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Link to RV Zoning Ordinance Draft
This RV Zoning Ordinance Draft was provided to The Whitewright Sun by City Hall on 2-4-2020.The Whitewright Sun was charged $1.70 for these 17 pages.
*This document was edited and amended during the 2-3-20 P & Z meeting, approved and submitted for City Council approval. As of 2-4-2020 the amended version has been requested, but not been made available.
Link to Subdivision Ordinance Draft
This Subdivision Ordinance Draft was provided to The Whitewright Sun by City Hall on 2-4-2020.
The Whitewright Sun was charged $7.50 for these 75 pages.
*This document was edited and amended during the 1-31-2020 P & Z meeting, approved and submitted for City Council Approval.
Pending FOIA Request Awaiting Response from
The City of Whitewright in 2020
FOIA Request Released by The City of Whitewright
FOIA Request Released by The City of Whitewright
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Pending FOIA Request Awaiting Response from
The City of Whitewright from 2019
Please note this is not a complete list, there will continue to be documents uploaded to this site as they are scanned in and made available.
Link to Attorney Fees for the City of Whitewright
The docments regarding Attorney Fees were provided on 2/14/20. The report is dated 2/5/2020 and contain the amounts paid by the City of Whitewright for Attorney Fees to James Tidwell for the following periods: Current Budget 2019-2020, Budget Cycle 2018-2019, and Budget Cycle 2017-2018. The Whitewright Sun was charged $0.40 for these 4 pages. 2.3.20 foia legal fees released 2.14.20.pdf
Link to Statement of Revenue and Expenses
The Statement of Revenue and Expenses was provided on 2/14/20, in response to a request that was pending since January 31, 2020 and contains current financial information from October 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 for the City of Whitewright for the Current Budget. The Whitewright Sun was charged $4.10 for these 41 pages. 2.14.20 release of foia from 1.31.20 statement of rev and exp thru 12.31.19.pdf