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The Voice of Seguin Today
Volume 55 • Number 209 830 • 379 • 2234
Seguin mayor’s race on Tuesday’s ballot Election Dodgen, Herrera vying for city’s top elected position Day has arrived Dodgen is a former member of the Seguin City Council, who is a longtime resident. She’s been involved in a number of community organizations and projects. She says she understands the job and understands what Seguin needs to be even better. The two will face off on Tuesday, as citizens look to replace Mayor Don Keil, who is not eligible to seek re-election due to the city’s eight year term limit.
Herrera has lived in Seguin for approximately five years now, and even though he may not be well known, he thinks he has what it takes to lead the city. One of his controversial proposals as mayor is something that he likely would not have the authority to do. He says that he would require all city employees to live inside the Seguin city limits, and if they failed to do so, they would be fired. “Without full commitment from the municipal employees that are here, they are sending out a message that this community is not good enough for them or anyone else. We cannot sit here and say ‘hey, come live in Seguin’ when our municipal government doesn’t live here,” said Herrera. Herrera thinks the proposed residency requirement to work in Seguin shouldn’t just apply to city employees. He thinks other entities, like the Seguin ISD and Guadalupe Regional Medical Center, as well as local manufacturing facilities -- should all require their employees to live in Seguin.
Donna Dodgen (top) and Francisco “Frank” Herrera (bottom) are vying for the mayor’s seat in the city of Seguin. By Darren Dunn
“If you just layer the city and then on top of that the independent school district, on top of that the hospital, on top of that, the manufacturing firms – (they) have the same tendencies that is why you see what you see in Seguin proper, a very weak economic pulse, most definitely. You have to take a firm stand on this and I don’t mean for this to be mean but if it is uncomfortable for them to see Seguin as a place to live because it hurts their eyes, we have to be kind to them and remove that irritation,” said Herrera. It’s pretty clear that his proposed policy would violate state law (Texas Local Government Code
(Seguin) -- Voters will decide who will be the next mayor of the city of Seguin Sec. 150.021, Residency Requirements for Municipal Employees), which during Tuesday’s election. The race is a contrast in experience, leadership and prohibits this kind of residency requirement. However, that hasn’t stopped vision. Frank Herrera is a relative newcomer, with no real experience in city Herrera from promoting the plan. See MAYOR’S RACE, page 6 governance. But he has some big -- and sometimes controversial ideas. Donna
By Cindy Aguirre-Herrera
(Seguin) -- Today is election day. Voters will be heading to the polls for the Nov. 3 General Election. The election not only includes the U.S. Presidential race, but also several local races. Lisa Hayes, the Guadalupe County elections administrator, says a total of 67,575 votes were cast over the three-week period. That’s 67,575 out of the nearly 113,000 eligible voters. Hayes the number is record breaking and expects the remainder of the voters to come out and show their support today. “I think that is an amazing turnout. We are so excited that the voters came out in such large numbers to vote whether by mail or in person. That’s phenomenal and we are looking forward to seeing what the numbers look like at the end of election day,” said Hayes. See ELECTION, page 6