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Tami Rodgers addresses the Brownwood City Council Tuesday morning. [Photo by Derrick Stuckly]
The topic of feral cats was again brought before the Brownwood City Council during Tuesday’s meeting as Tami Rodgers with TNR Brownwood presented a petition regarding the cat colony in Riverside Park.
A more than two-hour discussion that drifted back and forth from the Riverside Park situation to the entire city itself occurred and featured multiple contentious moments.
Brownwood Mayor Stephen Haynes began the discussion by stating, “It came to our attention several months ago that we had people building structures inside our city parks for the cats, along with feeding the cats on a regular basis. We’re getting tons of complaints about the number of cats in our parks about feces in the playground equipment and other issues. We asked Tami to please help us remove the cats from the public parks and we believe that means remove housing and stop feeding the cats. No one has said or ma
Ward 3 council member Melody Nowowiejski receives the oath of office from Brownwood City Secretary Christi Wynn. [Photo by Derrick Stuckly]
Melody Nowowiejski was sworn in as the new Ward 3 council member during Tuesday’s meeting of the Brownwood City Council.
Nowowiejski won a specially called election on May 1 over Linda Heitman to fill the unexpired term of Larry Mathis, who is moving to Georgetown.
Once Nowowiejski received the oath of office, she took Mathis’ place on the dais.
Tuesday was also the final city council meeting for outgoing Brownwood Assistant Manager Tim Airheart, who is retiring after spending 30 years as an employee of the City.
st, in honor of Social Work Awareness Month.
HPU Professor Rachel Derrington arranged the class visit in order to allow the students to learn more about local government as part of the program’s focus on training students to engage with their community to better serve at-risk, disadvantaged, and diverse populations in rural Texas.
Brownwood Mayor Stephen Haynes and City Manager Emily Crawford spoke with students during their tour of City Hall.
“We appreciate having students who are interested in learning more about local government,” Mayor Haynes said. “We hope the information provided will help them better understand how to serve their community and make better lives for those in need of assistance.”
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