Mayor Cox gives talk about city council successes

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. City of Monticello Mayor Gloria Cox spoke on “The State of the City” at the monthly luncheon of the Monticello-Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, March 4, to a room full of Chamber members and guests. Mayor Cox began by sharing how she is “Monticello born and bred” and, although she went away for a time, she returned in 2003 enthusiastic to be living her personal motto of “serving intentionally” in Monticello. “We are here because we want to let you know how great our city is doing,” said Cox to the luncheon attendees The first major success she noted is the completion of a grant-funded solar array at the water treatment p