NEWS RELEASE

                                  Vicki Melde

                                                                        Marketing and Communications Manager

                                                                        City of Texarkana, Texas

                                                                        West 3^rd and Texas Boulevard

                                                                        Texarkana, TX  75501

                                                                        (903) 798-1743

                                                                        (903) 276-1458 cell

September 8, 2011

Ward 5 Town Hall Meeting on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 to Discuss City of Texarkana, Texas Proposed Tax Rate

For immediate release:

Ward 5 Councilmember Bill Miller will host a Town Hall Meeting on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. at Pleasant Grove High School, 5406 McKnight Road, in the Band Hall.  (Enter through the main school entrance and follow the sign to the Band Hall.) 

Mr. Miller will give a brief summary of the proposed tax rate and budgeting process and will then open the floor to comments and questions from citizens.  While the meeting is for Ward 5 residents, all citizens are welcome to attend.