FEMA grant to fund generator at community center

The Haxtun Town Council gave the go-ahead for a special event liquor permit for the annual Corn Festival event slated for later this month during a Tuesday evening, Sept. 6 meeting at the Town Hall. In addition, council members approved a generator project at the community center and gave nod to the purchase of a new tractor for the maintenance department.

The September meeting opened with a public hearing for a request for a special event liquor permit as requested by the Haxtun Chamber of Commerce for a beer garden at Corn Festival on Saturday, Sept. 28. The map of the area, as noted in the...