Port Aransas South Jetty

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Prospective candidates for city council, school board or water board may file for places on those ballots starting Monday, Feb. 6.

Candidates may pick up packets at the respective administrative offices of each entity.

The filing period ends March 5.

Early voting will be April 30 through May 8, and Election Day is May 12.

All but one incumbent will seek re-election to either the city council, school district or water district board of directors.

Also on the ballot will be several charter amendments being proposed by the city.

Following is a list of positions held by incumbents whose terms are expiring. SCHOOL BOARD

Margaret Price, Place 1, president of the Port Aransas ISD Board of Trustees, is stepping down.

The other two incumbents, Ann Appling in Place 7, and Janice Roberts in Place 2, have said they will seek election.

Roberts was appointed to Place 2, which was vacated by the resignation in August of Chuck Borders after he was re-elected in May. Roberts said she will seek election to the remaining two years of the term.

Trustees do not have term limits, and terms are for three years. CITY COUNCIL

Mayor Keith McMcMullen and Place 2 Councilman John Price, Place 4 Councilwoman Glenda Balentine and Place 6 Councilman Steve Lanoux say they will seek re-election.

McMu l len, Pr ic e and Lanoux are completing their first terms, and Balentine is completing her second term.

The city charter limits the number of consecutive terms a council member or mayor may serve to three two-year terms. WATER BOARD Russ Miget, Ed Reed and Suzette Freeman will seek reelection to their at-large positions on the Nueces County Water Control and Improvement District No. 4 board of directors.

Water board directors are not subject to term limits. STATEMENTS

The South Jetty offers candidates to submit statements, accompanied by a photo, announcing their candidacy free of charge.

Candidates should include their qualifications and reasons for seeking office in the statements.

Deadline for turning in statements is noon Monday each week through March 12. Statements submitted after noon on March 12 may be published as paid advertising in subsequent week’s editions if the candidate chooses.

Statements must be typewritten in upper and lower case, and be limited to approximately 700 words. Handwritten statements and those written in all capital letters will not be accepted.

E- mail statements to southjetty@centurytel.net. Candidates without access to e-mail may mail statements to the South Jetty at P. O. Box 1117, Port Aransas, TX 78373, or deliver them to the newspaper office, 141 W. Cotter Ave.

Photos of the candidates my be submitted or they may have one taken at the South Jetty office, 141 W. Cotter. CANDIDATES’ NIGHT

The 39th annual Candidates’ Night sponsored by the South Jetty for candidates in contested races only will be held Thursday, April 26.

Participation in the event must be confirmed when candidates submit their statements or, for those declining the invitation to submit their statements, at the time they file for office.

Candidates who do not confirm participation will not be allowed to participate in the forum designed to acquaint voters with the candidates’ positions on specific issues.

The format and other details of Candidates’ Night will be announced at a later date.