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New townmanager starts in FlowerMound
BY SAMANTHA DOUTY
human resources generalist. As town manager, Childers said he equates his position as that of CEO of a corporation, who executes the needs of the board of directors— which would be the Town Council. “I make it happen for the town council,” he said. Childers said he is in the position where he does not have to come in and x anything because of the work of his predecessors. Instead of xing problems, he plans to spend the next few months
learning the ins and outs of the town and meet- ing its residents to develop priorities, he said. Childers has
FLOWERMOUND Town Manager James Childers started his new role Jan. 3. “I’m drinking from a rehose,” Childers said about his rst week in the position. Childers had been the assistant city manager in Irving since 2018, and he worked for a number of other city governments. This is not his rst stint working in Flower Mound, though. He did an internship for the town in 2003 and later was hired as the town’s
Denton County commissioners approved the team on Nov. 30.
SCREENSHOT COURTESY DENTON COUNTY
Denton County commissioners create new sexual assault response team Denton County commissioners created a sexual assault response team to assist people maneuvering the legal system and to develop countywide protocols. The sexual assault response team, known as SART, and its inaugural members will be tasked with writing protocols for local and regional processes for investigating and prosecuting sexual assaults, according to the resolution. “It’s important that we recognize these victims and that we do everything we can to help them,” Commissioner Dianne Edmondson said during a Nov. 30 Denton County Commissioners Court meeting. “I know we are doing a good job already here in Denton County. This will just enhance our e orts and make us much more responsive.” The team will also be responsible for collecting and maintaining data on the number of sexual assaults that are reported to local agencies and the subsequent investigations.
a bachelor’s degree from
James Childers
Midwestern State University and a master’s degree in public adminis- tration from the University of North Texas.
Newmayor to be elected in HighlandVillage
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICTS The districts will be used for the May council election. Mayor: TJ Gilmore Place 1: Bob Troyer Place 2: Willliam J. Meridith Place 3: Ronni Cade
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Place 4: Brandon Jones Place 5: Kristin Green Place 6: To be elected
HIGHLAND VILLAGE Residents will see new leadership at the city level this year. A new mayor will be elected in the May election after Mayor Char- lotte Wilcox nishes her last term. The mayor and council members serve two-year terms. No person can serve for more than four consecutive terms on the council, regardless of place, according to the city. Eligible people can le to have a place on the ballot from Jan. 19 to Feb. 18. To be eligible, a candidate must be a registered voter in the city and must have resided within city limits for 12 consecutive months prior to the election. Wilcox was rst elected to City Council Place 3 in May 2009. In May 2014, she was appointed mayor after the resignation of former Mayor Pat Davis. She was elected mayor in 2015. Before her council stint, she served on the planning and zoning commission from 2006-09. Professionally, she is a licensed Realtor with All City Real Estate and co-owner of Wilcox Pest Control.
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Lewisville to get newcouncil seat
BY SAMANTHA DOUTY
LEWISVILLE The city will see the addition of a new council member in May. The new seat comes after the annexation of Castle Hills to Lewisville, which accounted for an additional 18,000 people and 2,568 acres. Lewisville has ve council mem- bers, but a sixth will be added during the May local election. “In the broad scope, we felt that having that additional seat would provide for more representation and better coverage of meetings,” Lewisville Mayor TJ Gilmore said. With the new seat, the council changed from an at-large council to a district council. This means Lewisville is split into districts, and council members must live within the district they represent, but the seat is voted on by all of Lewisville,
Gilmore said. “It gives you the best of both single members and at-large options,” he said. Districts allow for council mem- bers to be a voice for that speci c part of town, Gilmore said. Members also have to look at issues in greater Lewisville because they are voted into o ce by all residents. “It means residents will have a greater voice in their local govern- ment, which is always a good thing,” he said. The additional council member, who will be required to live in the Castle Hills area, will bring a new perspective to council because no other council member lives there, Gilmore said. “We don’t necessarily have that same understanding of what is going on over there,” he said.
AMAC broke ground on its Old Town Lewisville development.
RENDERING COURTESY AMAC HOLDINGS
Developer breaks ground on Old Town Lewisville apartment project AMAC Holdings, a national real estate investor and developer, announced that it has broken ground in downtown Lewisville for a new luxury rental development. The development site, located at 120 E. Main St. and 127 S. Mill St., will consist of 203 rental apartments across two buildings, according to an AMAC news release. The project is expected to be completed in fall 2023. The project features one- and two- bedroom rental units, averaging 724 and 1,134 square feet, respectively.
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