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Mendota’s sales tax receipts took a slight dip in early fall – down 2% in September – but the city remains poised for a near-record year.
The City of Mendota is acquiring a vacant downtown building at 601 Eighth St.
If you live in Mendota, the city rate on next year’s property tax bill is probably going down. Will you pay less in taxes? Stay tuned.
A bridge repair near Black Bros. in Mendota will cost about $690,000. The city hopes to get some state help funding it.
Want to paint another mural in downtown Mendota? City officials are all for it. They’re even ready to kick in some money to fund it.
A program designed to support the preservation of buildings within the Mendota Historic Preservation District by providing grants for facade improvements was revived Monday by Mendota City Council.
Mendota wants to build a roughly 2-mile shared use path from downtown to Lake Kakusha and near Mendota High School. If the city gets the grant, construction begins in 2026.
Mendota city officials listened to ideas Monday from the public for potential uses for an Open Space Land Acquisition and Development grant.
Mendota police no longer have a shortage of candidates.
The bridge at Fifth Street and Eighth Avenue in Mendota will be replaced early next year.