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Public announcements and upcoming events dominate discussion at City Council  Share
While the agenda itself was a short one, there were plenty of big announcements at the last City Council meeting, much of which focused on upcoming holiday festivities and the long-awaited dedication of the Lincoln statue, which was donated to the community by Jerry and Jean Forsythe. In addition to the upcoming BINGA event on Saturday, December 5, and Christmas with the Lincolns the previous night, Jeannette Tyhurst (President of Marshall Main Street) also announced that the Lincoln statue, created by renowned local artist Bill Wolfe, would be dedicated in courthouse square at 3:30, prior to the Lincoln dinner at Harlan Hall. Later that same evening, some of the local downtown streets will be closed to accommodate the annual Christmas Parade at 5:00 PM. According to the Council, this parade, sponsored by Marshall's Christmas Committee, will necessitate the closing of N 4th from Ash to Archer by 4:30, as well as Archer from 3rd to 7th during the parade. In other announcements, Mary Lou Cornelison (Marshall Chamber Director and Art Colony President) reminded everyone that a new gallery exhibit featuring the photography of Tom Dagley would be opening and running through mid-December. Meanwhile, Warren Le Fever distributed a brochure pertaining to the 2010 Census and specifics about how and where people are counted. According to the brochure published by the US Census Bureau, there are five key steps to counting every person in the nation.
1. From April to July, 2009, census workers canvassed the entire country to update addresses and maps from the previous census. 2. More than 130 million homes throughout the country will receive an official census form in person or by mail in March of 2010. These forms should be completed and returned upon receipt. 3. April 1 is officially Census Day. All forms should be completed and returned by this date, knowing that everyone's privacy will be protected. In fact, by law, the Census Bureau cannot share any individual's personal information with anyone, including other federal agencies and law enforcement entities. 4. Households that still have not responded will be visited by a census worker between April and July. 5. The Census Bureau will provide the 2010 counts to the President by Dec. 31, 2010, which will included total population counts and numbers of representatives for each state. In other business of note at this meeting, the City Council approved a levy ordinance, while also announcing that Tony Malone had resigned and was being replaced by Larry Wetnight on the Historic Preservation Committee. And last but certainly not least, Alderman Tim Sanders issued a heartfelt congratulations to the Lions football team for an outstanding season-a sentiment that was echoed by Mayor Smith and others in attendance at this meeting. According to one report, more than 4000 people were estimated to be in attendance at the recent game; however, there were no problems whatsoever as Marshall's citizens represented the city with pride and dignity, as they always do. John Lotz is a staff writer for the Marshall Independent.
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