FORMER WATSONVILLE CITY COUNCILMAN AND MAYOR LOWELL HURST WAS APPOINTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL YESTERDAY. HURST WAS VOTED TO REPLACE BILL NEIGHBORS FOR THE DISTRICT-3 SEAT, FOLLOWING NEIGHBOR’S RESIGNATION. THE VOTE WAS UNANIMOUS, AT 6 TO ZERO, GIVING HURST THE EDGE OVER FORMER PLANNING COMMISSIONER DOBIE JENKINS.