Copperas Cove City Councilman Dan Yancey has stated he intends to run for mayor of Copperas Cove in the upcoming November 2 general election, following Mayor Bradi Diazâs decision not to run for re-election.
âMayor Diaz has done a fantastic job working with City Council and City Staff while advancing causes for the City of Copperas Cove. She was instrumental in the selection of Ryan Haverlah as our City Manager in July of 2019 and oversaw the orderly transition of outsourced Utility Administration to an in-house full-service department,â Yancey said in a statement via email Wednesday.
âMrs. Diaz had many âonce in a lifetimeâ challenges during her tenure: a tornado causing significant damages in parts of Copperas Cove in 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020-21 and Winter Storm Uri in 2021. All of these challenges required an enormous amount of her personal time spent working with City Staff to coordinate proper policies and procedures on the local, county, state and national levels.