COPPERAS COVE — Sending her only son away to college is one of those milestone moments in a mother’s life that brings a tear or two of pride and sadness,
Five days are in the books for the filing period for a place on the November ballot for the city of Copperas Cove, and so far three incumbents have filed to run.
Councilwoman Joann Courtland and Councilman Fred Chavez have filed to run for re-election for city council Places 1 and 2, respectively.
Councilman Dan Yancey has filed to run for mayor.
The filing period for the Cove City Council and Cove school board races began July 17, and applications are being accepted through Aug. 16 for mayor and for city council. Places 1 and 2 seats are open for both the council race and the school board race.
The filing period for a place on the Nov. 2 ballot opens July 17.
Yancey, 67, was elected to the City Council in 2015 and has been mayor pro tem for four of his six years in office.
After the passing of Mayor Frank Seffrood in December 2018, Yancey handled the duties of mayor until Diaz was sworn into office on May 7, 2019.
âI feel my experience on the City Council, being Mayor Pro-Tem for the last four years and as Mayor Pro-Tem serving our city for several months after Mayor Seffroodâs passing, will help me to continue working for the citizens of Copperas Cove to make our city a great place call âhome,ââ Yancey said in a release via email Wednesday.
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, count
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