Place 5 Council Member· month-level start: August 2025 (first listed on the Aug 14, 2025 agenda header as Council Member, absent from the Jul 10, 2025 header; appointment to Place 5 after Burns became mayor; exact date not published). month-level end: November 2026 (certified unopposed for Place 5 in the Nov 3, 2026 election per City of Van 'Certification of Unopposed Candidates' signed 9/10/2026 for the Nov 3, 2026 election (vantx.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1546)).
Mark Thompson
Van
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 1
- Total speaking time
- 0:44
- Avg per meeting
- 0:44
- Segments
- 4
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Top issues during term (4)(Roads)
Speed limit on West Florida Street
Keeping the limit at 30 mph avoids enforcement costs that a lower limit would create.
Stop signs at West Kansas and Cherry Streets
No cost impact since no signs are being removed or installed right now.
Interlocal road agreement with Van Zandt County Precinct 4
One road will be fixed next year via a county project even if city funds are short.
East Ohio Street seal-coating
Decisions during term (0)
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Voting record (0)(Roads)
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