Meredith Foundation grant buying new leaf truck for city of Mineola
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Mineola is getting a new leaf truck.
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Meredith Foundation grant buying new leaf truck for city of Mineola
Mineola is getting a new leaf truck.
The city council learned Monday that the city’s request to the Meredith Foundation for a $182,718 grant has been approved.
The foundation also bought the city’s first leaf collection truck many years ago, but it has reached the point that repairs and downtime are piling up.
In all, the city was approved for $371,839 of the $493,728 it had requested through the foundation.
Other projects approved are $49,000 for tools and accessories for the fire department, $54,721 for side arms and Tasers for the police department, $47,400 for a survey and inventory for the Landmark Commission and $38,000 for historical museum operating funds.
The council also cancelled the May election and declared that incumbents Sue Jones and Jayne Lankford along with Cassandra Sampson as elected without opposition.
The council also met in closed session to discuss a captain position in the police department being left vacant by a retirement.
