Symmons Wants to Bring More Public Participation to Meetings

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Tonight at a special Kodiak Island Borough Assembly meeting one item on the agenda is the interviewing and swearing in of a new assemblymember to fill the seat vacated by Carol Austerman when she resigned last month.

Initially, two candidates applied for the position, which would only last through the October Municipal Elections, but one of them, former Assemblyman Mel Stephens, withdrew from consideration. That left Dennis Symmons, who has served on Service District One and has run unsuccessfully for assembly before, as the last man standing. Symmons spoke with KMXT’s Jay Barrett this morning about his reasons for seeking office.

Tonight’s special assembly meeting will be at 7:30 p.m. in the borough building conference room. It will not be broadcast. A regularly scheduled work session will immediately follow.