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Residents press council on Hometown Heritage funding, sewer-rate hikes and traffic safety
Summary
At the Nov. 18 Lamar City Council meeting, residents questioned Hometown Heritage Foundation funding and governance, challenged recent sewer-rate increases, and urged long-term traffic-calming measures including better speed-data and possible permanent signs.
Residents used the Nov. 18 public-comment period to press the Lamar City Council on three recurring local issues: Hometown Heritage Foundation funding and governance, recent sewer-rate increases, and traffic-calming measures on local streets and Highway 75.
Jeff Lam, of 571 Happy Trails Drive, asked whether Hometown Heritage Foundation board members are paid and how much city money the foundation receives. Council and staff said board members serve without compensation and the director is the only paid position. A council member stated that the city provides about one-third of the foundation's budget through a…
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