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After a lengthy executive session, the Dayton City Council met last Wednesday, May 26, and voted to remove all city council members and family members of anyone on the council from the Dayton Community Development Corporation to remove any conflict of interest between the two entities.
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Liberty County Commissioners met Tuesday to discuss a number of important agenda items, but none more important than the amount of pay local elected county officials will be receiving in the near future. Now for all of you getting ready to get bent out of shape about the raises they gave themselves, because there will not be increases in pay to the salaries of the commissioners or county judge, at least not this go around.
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You cannot help but notice the beautiful crepe myrtle trees that adorn Hwy 90 on the eastside of Dayton, as part of the effort to help beautify the town. Now those same efforts are once again kicking off as the City of Dayton alongside the Dayton Enhancement Committee, has plans to bring that same lovely appeal to Dayton’s westside.
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**The Vindicator recently sat down with parties from the City of Plum Grove, Colony Ridge LLC and Liberty County to discuss the ongoing situation in that area. This is the first part of a series that will attempt to address the conflicts and hear the issues from each parties perspective. This week we present our discussion with City of Plum Grove Mayor Barbara Norris and City Secretary Missy Jo Pouncey about the city’s current troubles and their goals to resolve the situation they feel is plaguing the community.**
Read moreAUSTIN - Today Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush, Texas Senator Robert Nichols and Mayor Kellie Taylor announce the Texas General Land Office (GLO) approved more than $3.3 million in flood mitigation projects to improve drainage and wastewater infrastructure for the Liberty County city of Daisetta.
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Kelly Axton, Chris Wood and new member, Robert Howell were sworn as members of the Cleveland ISD School Board at the meeting on Tuesday night.
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City of Liberty officials took their oath of office at the Liberty City Council meeting on Tuesday night. Municipal Court Judge Michael R. Little administered the oaths of office to Liberty City Council members Libby Simonson and Diane Driggers, who were both re-elected to the positions as a part of the May 1, 2021, General Elections.
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