Mayor Sidney M. Sexton, Jr., congratulated the Seagoville residents who responded to the 2010 Census, greatly improving the City of Seagoville’s mail participation rate from the 2000 Census of 65% to 72% for the 2010 Census.
“Our residents are to be congratulated for surpassing the response rate from the 2000 Census. It will greatly improve not only the City’s opportunity for increased Community Development Block Grant funding but supports the North Texas area and the State of Texas in our combined efforts to obtain additional congressional representation.”
Similarly, Mayor Sexton expressed his and the Council’s gratitude for the effort and hard work done to-date by the 2010 Census Regional Staff including the personnel assigned who worked the tracts in the City of Seagoville on a daily basis.
Mayor Sexton acknowledged the leadership of the partnership specialists guiding the City’s 2010 Census Complete Count Committee Members who served the greater community on an ad-hoc basis.
Mayor Sexton was enthusiastic in his praise of the combined efforts of the 2010 Census Complete Count Committee Members; including Seagoville City Manager Denny Wheat, Chair of the Government Sub-Committee; Seagoville High School Principal Jeff Baker, Chair of the Education Sub-Committee; The Suburbia News Publisher/CEO & Editor, Tiffany Pugh, Chair of the Media Sub-Committee; Businessman & City Fire and Police Chaplain, Dennis Childress, Chair of the Faith-Based / Religion Sub-Committee; Seagoville Communications & Technology Director, Shareese Davis, Chair of the Community-Based Organizations; Seagoville Chamber Executive Director, Phil Greenawalt, Chair of the Business Sub-Committee; former Seagoville Economic Development President & CEO, Carlos Vigil, Chair of the Recruiting Sub-Committee. The overall program was guided and coordinated by Janie Willman, Executive Assistant to the City Manager.
The Mayor went on to say “that without the leadership of these community leaders, we could not have the success we have to date.” “I encourage the remaining City’s residents to cooperate with the Census Takers going door-to-door to achieve a complete and accurate count. Census data is used to apportion Congressional seats to states, to distribute more than $400 billion in federal funds, and to make decisions about what community services to provide.”