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Mayor, Council Members Sworn In To Begin New Terms Mayor Andy Smith and city council members were sworn in to begin new terms during the Tuesday, May 18, meeting of the Hillsboro City Council. Municipal Court Judge Nicole Crain administered the Oath of Office to the mayor and council members Eric Fleming (Place 1), Dana Robinson (Place 3) and Leann Richmond (Place 5). The returning office holders were unopposed in their bids for re-election this year. Planning and zoning requests were also approved, including an ordinance to allow K and T Axe House to operate as an indoor amusement center downtown and an ordinance abandoning an alley adjacent to 605 Park Street.
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Council Certifies Candidates, Awards Bid For Airport Work The Hillsboro City Council met in a regular session Tuesday, April 6, and certified unopposed candidates ahead of the May election date. The incumbents Mayor Andy Smith and council members Eric Fleming, Dana Robinson and Leann Richmond were the only candidates to file for the open positions. With all candidates unopposed, the council also officially canceled the May election for the City of Hillsboro, and office holders will take the Oath of Office Tuesday, May 18. A bid was awarded to B-C Electric for lighting improvements at the Hillsboro Municipal Airport. The improvement project is being accomplished with state and federal funding through the TxDOT Aviation Department and will update the current lighting system, which was installed in 1993 when the airport was built, and is now past its useful service life.
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Community Appearance Focus For City Of Hillsboro In recent years under the leadership of former City Manager Frank Johnson, the City of Hillsboro has been addressing a number of community appearance issues, and that is expected to continue under new City Manager Megan Henderson. These improvements have come in the form of clearing grown up lots, demolishing substandard houses and, more recently, the removal and trimming of downtown trees and the purchase of a building on the west side of the courthouse square. Mrs. Henderson pointed out, “Community appearance is part of the city’s program of work that impacts everything we do.
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City Approves Agreement With Aquilla Water Supply The Hillsboro City Council met in a regular session Tuesday, February 2, and approved a settlement agreement with the Aquilla Water Supply District (AWSD) to address concerns that the two entities have been working to resolve for several years. The city and AWSD initially entered into a contract in October 1981, and the two parties have been negotiating the settlement of certain disputes for several years. The new agreement establishes clear points of delivery of water to the city, resolves concerns about taps made on AWSD s transmission lines to serve city customers, sets up payment by AWSD to the city for use of city facilities to deliver water to other customers, and eliminates a notation on city water bills regarding the cost of AWSD water.