OPEN CITY POSITIONS AROUND JOURNAL COUNTRY

    Area city board positions will be up for election this spring.
    Petitions may be taken out for open positions beginning Friday in area towns with the exception of Eden when petitions will be available Wednesday.  Those petitions may be obtained at city offices and must be filed with city officials by Friday, Feb. 23 (Eden by Tuesday, Feb. 28).  Any elections needed will be held on Tuesday, April 9. 
    Hecla is in a unique position as town voters decided to change their form of government this past year. Residents voted to move from a ward system to an at-large system. This means that the all positions will have to be re-elected. This includes a two-year mayor term (currently held by Randy Pfutzenreuter), three aldermen for one year terms and 3 aldermen for two year terms.  Current aldermen include Mary Freudenthal, Shelley Ruenz, Susan Ravert, Daniel Vancil, Terry Ulmer and Reece Treeby.
    Other board openings around the area include one position on the Langford Board of Trustees.  A three-year spots currently held by Jordan Hupke. Dan Poss’s three-year term in Eden also expires this spring.
    Other positions up for election include a three-year position in Lake City currently held by Chad Olson, the three-year term for Pierpont trustee Deric Ries expires this spring, as does a three-year Claremont trustee position held by Jason Spencer. 
    Britton’s city council election will be this summer. People can declare candidacy and begin petition circulation on March 1 with the deadline for submitting on March 26. If needed, the election would be held on June 4th.
     Spots up for election in Britton this year are Lindsey Kimber in Ward 1, Norm Mack from Ward 2 and Austin Sasker in Ward 3. Those are all two-year positions.