Hampton City Council approves joint resolutions

The Hampton City Council voted at its Feb. 11 regular meeting to approve joint resolutions regarding a new service delivery strategy agreement and support of a new campaign related to the 2020 U.S. Census. Both resolutions are under consideration by Henry County as well as its other three cities.

The council also approved a resolution addressing the selection of engineering firms to provide services for the city when necessary.

A proposed resolution setting the fee structure for rental of city facilities was sent back to committee for additional research. According to a city staff memo, the facilities in question are the Old Shop Property, McBrayer Park, Terry F. Jones Depot Park, Historic Train Depot, and Catherine S. Williams Community Center at the Fortson Building and Garden.

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