.
County approves grant application to digitize local newspaper
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- Published on Monday, 15 July 2019 18:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
The approval for the county library to proceed with a Tocker Foundation grant application to digitize copies of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald was given by Franklin County Commissioners Court members during their meeting Monday, July 8.
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City HOT Fund requests heard by Council
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- Published on Tuesday, 23 July 2019 15:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Allocation requests for funds from the City of Mount Vernon’s Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) funds were presented by nine groups with $51,300 in qualifying projects to support.
Council relinquishes rail port grant funds in split vote
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- Published on Sunday, 14 July 2019 18:00
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
The final step in relinquishing the $1.2 million Federal Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant was taken in a 3:2 split vote of the Mount Vernon City Council at their Monday night, June 8, meeting.
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