In its first meeting in almost a month, the Harker Heights City Council will hear two presentations Tuesday, as well as discuss setting public hearing dates for adoption of an
The Harker Heights City Council will welcome Sam Halabi as its newest member Tuesday.
Halabi, who defeated Stacey L. Wilson in a June 5 runoff election, will assume the Place 5 seat currently held by Jody Nicholas, who is stepping down from the council after two consecutive terms.
At 3 p.m., council representatives will canvass the votes from the 5 runoff. After the announcement of the results of the canvassed votes, Halabi will take the oath of office.
In the runoff, Halabi received 598 votes, or 54.7% of the votes cast to Wilsonâs 495, or 45.3%, according to unofficial figures from the city. Of the 1,094 ballots cast, 819 were registered during six days of early voting.
Lynda Nash, elected in a Dec. 19 runoff election, attended her second meeting Tuesday as the new council member in Place 4 on the Harker Heights City Council.
Nash has been a resident of the city for 19 years, and prior to joining her associates on the dais in the Kitty Young Council Chambers at City Hall, she already had begun to form goals and priorities she would like to accomplish during her first year on the council.
In an interview with the Herald on Tuesday, she said, âThe most important thing for me to do is be a true liaison for the citizens and the city government in Harker Heights. Just being a resident and spending time on the campaign trail, I learned that people did not understand what was going on and that maybe their voice was being taken away or that there was no one asking them to join in the conversation.â