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Cottage Grove board to advertise, interview candidates to fill vacant trustee seat; May 19 interviews set
Summary
The Village Board directed staff to advertise the vacant trustee seat, reach out to former candidate John Williams, accept applications through May 14 and hold interviews and an appointment decision at the May 19 meeting.
The Cottage Grove Village Board directed staff to advertise and accept applications to fill a recently vacated trustee seat and scheduled candidate interviews for its May 19 meeting.
At the meeting the board discussed three options — hold a special election, appoint a replacement, or leave the seat vacant — and settled on an open appointment process. The board amended an initial motion to both ask President Cindy Kelm Nelson to reach out to former candidate John Williams and to open the process to any interested applicants. Applications will…
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