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Mount Vernon mayor proclaims July 18 Enlistment Day; council recognizes volunteer roof repair for local veteran
Summary
Mayor John Lewis presented a proclamation recognizing July 18, 2024 as Enlistment Day. Council members thanked volunteers who coordinated a donated roof and labor to replace the roof on a local veteran’s home.
Mayor John Lewis introduced Council Member Donte Moore to present a mayoral proclamation recognizing July 18, 2024 as Enlistment Day to honor those who serve in the U.S. Armed Forces. Council Member Moore read the proclamation and expressed the council’s appreciation for servicemembers and veterans.
During council remarks, Council Member Donte Moore thanked community volunteers including David Keen and Reverend Ron Lash for their work coordinating assistance. Mayor Lewis noted that roofing supplies were donated through the Owens Corning Roof Deployment Project and that Alpha and Omega Construction provided labor to replace the roof on the home of Mount Vernon veteran Maxie Moore Jr.
The proclamatory action was ceremonial and no formal council vote or funding action was recorded in the meeting minutes. The meeting later entered executive session to review closed session minutes and then adjourned.
