e of Munson, with a big new addition.
The Mayor of Munson Kerry McLellan caught up with The Mail to look back at 2016, and the big news for Munson was the addition of its new community Hall. A group of dedicated volunteers worked for years to make the new hall a reality and in October, they officially cut the ribbon to open the facility.
Mayor McLellan said while the Village provided $300,000, the project was driven by the volunteers
“It is a great plus and a nice building. It took a long time to accomplish it, but they stuck to it and got it done,” he said. “You have to give them credit for that.”
The Hall, approximately 5,200 square feet is designed to seat about 250 and has a complete commercial kitchen and stage. Already it has become a popular venue for community events.
This year the Village has been working with Starland County and in the near future, they are constructing a new fire hall. It will be located away from the village, closer to Highway 9. It will have a commercial water fill, and possibly storage for county equipment.
“It will be better for the people in Munson because it will take a lot of traffic off our roads and in turn saves us a lot of money on repair,” he said.
He said they are also looking at doing some paving in the coming year.
“We are trying to get the roads decent again, they are a lot better than five years ago, anything is better than gravel,” he said.
He says they have worked hard to keep their taxes low and will continue to try to hold the line.
“We are a bedroom community and we don’t have very many businesses per se, so we have a very minimal commercial tax base. So anytime there is a shortfall of funding, whether it be a cutback on grants or whatever, the brunt of it is born by the taxpayer,” he said.
