El Valle de los Ranchos holds election
F.R. Bob Romero, who chairs the board of directors, shakes Mario Barela’s hand as he is recognized for his long years of volunteer service on the board of El Valle de Los Ranchos Water & Sanitation District. Meliton Struck, the board’s secretary, is in the foreground.
El Valle de los Ranchos Water & Sanitation District held its regularly scheduled board election Jan. 10 to elect two of its five board members to fill positions three and four.
In the official results, as certified by three judges, Gabriel Romero, who received 40 votes, and Delfino (Del) Torres, who received 37 votes, were elected to the board of directors.
Longtime board member Mario Barela retired from the board after serving since 1987. Barela was instrumental in assisting to revive the then-dormant water and sanitation district, which has since built about 25 miles of sewer line and has branched out to provide water service to the west side of Llano Quemado.
The board expressed its gratitude to Barela for his dedication and hard work on behalf of the district. Board members serve voluntarily and without compensation.
At the Jan. 11 meeting, the board of directors elected the following members to the following positions: F.R. Bob Romero, chairman member; Gabriel Romero, vice chairman; Meliton Struck, secretary; Anselmo “Chemo” Valerio, treasurer; and Delfino (Del) Torres, board member.
