Election voting concluded Tuesday in the May 1 Brownwood City Council and Bangs City Council and Mayoral elections.
A total of 130 ballots were cast – 102 in the Brownwood election and 28 in the Bangs election.
Election day is Saturday, May 1 with polls open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Bangs will take place at the Bangs Community Center located at 406 Spencer Drive. Voting in Brownwood will take place at the Brown County Elections Office located at 613 N. Fish Street, Suite 200
In Brownwood, Melody Nowowiejski and Linda Heitman are running to replace Ward 3 City Council member Larry Mathis, who resigned as he is moving out of town.
Brownwood council candidates speak at chamber luncheon
Brownwood Bulletin
Brownwood City Council Ward 3 candidates Melody Nowowiejski and Linda Heitman spoke on topics including housing and the current city government at the Brownwood Area Chamber of Commerce’s monthly luncheon Friday.
Rex Tackett moderated the Q&A at the Brownwood Country Club.
Early voting in the May 1 election for the Brownwood and Bangs city councils begins Monday at the Brown County Elections Office.
Nowowiejski and Heitman are competing to replace Larry Mathis in Brownwood s Ward 3. Mathis announced his resignation from the council because he and his wife are moving out of town.
Linda Heitman (left) and Melody Nowowiejski (right) are interviewed by Randy Turner for a video that is now up on the KOXE website.
Early voting in the Brownwood City Council Ward 3 election began Monday as candidates Melody Nowowiejski and Linda Heitman are vying for the position being vacated by Larry Mathis, who is moving from Brownwood to the Austin area.
Both candidates stopped by KOXE radio Monday morning for an interview and each gave their response to the following questions:
DECISION TO RUN?
Heitman – A couple of friends of mine approached me. We were talking about the resignation of Councilman Mathis and I made the comment that I live in that ward and they said ‘oh, you’ve got to run.’ I asked why and they told me the work I do with the homeless would be really invaluable to have a voice for that segment of the population on the city council for policy making. I did some investigating and visited with H.D. Jones who I’ve worked with before with the tiny homes,
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