Election update
Update: Candidates for three Seward City Council seats are Tim McDonald, Kenny Blatchford, Ristine Casagranda (incumbent), Marianna Keil (incumbent) and Jean Bardarson (incumbent and vice mayor). The term for each position is two years.
Sue McClure (incumbent) will run unopposed for the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly seat representing the East Peninsula for a three-year term.
For the Bear Creek Fire Service Area Board, Daniel Logan is running unopposed for the 3-year Seat D position. No one filed for the Seat B or Seat C positions.
Seward-Bear Creek Flood Service Area Board candidates are Bob Reisner for Seat B for a 3-year term, and Randy Stauffer for Seat E for a 3-year term. Both will run unopposed. No one filed for the 2-year Seat A position.
The deadline to file for city and borough positions was Tuesday. The LOG will list the candidates on the web at www.TheSewardPhoe nixLOG.com and in next week’s print edition. The election for city council and borough seats is Oct. 2.
In-person absentee voting for the Aug. 28 state and national primary election is underway. East Peninsula voters can cast their absentee ballot at the Seward City Clerk’s office. For information call 224-4045.
The polling location for Seward and Lowell Point in the Aug. 28 primary is the KM Rae Building at Seward Marine Center, 125 Third.
Next week’s LOG will publish a question and answer from candidates in the primary and commentary on the ballot issues.