The artwork of Katie Nguyen is featured on the side of a Waste Connections truck during the Saturday, April 1 Clean & Green event outside city hall. Katie was selected as the Recycling Truck Art Contest winner in the category for grades 7-10. (David Jenkins/Murphy Monitor)
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Murphy City Council OK’d a 2024 tax rate of 41 cents per $100 property valuation. The final rate would be set after a public budget hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 5. The proposed tax rate is 12.5% less than last year.In other business at the Tuesday, Aug. 15 meeting,...
The Murphy City Council accepted the resignation of City Manager Mike Castro during a special meeting Friday, Aug. 11. Council voted unanimously following a 17-minute executive session. The open session portion of the meeting lasted less than four minutes.Mayor Scott...
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