- A much-anticipated bond proposal from the Midland County Utility District (MCUD) was defeated by voters on May 3, a result that left MCUD Manager Rodney Rhoades “surprised and disappointed” by the margin of defeat.
“I thought it was going to be a lot tighter,” Rhoades said in a follow-up interview. “Early voting hit us hard. We started seeing a flood of negative Facebook posts right around then, …