Posted on Wed, Aug 17, 2011 : 5:57 a.m.
Chelsea's got a City Council horse race with eight candidates running
By Lisa Allmendinger
Eight candidates have submitted their petitions to run for three open seats on the Chelsea City Council in the Nov. 8 general election.
That is the highest number of candidates to run for office at one time since Chelsea became a city in 2004.
Three incumbents—Rod Anderson, Bill Holmberg and Kent Martinez-Kratz—are joined by Erin Brayton, Indira Ghosh, Daniel Kaminsky, Harry Myers, Jr. and Marcia Parker.
Two weeks before Tuesday’s filing date, no one had turned in a petition for the four-year seats and there was concern about whether anyone would run.
Lisa Allmendinger is a regional reporter for AnnArbor.com. She can be reached at lisaallmendinger@annarbor.com. For more Chelsea stories, visit our Chelsea page.
Comments
Rod Anderson
Wed, Aug 17, 2011 : 3:18 p.m.
Welcome to all the candidates! This shows a strong impetus for change within the community, a very good thing. A competitive election is needed to restart the pace of change, which can hopefully continue to the 2013 elections, when the real change will need to occur. My web site for the re-election campaign is <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/rodandersonforcouncil/" rel='nofollow'>https://sites.google.com/site/rodandersonforcouncil/</a> or search "Rod Anderson for Council" Rod Anderson
dextermom
Wed, Aug 17, 2011 : 11:58 a.m.
I'm missing something - what are the 8 people running for if not the 4 year seats?
bluehoo
Wed, Aug 17, 2011 : 7 p.m.
Two weeks ago no one had submitted--so we were wondering if anyone was going to run. All 8 got their petitions in at last minute! That's what she's reporting.