Montgomery County proclaims Dolly Parton Day and recognizes Economic Development Week
The council recognized Dolly Parton Day and celebrated Economic Development Week, honoring local Imagination Library work and dozens of small-business leaders who urged support for buying local and permit process improvements.
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At the start of the Sept. 29 meeting, Council President Natalie Fanny Gonzales presented a proclamation recognizing Dolly Parton Day and invited representatives of the Imagination Library of Montgomery County to the dais. Carol Da Silva, appearing with local affiliate leaders, told the council the local Imagination Library has delivered more than 190,000 books since 2015 and serves thousands of county children, a program she described as cost-effective at about $32 per child per year.
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