Candidates sought in upcoming election

Candidates are being sought for Wrangell’s various municipal committees and elected seats.

Beginning August 1 and extending through the remainder of the month, the city clerk’s office will be accepting declarations of candidacy and signature petitions for the October 3 ballot.

Two three-year terms on the Borough Assembly are coming up for election, with the seats of Stephen Prysunka and Mark Mitchell both expiring.

Two seats on the Public School Board – one a full three-year and the other an unexpired two-year term – are likewise up for election. Former board president Susan Eagle’s term is expiring this fall, while the seat of Rinda Howell remains open after her resignation earlier this year.

For the Wrangell Medical Center Board, the seats of its president, Bernie Massin, and Terri Henson are expiring. The terms for each is four years, while a third two-year unexpired term vacated by Woody Wilson in October 2016 is also open on the coming ballot.

A three-year term on the Port Commission is opening, with the seat of Walter Moorhead expiring in October.

Clerk Kim Lane said that as of Tuesday, no incumbent committee or council members have yet picked up a form to run for another term. Information on the requirements for candidacy and voting locally can be found on the city’s http://www.wrangell.com website, and forms on running and voting can be found inside City Hall’s lobby during weekly business hours.