Kempner City Council makes election results official

  • Gene Isenhour, at left, affirms his oath of office for a second term as the city’s municipal judge. Mayor John Wilkerson administered the oath at Tuesday night’s Kempner City Council meeting. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD
    Gene Isenhour, at left, affirms his oath of office for a second term as the city’s municipal judge. Mayor John Wilkerson administered the oath at Tuesday night’s Kempner City Council meeting. ERICK MITCHELL | DISPATCH RECORD
    At a special called meeting Tuesday night, the Kempner City Council moved to certify results of the special election held May 6. The vote count of 18 “For” and 16 “Against” Proposition One means the special sales tax levied within the city will rise from 0.25% to 0.5%. The additional revenue from the sales tax measure will be dedicated to road maintenance. “The sal...

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