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Woodland Park council interviews seven candidates to fill vacant seat
Summary
The Woodland Park City Council on April 17 conducted timed interviews with seven candidates for a vacant council seat, hearing their backgrounds and positions on local issues including community division, the local economy and volunteer programs. Council will deliberate and vote at a later meeting.
WOODLAND PARK, Colo. — The Woodland Park City Council interviewed seven candidates April 17 during a work session to fill a council vacancy, hearing from residents and local public employees about their backgrounds and priorities.
The council heard two- to eight-minute statements from applicants including retired public employees, a local teacher, business owners and longtime community volunteers. Candidates emphasized service experience, approaches to community division and ideas to strengthen Woodland Park’s economy and volunteer programs.
“The students, their families, fellow staff members, they are the constant reminders, the dignity of my calling,” said Blaine, who identified himself as an English teacher at Woodland Park High School. Blaine described education and youth recreation as priorities and said he would look for partnerships with schools to expand parks-and-rec offerings.
Sean Nielsen, who said he recently retired…
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