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Weatherford requests county reevaluate library funding

Mar 10, 2021 Weatherford Place 2 City Councilmember Jeff Robinson began a discussion Tuesday night about the need of additional funding for the Weatherford Public Library. Over the years, the Parker County commissioners court has approved $40,000 in funding annually to the Weatherford Public Library, with that amount increasing to $51,000 this fiscal year. However, the library’s budget is more than $1 million annually, Robinson said. “I think the issue that I have is that it may be that that’s all the county can afford at this point — I would certainly like to see that amount go up — but there is a clause in [the contract] that says if we accept the $51,000, then the county residents have to be given the exact privileges of the citizens of Weatherford,” he said.

Filing begins for May 1 election

Filing is underway for several city and school board races that will be on the May 1 election ballot in Parker and Palo Pinto County. The deadline to file is

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