A position has been left open on the Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District board of directors since a winner in the Nov. 8 election was deemed ineligible to be sworn in, and the district board said it will consider a list of appointees for the slot.
LSGCD General Manager Samantha Reiter said there is no deadline to fill the seat, and the district will consider a list of candidates for the position.
“The district is compiling a list of interested/recommended candidates and has a process in place for considering the potential appointees,” Reiter said in a Jan. 26 email. “A committee will be considering those on the list and will eventually make a recommendation to the board of directors. The board of directors will ultimately vote on the appointment. There is no deadline by which an appointment needs to be made. The district plans to be diligent and prudent in its consideration of potential appointees. While the district is still early in the process, the district will endeavor to appoint someone as timely as possible.”
John Yoars won the Nov. 8 election to Position 7 on the LSGCD board of directors, serving The Woodlands Township, with 51.56% of the vote. On Dec. 9, Yoars received a letter from the district’s legal counsel claiming he was not eligible to be sworn in because he was also a board member for a municipal utility district, Community Impact previously reported. At the Dec. 13 swearing-in meeting of the LSGCD board of directors, Position 7 was left vacant by the board.
