Public Affairs

MONDAY Aug. 11

TYLER - Smith County Commissioners, public hearing on budget and tax rate, 9 a.m., Courthouse Annex, 200 E. Ferguson St.

KILGORE - Kilgore College Board meeting, 6:30 p.m., consider budget and tax rate.

MINEOLA - Parks and Open Space Board, 5:30 p.m., Municipal Complex, 300 Greenville Highway. Discuss equestrian trail.

CANTON - Van Zandt County Commissioners, regular meeting, 9 a.m., courthouse. Discuss renaming Wills Point Municipal Airport as Van Zandt County Regional Airport.

TYLER - Tyler Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, 6:30 p.m., Tyler Public Library, 201 S. College Ave. Discuss Regional Trail Planning initiative.

MOUNT PLEASANT - Northeast Texas Water Planning Group (which includes Smith, Wood & Upshur counties), 1 p.m., Mount Pleasant Civic Center.

CANTON - Van Zandt County commissioners, special meeting, 10 a.m., courthouse. Discuss county facilities in Wills Point

TYLER - Smith County Commissioners, public hearing on budget and tax rate, 9 a.m., Courthouse Annex, 200 E. Ferguson St.

TYLER - Smith County Commissioners, public hearing on budget and tax rate, 5:30 p.m., Courthouse Annex, 200 E. Ferguson St

Tuesday, Oct. 7

TYLER - Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce Banquet, Harvey Convention Center.

TYLER - Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce, Senior Health & Living Expo, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Harvey Convention Center.

General Election: polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Tyler City Council meetings are at 3 a.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday on local government access cable channel 3. Tyler Planning and Zoning Commission meetings air at 3 a.m. and 7 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday on the same channel.

Tyler ISD Board of Trustees meetings air at 7 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month and are broadcast at 2 p.m. the following Saturday and 8 p.m. the following Sunday on TISD TV cable 19. Regular board meetings take place at the Jim Plyler Instructional Complex, 807 W. Glenwood Blvd.