The Trion Town Council will welcome two new members at its next regular meeting at 6 p.m. on January 26th. Tomas Venn will be welcomed to seat 4 while Tonya Abetnathy will officially take seat 5.

At some point this year, the council will have to decide to make up a difference in city tax revenue lost through voter approval of the freeport tax. The tax will will allow companies like Mount Vernon Mills a tax break.

The move gave Mount Vernon a $297,000 tax break. According to Trion’s Mayor before the election, it wasn’t about giving one company a tax break but attracting new industry to the county. However, that means about $297,000 less each year going into the town’s coffers.