After counting the mail-in and provisional ballots, Kaufman County recently notified us that Frank Garrison, Brad Davis and John Michael Davis won the three available council seats. All three are for full, two year terms. Brad Davis and Garrison were each running for reelection. John Michael Davis will be new to the council. All will be sworn in at the May 15 council meeting. We wish to extend sincere thanks and best wishes to Al Werning for the multiple terms he served as a council member.

Bids from six companies on the construction project to improve Bunny Run, Douglas Circle and George Trail were opened May 10. Following a review of the bids, reference checks and subsequent recommendation from our engineering firm, the city council awarded the contract to Lone Wolf Construction based on their low bid of $1.285 million at their May 15 meeting.

Also during the May 15 meeting, the council acted to approve the issuance of a $1.03 million tax note. Most of these funds, in addition to money remaining from previous tax notes, will finance the road improvements.

Please continue checking this page for updated information on when Lone Wolf will be mobilizing crews. We hope they will begin work early to mid summer

PaveCon, the construction firm finishing up the first phase of road improvements, plans to begin work on Michael Talty Avenue during the week of May 14. They will also be finishing up Laydens Ridge and clean up their signage and debris from that area.

As you can see, we are projecting both companies to be working simultaneously on the south side of town in the coming months. Please be patient with the inconveniences.