We can let our friends and neighbors know that when that knock comes on their door, their cooperation is important. She said local census takers have been hired from right here in Reeves County, in part, because they know our streets and our neighborhoods. Although many of the census takers are friends and neighbors, safety and security are prime considerations during Census 2000. And all census workers must obey the law mandating that no one outside the U.S. Census Bureau can be given personal information. Individual response cannot be shared with other agencies or organizations at the federal, state or local levels and are held confidential for 72 years.
Employees face harsh penalties for breaking their oath or the law.
Visitor's Bureau is sponsoring a briefing session on the Texas Main Street Program at 7 p.m. tonight at the Reeves County Civic Center. The main speaker for this presentation will be Genora Young, Main Street Manager for the city of Fort Stockton. That city received its Main Street designation in 1989. Other area cities accepted into the program during the past decade include Alpine and Odessa. Each year, the Texas Historical Commission selects up to five Texas cities as official Texas Main Street Cities.