Special filing period underway this week

A special filing period started yesterday (Wednesday) for positions on the 2017 election ballots which drew no candidates in the regular May filing period.

The positions include:

Fire District 2, Commissioner 2, Oliver Van Den Berghe, incumbent; six-year term, $10 filing fee.

Fire District 3, Commissioner 1, Linda Strong, incumbent; six-year term; no filing fee.

Cemetery District 1, Commissioner 2, Crystal Stanley, incumbent; six-year term; no filing fee.

Cemetery District 1, Commissioner 2, Theresa Kuljis, incumbent; six-year term; no filing fee.

Port District 2, Commissioner 3, Lori Scott, incumbent; six-year term; filing fee $13.68. Scott has announced she will not run for re-election. The position represents the Deep River and Rosburg/Altoona precincts.

All positions are non-partisan.