Director, Ward 2· 2025-01-06 to 2028-12-01 (start 2025-01-06: sworn in at the Monday January 6, 2025 Board meeting per KTBS 'Texarkana board conducts oaths of office' [incumbent; earlier continuous service not date-sourced]; month-level end: December 2028 [four-year term])
Laney Harris
Texarkana
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 12
- Total speaking time
- 1:28:06
- Avg per meeting
- 7:21
- Segments
- 1131
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Top issues during term (5)(Development)
Dilapidated and burned houses in Ward 2 / Carmichael Hill area
Housing repair grants like the roughly $2 million ATCOG received on the Texas side could fund rehab, but the city manager warned the budget is 'extremely bleak.'
city manager appointment and housing ordinance
Potential grant funding for home repair and construction, similar to the $2 million grant obtained by Texarkana, Texas.
Federal housing funds and housing study
Could bring significant federal grant money into the city for housing repair and construction.
College Hill neighborhood convenience store
New business investment in a long-vacant commercial building in College Hill.
Ward 4 constituent concerns raised by Director Brewer
He floated up to $75,000/year for three to four years to lure a grocery store to College Hill.
Decisions during term (0)
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Voting record (0)(Development)
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