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Monday night, the Dayton City Council met for their regular monthly meeting for May. Council approved the canvassing of the May 7 General Election, and outgoing City Councilwoman Sherial Lawson made her final motion on the council.
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In conjunction with the Houston-Galveston Area Council, Liberty County has been conducting a mobility study over the past two years as part of HGAC’s Regional Transportation Plan. That plan is a 20-year vision for the region, consisting of the eight counties surrounding the Houston-Galveston area.
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Officials with the Grand Parkway project, as well as local and stated elected officials were on hand in Dayton to celebrate the opening of the final stretch of the project Wednesday, May 18.
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After wrapping another round of voting just last week, area voters will head back to the polls next week as early voting for the Tuesday, May 24 runoff elections begins. Democrats and Republicans will vote to determine their party’s candidates in several key races. Early voting will run from Monday, May 16 – to Friday, May 20, from 7 am – 7 pm.
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Saturday’s election was chalked full of headlines, with several contentious races that could change the direction of many local governing bodies in the near future. The cities of Cleveland, Dayton, Liberty and Ames will be undergoing substantial changes to their city leadership.
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The race for the Liberty County Hospital District No.1 oddly had very little fanfare, especially after last November’s hotly contested battle over a new Liberty-Dayton Medical Center and proposed clinic in the Dayton area.
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Cleveland, Hardin, and Hull-Daisetta ISDs were the only Liberty County school systems with contests on the Saturday ballot. Of the eight contested races, there will only be two new school board members taking office.
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FINAL LIBERTY COUNTY VOTE TOTALS
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
PROP 1
FOR 3,762*
AGAINST 477
PROP 2
FOR 3,642*
AGAINST 666
Liberty County Hospital District No. 1
(At Large 2 Positions)