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Three incumbent City Councilmembers took the oath of office for new terms after a victory in the May 6 election that some said was a validation of the Council’s current priorities to clean up the City and attract housing and new funding for infrastructure repairs.
The City Council passed a moratorium that temporarily restricts residents from placing shipping containers in their yards while the Council decides how to regulate the structures, which are popping up as tiny homes and storage sheds. The Council passed the measure on first reading, intending to amend it at its May 22 meeting and to give it final approval.
Voters in the May 6 election returned incumbents in the Olney City Council and Olney Independent School District Board of Trustees to their seats and approved a ballot measure that will broaden the way the City spends economic development funds.
Voting concluded Saturday in the general and special elections held in Young County, with the passing of a $22 million bond measure from Newcastle ISD and the failing of a $49.4 million bond measure from Graham ISD. Election day was held Saturday, May 6, with voting available at five locations throughout the county. Early voting was held from Monday, April 24 through Tuesday, May 2 at two county locations.
Olney voters have one last shot on May 6 at casting ballots for contested City Council and school board posts, and on whether to change how the City spends economic development funds. Residents who live within the city limits will vote on three City Council positions, two school board seats, and a ballot proposition. Those who live outside city limits will vote only on the