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Court appoints Michael Pilato and James McDonald to West Fork PUA
Summary
The Commissioners' Court appointed Michael Pilato and James McDonald as Wise County's two representatives to the West Fork Public Utility Agency following a nominating committee review of eight applicants.
The Wise County Commissioners' Court appointed two representatives to the West Fork Public Utility Agency (PUA) on Jan. 28, 2026. Commissioner Colby Shawn said a nominating committee — composed of Commissioners Shawn and Kevin Burns and representatives from Environmental Services — reviewed eight applicants and recommended Michael Pilato and James McDonald.
The court moved to appoint those two recommended candidates, a motion made by Commissioner Shawn, seconded by Commissioner Danny Lambert, and adopted without recorded opposition. The appointments designate Pilato and McDonald as Wise County’s two representatives to the West Fork PUA; the court did not record alternate candidates or term lengths in the meeting minutes.
