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Bruceville-Eddy council candidates emphasize completing sewer work, backup power and water infrastructure
Summary
At a candidate forum, incumbents and challengers discussed finishing the town sewer project, improving water infrastructure and adding backup generators and warning systems to support residents and attract business.
At a public candidate forum in Bruceville‑Eddy, candidates for city council said completing the town's sewer project and shoring up water and power infrastructure are top priorities for public health, economic development and emergency response.
The sewer project drew repeated attention. Incumbent council member Doris McLaughlin, who said she has served two years on the council, said the sewer will “be helpful to the economic growth of the city” and that finishing it properly will attract businesses. “It's already attracting business,” McLaughlin said during the forum.
Incumbent Richard Prater and candidate Melissa Futch also…
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