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Click on the link below to learn more.. Rent-Mortgage Relief flyer 3-3-21

Attached is a link to upcoming citizen-focused webinars hosted by FEMA to help Community Members. Click on the link below for more information. https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSFEMA/bulletins/2c39ba6

Notice 7:20 am 2/24/21 UPDATE: We were just informed by our HEB partner that the water truck that was scheduled for delivery in Marlin today will not arrive until tomorrow (2/25). They expressed their apologies for this delay. There will be NO distribution site at HEB today because of this. Hon. Mayor Carolyn Lofton

UPDATE: 2/23/21 7:27 pm Marlin’s water services are back in operation and our towers are currently holding water in them. We have seen numerous leaks throughout our city and these areas have either been repaired or had the water shut off to them. If your water was turned off because of a leak, please do … Continued

UPDATE: Feb. 22, 2021   Water personnel are pumping 1300 gallons per minute into town. We are now at max pumping. Based on this, we should be seeing results in our towers. We are not. They are working major leaks around town which is usurping water. The water is being turned off at the leak … Continued

UPDATE: The Marlin City Council will convene in an emergency meeting today, Sunday, February 21 at 4:00 pm at City Hall in council chambers to discuss the water outage. The meeting will be live streamed to the City of Marlin Facebook page. This will be a live discussion of events that led to the water … Continued

UPDATE: 11:20 am 2/21/2021 City Manager, Cedric Davis, and I visited the Marlin Water plant this morning to assess why we are not receiving water in certain homes. The City of Marlin water continues to flow. Water personnel are pumping 1200 gallons per minute into town. They worked all night pumping this water. We have … Continued

UPDATE: Marlin’s water is restoring. If you have received water thus far, we are asking all citizens to limit your use today. The plant will need until tomorrow to fill ALL 4 TOWERS. The plant needs 24 hours to fill each tower with the 150,000 to 250,000 gallons they require. If you are first to … Continued

UPDATE: We have received many requests for updates regarding the progress at the Marlin Water Plant. Plant Director states that they have been encountering minor issues throughout the process that have required repair. They are slowly making water in an effort to ensure that no total system failure occurs. Please be patient as they work … Continued