Esteban Vicente named to the Maverick County Solid Waste Authority Board

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc.

Maverick County Commissioners Court approved the appointment of Esteban Vicente to the Maverick County Solid Waste Authority (MCSWA) Board of Directors at their meeting held on Monday, May 11, 2015. The MCSWA operates the Maverick County Landfill on El Indio Road (FM 1021) near El Indio, Texas.

Maverick County Commissioner Precinct 2 Rosy Cantu noted that there was vacancy at the MCSWA Board as Michael De Luna had resigned from his position as a board member.

Cantu stated that she was nominating Esteban Vicente to fill the vacancy on the MCSWA Board of Directors and requested Commissioners Court to support her nomination of Esteban Vicente to replace Michael Luna.

Commissioners Court discussed the procedures for appointing Board of Directors to the MCSWA and agreed that the current policy is for the County Commissioner of Precinct 2, where the Maverick County Landfill is located in, has the authority to nominate and appoint Board members subject to Commissioners Court approval.

The MCSWA was founded in 2009 and is a Maverick County taxpayers owned entity despite having it own Board of Directors.

Commissioners Court voted unanimously in favor of Vicente’s appointment to the MCSWA Board of Directors.

Esteban Vicente currently is an Eagle Pass Independent School District Police Officer and has numerous years in the law enforcement field in our community, including the Maverick County Sheriff’s Department.