LAKEPORT, Calif. – The city of Lakeport reported that four candidates – one of them an incumbent – have qualified to run for seats on the city council that are up for election this fall.
Three seats for the Lakeport City Council are on the Nov. 3 general election ballot.
Those seats are currently held by Tim Barnes, Kenny Parlet and George Spurr.
Spurr, currently the city’s mayor, did not file to run for election by the Aug. 7 deadline, which led to the filing deadline being extended until 5 p.m. Wednesday.
Administrative Services Director/City Clerk Kelly Buendia told Lake County News that Barnes did file by the Aug. 7 deadline.
Candidates have to be nominated by not less than 20 nor more than 30 registered voters.
However, after the Registrar of Voters Office reviewed the signatures Barnes submitted, it was discovered that he did not have enough valid signatures to qualify, Buendia reported.
On Thursday, the city released the list of qualified candidates who will be on the fall ballot.
They include Parlet, Michael Froio, Michael Green and Nathan Maxman.
Froio is a general contractor who has served on the Lakeport Planning Commission since December 2016. In recent years he’s made significant efforts to clean up his neighborhood in the northern part of the city.
Green also serves on the Lakeport Planning Commission, appointed to a seat at the same time as Froio. He is a longtime cannabis advocate and consultant, and worked on a successful campaign for the county’s Measure C cannabis cultivation tax in 2016.
Maxman currently works as an auditor-appraiser for Mendocino County. He serves on the city’s Traffic Safety Advisory Committee, and has been a volunteer team leader with the Hope Harbor Warming Center and a volunteer with the Junior Giants program.
Both Green and Maxman made unsuccessful bids for council seats in the November 2016 election.
Parlet is a longtime resident and business owner in Lake County. He owns and operates Lakeview Supermarket and Deli in Lucerne. He’s seeking a third term this fall.
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Four to seek Lakeport City Council seats in fall election
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