COLTON COURIER We ekly
Vol 148 , NO. 34
August 06, 2020
Nellie Cor tez fir st recipient of inaugural CITY TALK award By Dr. G (Dr. Luis S. Gonzalez
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n Friday, July 31 Council Member Dr. G (Dr. Luis S Gonzalez) presented the very first CITY TALK “Community Impact Award” to Nellie Cortez, longtime resident of Colton, and wellknown retired teacher in the Colton Joint Unified School District. This award was established to recognize the great efforts people make “behind the scenes” to make our community, the City of Colton, a better place. “I could not think of a better person to be the first recipient,” smiles Dr. G, current City Council Member and well-known community advocate.
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During the month of July, Nellie Cortez has been helping Dr. G with his regular trash Nellie, cont. on next pg.
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ationwide and in California as a whole, responses to the 2020 Census are on track, as more than 62% of households have responded online or by phone, or by mail if they received a paper questionnaire in the mail or on their doorstep.
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Colton’s response rates to Census 2020 below state’s avera ge, must respond to secure funding for next decade
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Retired teacher Nellie Cortez, 82, helps Dr. G in his clean up efforts around the city each week because she “likes to see the city looking good and looking clean.”
However, it is vitally important that everyone be counted. Results from the 2020 Census inform planning and funding decisions for such critical public services as hospitals and health care, emergency and disaster response – and schools and education programs. In fact, census results will shape decisions about how billions of dollars in federal funds flow into communities each year for the next decade. However, as of August 4, just 59.4% of Colton residents have responded among the state’s 480 incorporated cities. And for every person who does not respond, the California Department of Finance estimates that state and Census, cont. on next pg.