Horseshoe Bay voters to keep city leadership
Jerry Gray (center), Horseshoe Bay councilman-elect, talks with Councilman David Pope and challenger Donald Beeman at the candidate's forum last month.
By Emily Hilley-Sierzchula
In its dual-county vote for three open city council seats, Horseshoe Bay voters picked, by a clear margin, current city leadership over the one challenger who does not currently hold a city leadership position.
Planning and Zoning Commissioner Jerry Gray garnered the most votes, 783, followed by Councilman Craig Haydon (649), Councilman David Pope (655). 601 voters picked challenger Donald Beeman, a retired businessman.
Gray, Haydon and Pope will be sworn in at the next council meeting, Nov. 18.
“I’m looking forward to it, I think it’ll be an enjoyable experience,” Gray said Wednesday. “This is my first time to hold elected office, or to serve on a city council.”
At this point, Gray sees mainly routine city business in his future as a councilman, although water-related issues are apparent as the city awaits approval from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for its effluent project.
“I want to make sure that we’re doing the right things and running the city like a good business,” he said. “Like any business, the city should be run in an efficient and profitable manner, with expenses in line with revenues.”
Gray will be turning in his resignation on the Planning and Zoning Committee, a role he says he’ll miss. “It was an interesting experience, being on the front-end of new development in the city,” he said.
For the full story, see Friday's Highlander.
