Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by the club president, Michael Stackhouse, at 7:00 PM, with 20 members and guests present. We met at Panera Bread in Lake Worth.
Minutes: The Secretary, Sally Craig, presented the minutes from the February 2023 general meeting. The minutes were approved as presented.
Financial Report: The Treasurer, Haley Stackhouse presented the financial report, with a cash balance of $961.18. The treasurer’s report was approved as presented.
Speakers:
Alyson Kennedy
Candidate for Fort Worth Mayor
Alyson spoke about her past race for mayor in Dallas and her views about the division of the very wealthy and the workers. She also spoke about working as a coal miner and starting a union for coal miners.
Chad Moore
Candidate for Tarrant Regional Water District Board of Directors
Chad is a locomotive engineer at BNSF Railway. This is his first time to run for elected office.
He is willing to learn and devote the time needed to serve as a board member.
Joe Aston
Candidate for Tarrant Regional Water District Board of Directors
Joe is presently the mayor of River Oaks and the city manager for Pantego.
He has worked in municipal government for over 16 years and will be retiring as the mayor for the city of River Oaks at the end of this term.
He explained what is required to serve on the board and what he wants to do with his service.
Kenneth Bowens, Jr
Candidate for Fort Worth Mayor
Kenneth has been attending city council meetings since the 7th grade. He would like to see more transparency. He wants to improve the relations between the people and the police, public transportation and the roads in all neighborhoods. He wants to end disparity between east and west side neighborhoods.
Announcements:
Michael will send out invitations to all candidates running in our local school board elections to speak to our club before the election in May. Also, the Golf Tournament at Cross Timbers will be held in June.
Upcoming Activities:
The next CEC meeting will be on April 11 at 7:00. It will be a Zoom meeting.
The TCDP is looking for Volunteers to come to the office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays to assist with phone calls and Thank you notes.
Membership Renewals: NWTP will be using Act Blue for new and renewing memberships in
2023. This online option is safe, secure and easy. Visit:
Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 7:40 PM.
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