Two names will appear on the ballot for the Dripping Springs City Council Place 1 election this May: incumbent council member Taline Manassian and challenger Anthony Aristar.  Aristar told Community Impact Newspaper in March that he has decided he will withdraw his name from contention due to a family obligation and is no longer running for the position. However, his name will still appear on the ballot.  As part of Community Impact Newspaper's coverage ahead of the election, we reached out to both candidates with questions about the local community. A version of this Q&A with Taline Manassian appears on page 27 of the April 2019 issue of Community Impact Newspaper’s Southwest Austin - Dripping Springs edition. Aristar elected not to complete a Q&A after he withdrew. Early voting in the Hays County election runs April 22-30 and election day is May 4.