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The Killeen City Council officially swore in two new members and elected a new mayor pro tem on Tuesday night. Councilmember Steve Harris will retain his District 4 seat until that race is settled either by recount or by a new election.
At present, the election is tied with Harris and challenger Michael Boyd receiving 181 votes apiece.
The canvass board, composed of Councilmembers Ken Wilkerson and Rick Williams, presented the ordinance, which showed 2,583 votes were cast in the May 1 election and listed the official vote tallies for each candidate.
When Mayor Jose Segarra called for the vote to approve the canvass, Councilmember Mellisa Brown chose to abstain from the vote.
The Arbor Day Tree Planting and the Movies in Your Park events that were planned by the city of Killeen and would have taken place today have both been canceled.
Hilary Shine, the spokeswoman for the city of Killeen issued a statement this morning saying the recent rain has caused the cancellation.
There was no mention of the events being rescheduled at this time.
The Arbor Day festivities were supposed to take place at 9:30 a.m. today at Heritage Oaks Hike & Bike Trail.
Fourteen trees were going to be planted, including 10 Mexican white oaks, a Canadian maple and an apple tree. Two Vitex trees were to be planted in honor of the late former Councilman Jim Kilpatrick and his wife, Judy.
Volunteers can help plant trees next weekend in Killeen, Copperas Cove and Harker Heights as part of National Arbor Day.
In Killeen, the Arbor Day festivities will take place at 9:30 a.m. April 30 at Heritage Oaks Hike & Bike Trail.
Mayor Jose Segarra will kick off the event with a short program and a presentation of the official Arbor Day proclamation, the city said in a news release.
Fourteen trees will be planted, including 10 Mexican white oaks, a Canadian maple and an apple tree. Two Vitex trees will be planted in honor of the late former Councilman Jim Kilpatrick and his wife, Judy, the release said.
Harris never said who his mystery messenger was — at expense to both newspaper and city staff kdhnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kdhnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.