By Glynis Crawford Smith
The Highlander
Eric Tanner, first elected to the Granite Shoals City Council in 2011, has resigned with one thing on his mind: the Nov. 8 general election that could fund restoration of the city's major thoroughfares.
With the council set to approve the budget and tax rate tonight, Friday, Sept. 16, the Tuesday session put into motion the process for Tanner's replacement.
The city is seeking a grant for a $6.8 million project to re-work Valley View Lane, Prairie Creek Road and Phillips Ranch Road, not just in part, but from Ranch to Market Road 1431 to end of their lines at Lake LBJ or the city limits. Voters will decide Nov. 8 if they are willing to commit to $3 million in bonds to secure a grant through the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the project. That is what Tanner says he will promote.
