We had a great meeting with dinner and conversation at the Marshall Ruritan building Tuesday night!  We greatly appreciate having key people associated with the project present to answer questions that the MBRA Board had provided the County in advance.  

Since our Board has been carefully studying the details of the project as they became available to us the past few months, we collected many questions that we had regarding the project.  The MBRA Board has diverse opinions on this subject from those for, those against, or anywhere in between, and the questions were representative of them.  Many were questions we had also heard from the community.

Especially with a project that will have the largest impact on Marshall that we have seen in a long time, it is important that people have the opportunity to get answers regarding this project that will be paid for, in part, by the Lighting Tax District (Special Tax District, MELBID).

Over 70 people attended to hear approximately 25 questions answered directly from those who had the answers.  

Great thanks go out to our Marshall District Supervisor Mary Leigh McDaniel, former Marshall District Supervisor and Project Manager Peter Schwartz, Current Project Manager and Director of Office and Management and Budget Erin Kozanecki, and former Project Manager Paul Lawrence.  It was very informative to have all of them assembled and participating in this community forum on such an important topic of discussion around Marshall.

We applaud the above four individuals for answering some tough questions in a clear and time-efficient way so that the audience could gain information directly.  Such an open and transparent event helps the community come together by addressing community concerns and involving them in the process.  This was a great step forward together in government-community relations and we look forward to continued good communications in the future!