The computer chip shortage that has plagued parts of the economy since 2020 is plaguing the city, councilors learned Tuesday night at their meeting in City Hall.
Residents in cities and school districts throughout the Red River Valley will be going to the polls May 1 to determine who will serve on city councils and as school trustees for the coming year. In some instances, voters will decide the fate of bond elections and other matters pertinent to municipalities and school districts.
North Lamar ISD residents are to vote on a $51.55 million bond referendum with five separate propositions, and Prairiland ISD constituents will decide the fate of a $7.5 million bond in one proposition.
Election officials in both municipalities and school districts have approved candidate applications and are now in the process of drawing for positions on the May 1 ballot.
DETROIT â Detroitâs new Economic Development Corp. will soon have its first meeting after City Council action Tuesday. Councilors voted to host the meeting in March immediately following the council meeting.
Also on Tuesday, the council approved an ordinance to have a May 1 election, provided new candidates file for the three available seats. Available for candidates are the seats for Mayor Kenneth Snodgrass and council members Shane Cabler and Faye Marshall.
The council awarded Hayter Engineering, whose services the city has used in the past, an agreement for a Community Development Block Grant to work on South Main Street, citing satisfaction with the companyâs past work.