Council races fill up
by Rebecca S. Bender, 8/12/2006
The filing window has officially closed, and there is no shortage of candidates for seats on the Arcata, Blue Lake or Eureka city councils.
Eight candidates are in the running for two open seats on the Arcata City Council.
Michael Winkler, Alex Stillman, Nick “Eeyore” Page and incumbent Councilmember Dave Meserve have previously announced their candidacies.
More recent entrants include activist Bobby Harris, massage therapist and astrologer Dana Quillman (who also happens to be the partner of Councilmember Paul Pitino), Humboldt County Deputy District Attorney Jeffrey Schwartz and incumbent Mark Wheetley.
Bridget Dory, from the Arcata City Manager’s Office, said that seven of the candidates had qualified as of 5 p.m. Friday afternoon. The eighth, Wheetley, returned his paper late in the afternoon; his collected signatures will be verified Monday, Dory said.
In Blue Lake, two seats are open on the City Council, and three people will by vying to fill them.
Incumbent Mayor Sherman Schapiro and Councilmember Marlene Smith both stepped up to run again, Blue Lake City Clerk Karen Nessler confirmed Friday afternoon, and Blue Lake resident David Beebe also filed to run.
Eureka’s race differs from Arcata and Blue Lake in that candidates run for the ward in which they reside or for the mayoral position, and are elected by Eureka residents at large.
In the 1st Ward race are Larry Glass, Tish Wilburn and incumbent Mary Beth Wolford; in the 3rd Ward race are Ron Kuhnel and Jeff Leonard; in the 5th Ward race are Nancy Abrams and incumbent Mike Jones; and for the mayor’s race are Jerry Droz, Marshall Spalding, Councilmember Virginia Bass and incumbent Peter La Vallee.
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