Buhler school board appoints Thomas Watts to vacant Position 7 seat
Watts fills Chris Shank's former seat through January 2028
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Sign up freeThe USD 313 Buhler school board appointed Thomas Watts to its vacant Position 7 seat at a special meeting Monday, Oct. 5, choosing him over Kaila Anderson to serve until the term expires in January 2028. The board interviewed both candidates and discussed them before the vote, and Watts takes the seat by board appointment rather than by election.
Citizen Journal previously reported that the board faced a second vacancy after at-large member Chris Shank resigned and that it would fill that seat by appointment. Before that, the board set Aug. 24 interviews to fill the seat left by Laura Meyer Dick. Position 7 is the seat Shank vacated.
Kristen Armstrong was previously appointed to fill the Position 5 (District 2-5) seat for the remainder of the unexpired term, after the resignation of Laura Meyer-Dick.
The district published the board briefs Wednesday, Oct. 7. They record no vote tally, dissent or public comment on the appointment.
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