provider Syntrio has helped to ensure Vernon is prepared when it comes to internet solutions. Kennon conveys, “They had a three-year project to put fiber throughout all of Vernon, and they completed that. So, Vernon is in really good shape for fiber.” TACKLING HOUSING Housing is another hot topic in Vernon, and the city is in ongoing talks with various developers looking to build and remodel in the area. One recent success is the addition of a senior living facility which brought sixty units to the community. Regarding single family development, Vernon has seen an increase in remodels, specifically of older buildings that might otherwise be demolished.“We’ve seen a lot of our old housing stock be renewed and created new housing units that way,” explains Wilkinson. The challenge Vernon faces is in attracting more developers to the city. “We definitely have the land available. It’s just a matter of getting those developers interested, because we have the demand, and we have the space, we just don’t have the actual developers that can take on that scale of project because of our distance from some of the larger cities,” she maintains. 5 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 06, ISSUE 06 VERNON, TX
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