Newly elected

Brooks Councilman Fran Bauer says she is ready to go to work.

"I love

our small-town atmosphere," Bauer said, "and I am pleased to

be able to help ensure that our community preserves all of the things

that makes our town desirable."

The town conducted

a special election to fill the council vacancy created when Post 4 Councilman

C. W. Howle resigned last fall when he moved to another county.

The election

drew 21 percent of voters to elect Bauer the winner with 63 percent of

the vote.

Two Brooks

citizens qualified for the post: Lewis Harper, a deputy police chief in

College Park and Bauer, a retired air traffic control specialist.

Each had lived

in Brooks for 11 years.

Bauer will

be sworn in at the Brooks Town Council meeting Wednesday, April 4, at

the Town Hall at 7:30 p.m.