By Glynis Crawford Smith
The Highlander
The Cottonwood Shores City Council gained a new member Thursday, Jan. 18. Brigitte Thomas was sworn in to fill the unexpired term of Marley Porter in Place 2 on the council.
Porter's resignation was accepted during the same meeting.
Porter, an architect and developer, has been involved in many projects in Cottonwood Shores and surrounding cities, including Marble Falls and Granite Shoals, but primarily by donating his time for design and grant work.
"Mayor Donald Orr and I sat down just after the first of the year and talked about all the decisions coming up before the Council on our CastleRock Development,” said Porter. “As architect and partner in the development, I would be constantly abstaining from voting to avoid any potential perceived conflict of interest.
