The Stewart City Council has a new council member — Carol Altrichter was appointed by the Council at its Nov. 9 meeting to fill the seat vacated by Chuck Kruggel, who resigned when he moved out of the city limits.
Altrichter will hold the seat until the next city election, which will be in November 2016. At that time, a special election will be held in conjunction with the regular election to fill out the rest of the four-year term.
The city had also received an application from former City Council Member Cindy Merrell for the vacant position. Merrell was unable to attend the Nov. 9 meeting.
Altrichter was at the meeting, and Mayor Jason Peirce asked her what her goals would be for the city of Stewart.
For more see the Nov. 18 print edition of The Chronicle.