Martinsville, Ind. – The City of Martinsville Board of Works approved purchasing guidelines in Monday night’s Board of Works meeting. Purchasing guidelines, which were not in place previously, were approved in Monday’s Board of Works meeting to set the standard for future purchases done by the City of Martinsville. While the City did not have guidelines in place in the …
OPENING NIGHT OF FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS THIS SATURDAY
Martinsville, Ind. – The annual Festival of Lights event will host its opening night this Saturday night. In its 25th year, the Festival of Lights opening night is set to start at 6 p.m. Saturday, November 24 at Jimmy Nash City Park. Santa will make an appearance on a firetruck and hot chocolate and cookies will be available for children. …
MAYOR’S YOUTH COUNCIL TO DONATE COOKIES
Martinsville, Ind. – The City of Martinsville Mayor’s Youth Council will be donating cookies for the opening night of the Festival of Lights. This Saturday, the Mayor’s Youth Council will be donating cookies to the Festival of Lights event at Jimmy Nash City Park. While the cookies are free to those who attend the event, the Youth Council will be …
SATURDAY WELCOMES HOLIDAY FESTIVITIES AND EVENTS TO COMMUNITY
Martinsville, Ind. – Holidays festivities will be available for the enjoyment by all this Saturday at Jimmy Nash City Park. As many prepare for the coming holidays and colder weather, there will be a number of opportunities to get in the holiday spirit this Saturday, November 17. To start the day, head over to the Cookies with Santa and Holiday …
Mayor Kohl Represented State With White House Invitation This Week
Mayor Shannon Kohl represented the State of Indiana at the Women Mayors of America Conference in Washington, D.C. this week. The White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs and Accelerated Indiana Municipalities (AIM) invited Mayor Kohl to participate in discussions with key administration officials and policymakers on shared priorities on Thursday, September 20. As one of two mayors from Indiana attending, …
Moving Forward in 2018
As we move forward in 2018, I cannot help but look back at the last two years and reflect how quickly the time has gone. It does not seem possible that we are more than half-way through our first term. When I realize all that we have accomplished in such a short time, I am grateful for the strong leadership …
2017 proved to be successful, 2018 will prove to be much more then just success for Martinsville.
Over the last 2 years this administration started out with many goals. We presented those in 2016 with our first 100day plan. We out lined the plan with 5 building blocks. Those blocks were Safety, Neighborhoods, Economic Development, Communications and Citizens voice. With in the first 66 days of our administration, we had touched each one of those goals. At …
Kohl appointed to Indiana Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations
Group’s mission: to improve delivery of service to Hoosiers Martinsville, Ind. – Serving as one of 11 officials representing municipal, county, township and regional government, Mayor Shannon Kohl has been appointed to the Indiana Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (IACIR) whose mission is to plan for and address demands on state and local governments. “State and local governmental entities have their …
Firefighters’ training: Skill building, enhanced safety and improved ISO ratings
So often in municipal government services, there are connection points; some that at first glance might not be obvious, while others are. That’s the case with our dedicated firefighters’ comprehensive training initiatives. The obvious goals and benefits of their ongoing training are increased skill building and enhanced safety. You may have read recently about our fire officials’ purchase of a …
Mayoral statement – Martin Luther King Day
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. As we remember and celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on this national holiday today, it’s important to honor the ideals this man stood for and how they still resonate …