Heath Mayor John Ratcliffe announced today that he will not seek re-election after his fourth term ends in May.
Mayor Ratcliffe was first elected Mayor of Heath in May 2004, winning nearly 70 percent of the vote in a three-way contested race. Ratcliffe was re-elected without opposition in 2006, 2008 and 2010. The City of Heath does not place term limits on elected officials.
Mayor Ratcliffe expressed that one factor in his decision not to seek re-election was the increased ...
The Dallas Morning News printed an interview with Mayor Ratcliffe, who shared highlights from the past year and his outlook for the future of Heath.
Dallas Morning News - Looking Ahead
John Ratcliffe is the Mayor of the City of Heath. Ratcliffe is also the former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas and former Anti-Terrorism Director under the Bush administration.
What do you feel were some of the highlights of 2011 ...
Heavy rains forced two sanitary sewer overflows in Heath discharging into Lake Ray Hubbard on Wednesday, January 25.
The overflows were caused by rainwater entering sanitary sewer pipes through cracks in the city’s lines or through cracks in private plumbing lines. The sewer mains are not designed to carry rainwater that overloads the pipe’s capacity to carry wastewater to the treatment plant.
Heath City Engineer and Director of Public Works, Randel Dobbs, stated that the ...
