Lometa officials discuss ways to utilize federal COVID funding

  • The Lometa City Council approved giving city employees $1,000 each in “preminum pay” that will come from American Rescue Plan funding. METRO CREATIVE SERVICES
    The Lometa City Council approved giving city employees $1,000 each in “preminum pay” that will come from American Rescue Plan funding. METRO CREATIVE SERVICES

    After not meeting in January, the Lometa City Council had a lengthy agenda to handle when it met Monday evening.

    The first two discussions involved previous meeting items on trash pickup and the purchase of new police vehicles.

    The council had considered outside sources for trash collection, and potentially charging a fee for removal of brush and other large items. Despite having multiple options fo…