Local elections, proposition decided

A mayor and a proposition to change the Slaton Economic Development Corporation from a Type A to Type B was determined Saturday (May 4) in the general election.

Incumbent Mayor Dubbin Englund defeated challengers Clifton Shaw and John Gatica in the mayoral race.

The city also voted to change SEDCO’s classification. A total of 282 people voted for the change (81.27 percent), while 65 people voted against the change (18.73 percent).

For more information, please read the Thursday edition of The Slatonite.