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Animal Control Officer
I am happy to announce that Joshua Carothers has joined the city as our Animal Control Officer. The animal control phone number is...

Mayor Dan Kees
Feb 251 min read
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Update on Trash Service
Once again, I am talking to everyone about trash service. I hate to have to do this since it seems to be an ongoing sensitive issue with...

Mayor Dan Kees
Feb 63 min read
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State of the City 2025
When talking about the state of the city of Holiday Island, it is important to refresh our memories as to why we incorporated in the firs...

Mayor Dan Kees
Jan 173 min read
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Mayor's Message on "The Highlands of Holiday Island" Rumored Development
There has been a lot of concern on the part of property owners about a rumored project for the old Tom Dees property on the Island. A...

Mayor Dan Kees
Nov 13, 20241 min read
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The Nitty Gritty on Affordable Housing
There has been a lot of buzz around Holiday Island lately about affordable housing. The source seems to be the fact that we have a real...

Mayor Dan Kees
Sep 20, 20244 min read
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Short Term Rentals--Permitting Progress Report
We are nearing the end of the process of permitting short term rentals in Holiday Island. To date, 93 permits have been issued for...

Mayor Dan Kees
Jul 13, 20242 min read
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Bear Sightings
There has recently been a couple of bear sightings in Holiday Island. One sighting was on Twin Peaks and one was on Hawk Drive. I called...

Mayor Dan Kees
May 23, 20241 min read
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Upcoming City Council Elections
We have an election coming up on November 5th. Since our City Council positions are two year terms, all positions are up for election....

Mayor Dan Kees
May 8, 20242 min read
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Advertising and Promotion of Holiday Island
At last week's city council meeting, April 16, 2024, two ordinances were passed relative to Advertising and Promotion of Holiday Island....

Mayor Dan Kees
Apr 25, 20242 min read
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Be On the Alert For SCAMS!
Deputy Bilbo informed me that there have been four recent instances of people being scammed on Facebook Market Place and other online...

Mayor Dan Kees
Apr 12, 20242 min read
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Changes in Code Enforcement
For personal reasons, Aaron Hoyt has had to resign as the city’s Code Enforcement Officer. I want to thank Aaron for basically “setting...

Mayor Dan Kees
Mar 3, 20241 min read
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State of the City 2024
When talking about the state of the city in Holiday Island, it is important to remember that in Holiday Island, the city has its specific...

Mayor Dan Kees
Jan 29, 20244 min read
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2024 City Animal Control Initiative
Later this month, after the full year financial statements are available, I will put out a “State of the City” message. But I wanted to...

Mayor Dan Kees
Jan 2, 20242 min read
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Council Member Pittman Resigns, Position to be Filled at January Meeting
I would like to let everyone know that for medical reasons Jerry Pittman has resigned as Council member for Ward 2 Position 1 effective...

Mayor Dan Kees
Dec 21, 20231 min read
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New Faces and Other Updates
After 29 months of manning the city office with volunteers on a “when we could be there” basis, we felt it was time to add an Office...

Mayor Dan Kees
Jun 6, 20232 min read
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Holiday Island Now "Primary" City for Zip 72631
Ever since we became incorporated as a city Ken Mills has been working with the Post Office and Congressman Womack’s office to get the...

Mayor Dan Kees
Apr 13, 20232 min read
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Mayor Dan Kees
Apr 13, 20230 min read
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Mayor Dan Kees
Mar 25, 20230 min read
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State of the City of Holiday Island
State of the City of Holiday Island Let me begin with an apology and a correction. I neglected to provide a “State of the City” message...

Mayor Dan Kees
Mar 1, 20235 min read
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Latest Actions of Your City Government with Code Enforcement and Public Safety
Time for a couple updates. Relative to code enforcement, we have had a Code Enforcement Officer on board for several months now, but a...

Mayor Dan Kees
Dec 4, 20223 min read
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