Early August holds the first election, called the Primary. It’s the qualifying round for the main event, so to speak. Declaration of Candidacy Week is over, anyone that wanted to run for any position that will be open in the 2021 election season had to do it by 4:00pm today.
Have you ever considered running for office? This year brings some potential changes to Deer Park’s city government with two council seats and the mayorship up for election. When considering whether or not to run, it’s hard to know where to begin.
The City of Deer Park operates under a Mayor-Council form of government, with five elected council members each serving 4-year terms. There will be two seat positions up for election in 2021, in addition to the position for mayor.
We asked you 5 Questions about the growth of Deer Park and you answered in a big way! With these simple questions about what growth you have already seen in town, as well as your hopes for the future, the Gazette has learned more than we ever expected. Thirty-three people replied, providing more than one hundred fifty comments and suggestions.
Deer Park City Council meetings are now streaming on the Deer Park Gazette Facebook page. The entire phone conference will be streamed live. Meetings are held every first and third Wednesday at 7pm.
Mayor Verzal reminds all of us social distancing and mask-coverings do work, and shared his own recent exposure to COVID-19 as an example.
The Deer Park City Council voted to end their contract with the Deer Park Chamber of Commerce at the November 4th council meeting.
The City of Deer Park is providing funds for small Deer Park businesses negatively impacted by COVID-19. The $197,550 grant money is from the Department of Treasury through funding under the CARES Act passed last March.
As the population increases in our small town, the question about finding a better way to deliver police protection to the community comes up again.
Deer Park is growing fast; the city government must tackle new challenges from having meetings during COVID, to being accessible to the public.
