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Downtown MV Alumni give advice to reinvestment students, reflect on careers grant to be reviewed by Lisbon City Council Nathan Countryman Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun
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The Lisbon City Council will be evaluating the downtown reinvestment grant at a work session ahead of the Oct. 14 city council meeting. The council is wanting projects that apply to come before council prior to the awards being made to talk about their planned improvements. Previously, Lisbon Historic Preservation Commission has helped with the review of applications to make sure any improvements planned adhere to the Department of the Interior’s guidelines for improvements to historic buildings. That includes looking at items like tuckpointing for bricks and windows. City administrator Brandon Siggins said the council ultimately decides the recipients of the projects in the end, and the time frame of many of the projects. Applicants need to identify the contractors they are working with in their application. Mayor Doug O’Connor said that leaves instances where a project that was awarded in November sits on money that doesn’t get utilized for its purpose in a fiscal year, when other projects could have moved forward in the interim. Siggins said the council could look at amending the policy so that any money that was not used in said fashion could roll over to the next year so others could get projects tackled. O’Connor said another issue is people who make repairs to businesses in the downtown, but said businesses are never open to the public. That has him and other council members wanting to review the process for the applications. “The goal is that we’re working to enhance businesses that attract people in the downtown,” said council member Kevin Steele. The process currently asks for planning and zoning to review applications, as well as LHPC.
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Alumni hall of fame - (Back, from left) Rick Elliott (Mount Vernon School Board president) Paige Schurbon (Mount Vernon student council representative) Rhonda Ewing (nominator of Jude Smith), Dave Ryan (nominator of Wayne Hormann), Judi Hormann (nominator of Wayne Hormann), Jeremy Hotz (nominator of Wayne Hormann), Kathy Bearce (nominator of Rev. James Moore), Emily Wilkinson Vislisel (nominator of Tom Wilkinson), Gail Yeisley Rhodes (nominator of Bill Yeisley), Sarah Rife Patten (Mount Vernon Alumni Association) and John Rife (master of ceremonies of the hall of fame induction ceremony), (front, from left) Jude Smith (fine arts hall of fame inductee), Wayne Horman (athletics hall of fame inductee), Lt. Col Robert Moore (accepting the service hall of fame for his late father, Rev. James Moore), Tom Wilkinson (community impact hall of fame inductee), Bill Yeisley (achievement hall of fame inductee).
17th annual inductees for alumni hall of fame
have today, as many of those will be lifelong friendships to maintain for years to come. She also reminded students of the importance of their families in all that they accomplish. Nathan Countryman “I truly wouldn’t be here without my family,” Smith said. Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun “We all know someone in our lives who needs an extra little nathan.countryman@mvlsun.com bit of love in their life, and I encourage you to do that.” Wayne Hormann was the athletics hall of fame inductee this year. Mount Vernon Alumni Hall of Fame inductees offered stuHis advice for students came from his coach in high school dents advice and reflected on their careers at a ceremony James Bellamy — “you as an individual have to do your job to Friday, Sept. 27 at Mount Vernon Performing Arts Center. the best of your ability.” Fine arts hall of fame inductee Jude Smith offered students “The team you have behind you in life will always be there three important pieces of advice to remember — “do what you to support you in the end,” Hormann said. love, do it well, and do it with passion.” Hormann pointed to the facilities that Mount Vernon has She reiterated how much an influence art teacher Mrs. now created in the past decade to benefit students, includSwenson had on her life, setting her on the path that would ing the performing arts center and Martha Parsons Family eventually lead to her professional career. Activity Complex. “She was always encouraging me to continue to pursue my “Those facilities make it easier for you to excel in your pasdreams,” Smith said. She also reminded students to look at the friendships they ALUMNI | 3
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