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City of Plainview NEWS
901 Broadway St.
Plainview, TX 79072
September 13, 2019
City of Plainview Inviting Citizen
Volunteers for the 2020 Census Complete
Count Committee, Deadline is Monday,
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September 30
The City of Plainview is currently inviting citizens to join the
Census Complete Count Committee (CCC) – a volunteer
committee established by tribal, state and local governments
and community leaders to increase awareness and motivate
residents to respond to the 2020 Census. The CCC will serve
as “census ambassadors” playing an integral part in ensuring a
complete and accurate count of the community in the 2020 Census.
The committee will identify areas of the community that may need extra efforts, such as
a geographical area or population group that might be difficult to count and use a
“grassroots” approach to working with organizations and groups who have direct contact
with households who may be hard to count.
Citizens from various organizations, neighborhoods and communities within the City are
needed to serve on the committee. The first meeting of the CCC will be in October and
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the deadline to join the committee is Monday, September 30. To join, citizens may
email Belinda Hinojosa at bhinojosa@plainviewtx.org or call 296.1100.
“Having all Plainview citizens participate in the 2020 Census is important for a variety of
reasons,” says Jeffrey Snyder, City Manager. “Besides legislative representation, the
census assists in planning programs and services for the City and determines eligibility
for many federal grants. We encourage community members to serve on this committee
to ensure that everyone is counted.”
Census data is used for the distribution of more than $675 billion annually in federal
funds to tribal, state and local government, redistricting of state legislative districts and
assists state and local governments in planning and implementing programs, services
and emergency response.
Census information is confidential and cannot be shared with immigration or law
enforcement agencies and are not allowed for government benefit eligibility. Census
results are reported in a statistical format only and individual census records are
confidential for 72 years.
For more information about the Census Committee, call 296.1100.
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