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14 | AUGUST 6, 2014 NEWS FLATHEADBEACON.COM Kalispell to Pick New Councilor Among 11 Candidates
Mayor asked prospective councilors to speak at Aug. 4 council meeting before possible decision was made
By DILLON TABISH of the Beacon
Eleven candidates emerged for Ka- lispell’s vacant city council seat and the replacement could be found this week.
Mayor Mark Johnson asked each candidate to speak to their letters of in- terest at the Aug. 4 meeting, which oc- curred after the Beacon went to print.
The eight remaining members of city council were tasked with deciding who wins the vacant seat by majority vote, per state law.
Randy Kenyon retired from the city council earlier this month after 14 years, vacating his Ward 3 seat that remains open through Dec. 31, 2015. The dead- line to apply was July 25.
Kalispell had a similar situation in 2007 when Bob Herron vacated his Ward 2 seat and Wayne Saverud was tabbed as a replacement. Five candidates applied for the position that year.
This year’s sudden vacancy drew high interest among prospective coun- cilors. Each candidate submitted letters
Pedestrians walk past Kalispell City Hall. BEACON FILE PHOTO
nesses and worked as a substitute teach- er for three years.
Mary Kay Myett has lived in Mon- tana for 37 years and in Kalispell for 31 years. She has worked as a real estate broker for 28 years, with 10 of those serving as a broker-owner of a local of-
ficeB. ill Nelson has lived at his home in Ward 3 for 30 years. He spent 18 years working at Big Mountain Ski Resort in various positions, including human re- source manager and mountain manager. He has worked at Flathead Job Service for 10 years, including seven as manager.
Karlene Ann Osorio-Khor has lived in Ward 3 since 1986. She gradu- ated from Flathead High School and has served on the Kalispell Impact Fee Advi- sory Committee and the Kalispell Plan- ning Board. She ran for city council last November. She manages a company on Main Street.
Marc Rold has lived in Ward 3 for 23 years and has maintained an active role in Kalispell business and community promotion. He currently serves on the Urban Renewal Agency.
Jonathan Smith has lived in Ward 3 for over 20 years. He worked with sev- eral government boards during his ser- vice with the county attorney’s office and also served on private boards over the years.
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of interest to the city clerk.
Steve Burglund arrived in Kalispell
37 years ago from Minneapolis, Minne- sota. He worked as a UPS driver before founding Great Bear Builders, which he has owned for nearly 30 years.
James Cossitt is an attorney work- ing in downtown and a resident of Ka- lispell since 1998. He served as a mem- ber of the city’s Impact Fee Advisory Committee from 2006-10 and from 2014-present.
John Hinchey is a retired former aerospace engineer who has lived in Ward 3 for 16 years. He served 10 years as a board member and chairman of the Kalispell Planning Board, and served 10
years as a board member and treasurer on the Museum at Central School board. Richard Hull was born and raised in Whitefish. He has been a commercial real estate appraiser since 2006. He has been a Kalispell homeowner since 1977. He served as a member of the Kalispell Planning Board and ran for city council
in2007.
Lance Isaak has lived at his current
residence in Ward 3 since 2002 and been active in the community through his work as director of the Flathead Youth Home since 2004.
Rod Kuntz grew up in Hardin and has lived in Kalispell since 1986. He has managed both wholesale and retail busi-
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