Wilmer

The Wilmer city council meeting of August 6 was conducted efficiently and quickly.

Of the three public hearings scheduled, only the New Subdivision Ordinance generated any public comment.

The meeting will be held at the Wilmer Community Center at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 22.

The Wilmer City Council instituted a new format for regular meetings where citizen comments can be made for the record.

Mayor Jeff Steele in a letter to City employees promised a new and consistent city administration process eliminating the stresses and worries of employees for their jobs when new City Councils are seated.

Steele will serve as mayor until the next election.

Surprisingly, former Mayor and current Ellis County Resident Don Hudson showed up to attend the proceedings as a member of the audience.

Evidently the city council has more important things to do than to fill vacant positions within the governing body.

The meeting was fairly well attended by the public despite the lack of parking due to the first night of Pioneer Days Celebration.

Hudson's official residence is now in Palmer, Texas, making him ineligible to stay on as mayor in Wilmer.

The council adopted the practice of voting by hand count instead of voice voting, eliminating any doubt of who voted for what or not (abstain).

Mayor Don Hudson was conspicuously absent following this week's dismissal of City Secretary Birdwell.

Several Wilmer citizens armed with an inch thick sheaf of papers presented evidence and testimony regarding irregularities and apparent fraud in the recent local option liquor election and the mayoral race.

PegNews content partner allegedly had inaccuracies and erroneous facts in their reporting of the invitation-only party held by Xebec Realty Partners.

Xebec Realty Partners is currently seeking annexation and zoning changes for land that they want to develop.

City Administrator Thom Lauer was terminated from city employment on Monday, May 19.

Wilmer voters turn out to choose between incumbent Don Hudson and Teresa Bain, while six at-large candidates vie for city council slots and three more contend for an unexpired councilperson term.

Brian Sliter could technically still win the race, although it has not been decided what will occur should that happen.

Who is behind the group paying Texas Petition Strategies to manage the campaign?

Wilmer City Council meeting of April 17 began with much fanfare and went out with barely a whisper.