CITY & COUNTY
News from Harris County & Jersey Village
Jersey Village City Council Will meet at 7 p.m. June 20 at 16327 Lakeview Drive, Jersey Village. 713-466-2100. www.jerseyvillagetx.com Harris County Commissioners Court Will meet at 10 a.m. June 14 at 1001 Preston St., Ste. 934, Houston. 713-274-1111. www.harriscountytx.gov MEETINGS WE COVER LOCAL HIGHLIGHT HARRIS COUNTY Officials with the Harris County Flood Control District released a construction advisory May 3 regarding upcoming channel repairs for Cypress Creek. Environmental Allies Inc. will oversee the 90-day construction process beginning this spring for an estimated cost of $230,000. The goal of the project is to address channel conveyance capacity issues and restore the channel to its original capacity design, according to the advisory. Contractors will access the site via Enchanted Valley Drive, Mystic Bend Drive and Jarvis Road in Cypress. Drivers should be aware of a potential increase in truck traffic in this area. Learn more at www.hcfcd.org/maintenance.
ESD 9 incumbents unseated
Singleton wins close City Council race
New commissioners The three candidates who earned the most votes won the three open seats for Harris County ESD No. 9.
BY MIKAH BOYD & DANICA LLOYD
HARRIS COUNTY ESD NO. 9 Naressa MacKin- non, Kevin Sterzel and Robert Paiva defeated the three incumbents—Scott DeBoer, William McDugle and Tommy Balez—in the May 7 election for Harris County Emergency Services District No. 9, the taxing entity that supports the Cy-Fair Fire Department. The three new commissioners will serve four-year terms. MacKinnon, the chief operating officer of a neuro- logical physician group, said her first act will be to provide tax relief and noted mental health support would be a priority. “My personal priority is to examine the benefits of the department to make sure they’re adequately cov- ered regarding mental health for both the responders and their families as this has been a historically neglected benefit,” she said. Stertzel, a certified public accountant, said he is determined to fulfill the group’s campaign promise of financial transparency and accountability. “My first order of business is to fully understand the operating and capital budgets as well as the ESD’s current financial position. My early goal is to bring relief to taxpayers in their property tax bills and other cost areas,” Stertzel said. Paiva has a military background and experience in the corporate world and said he will put his passion for first responders and his community first.
BY DANICA LLOYD
JERSEY VILLAGE Incumbent James Singleton narrowly earned a victory in the race for Jersey Village City Council Place 4, according to May 7 election results canvassed by JVCC May 18. With 929 votes tallied in the Place 4 election, Singleton garnered 489 total votes, or 52.6%, compared to his opponent, Jim Fields, who earned 440 votes, or 47.4%. “I am so thankful and humbled by the support of Jersey Village. I see great things on the horizon, and I’m really excited for the next two years in Jersey Village,” Singleton said in a statement. Singleton has served on council for four years and said he ran to protect residents’ property values and ensure further economic develop- ment in the city. Incumbent Drew Wasson and Jennifer McCrea ran unopposed for Place 1 and Place 5, respectively.
= Winner
Naressa MacKinnon: 20.7%
Kevin Stertzel: 18.9%
William McDugle: 14% Scott DeBoer: 14.3% Rob Paiva: 17.7%
Tommy Balez: 13%
John Peart: 1.3%
SOURCE: HARRIS COUNTY ESD NO. 9/COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
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