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Mayoral, council filings end Friday, Feb. 16

by | Feb 15, 2018 | Latest

A contested race has formed for the mayoral seat and City Council Place 2. (Courtesy photo)

Four candidates have filed for the mayoral, city council election for the city of Farmersville.

Incumbent Mayor Diane Piwko has put her hat in the ring to run for a second term. She is an independent business owner and currently a retailer in downtown Farmersville.

Piwko was previously a test engineer with Texas Instruments / Raytheon and led five to 10 member teams in designing and maintaining test equipment labs, field service support, managing multi-million dollar budgets and was responsible for milestone tracking.

By Wyndi Veigel • News Editor • [email protected]

For the full story see the Feb. 15 edition or subscribe online.

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