Five qualify for High Springs election

Two seats, five candidate

Five candidates have qualified to compete for two open seats on the High Springs city commission.

Among the qualified are Bob Barnas, current mayor Bill Coughlin, Linda Clark Gestrin, Sue Weller and former commissioner Byran Williams.

The election will be held during the General Election, which is scheduled for Nov. 2. This is likely to bring a greater number of voters out in the city election.

The two open seats are currently occupied by Coughlin and John Hill. One of the seats will be a three-year term, and the other will be a one-year term that will complete the term left incomplete after Diane Shupe resigned. Hill has been temporarily holding Shupe’s seat until the election.

The top vote winner will fill the three-year term, and the second vote winner will complete the one-year term.

Qualifying began Monday, Aug. 2 at 8 a.m. and closed Friday, Aug. 6 at 4:30 p.m.