Government
BY ETHAN THOMAS
May election called for mayor, 2 council seats New Braunfels City Council called a May elec- tion for mayor and two City Council seats Feb. 9. What you need to know In New Braunfels, the mayor is elected to a three-year term and is elected at-large, with a limit of three consecutive terms. The term “at-large” means the seat represents the entire city, and not singular districts, according to the city’s charter. Mayor Neal Linnartz was sworn into the seat in May 2023, winning nearly 60% of the vote, as previously reported by Community Impact . The two council seats up for election are Districts 5 and 6, currently held by Mary Ann Labowski and April Ryan, respectively. Labowski was also sworn in after the May 2023 election, while Ryan took office in June following a runoff election, as previously reported by Community Impact .
$16M contract OK’d for Southeast Library New Braunfels City Council approved a $16 million contract with Byrne Construction Services for the construction of the Southeast Branch Library on Feb. 9. The gist The Southeast Library is tied to the city’s voter-approved 2023 bond program, Prop- osition C, which allocated $28.56 million to library services. Construction on the 23,520-square-foot building is expected to begin this summer.
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Mayor
Neal Linnartz *
Michael French
Angela Allen
Jonathon Frazier
City Council member, District 5
Mary Ann Labowski*
Chase Taylor
City Council member, District 6
April Ryan*
Nikki Shaw
Steven Voges
SOURCE: CITY OF NEW BRAUNFELS/COMMUNITY IMPACT
As the incumbent, Linnartz faces three challeng- ers for the May election, including Michael French, who works in communications, Angela Allen, who currently holds a seat on the city’s planning commission and business owner Jonathon Frazier. Labowski faces one challenger, Chase Taylor, who also holds a seat on the city’s planning commission. Ryan will face two challengers for her seat, including retail sales associate Nikki Shaw and engineer Steven Voges. The last day to register to vote is April 2.
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New Braunfels approves 250-acre municipal utility district in city’s ETJ New Braunfels City Council approved a resolution Feb. 9 to create the Botanical Farm Municipal Utility District, or MUD.
The MUD will encompass a 250.25-acre tract of land in the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction. The property is planned as the Colina Ranch and Autumn Ridge subdivisions, according to agenda documents. Green Valley Special Utility District would provide water service. Wastewater service would be provided by the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority, agenda documents state.
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A MUD is a political subdivision of the state that allows developers to finance infrastructure through bonds repaid by property owners within the district, according to agenda documents. The overview
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