{"id":1315465,"date":"2019-10-09T15:20:27","date_gmt":"2019-10-09T21:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/?p=988952"},"modified":"2019-10-09T15:20:27","modified_gmt":"2019-10-09T21:20:27","slug":"parachute-and-battlement-mesa-meet-the-garfield-16-board-of-directors-candidates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/parachute-and-battlement-mesa-meet-the-garfield-16-board-of-directors-candidates\/","title":{"rendered":"Parachute and Battlement Mesa meet the Garfield 16 Board of Directors candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Whitney Bryan, Lynn Shore and Britany Van Teylingen, three of the five Board of Director Candidates for the Garfield 16 School District introduce themselves to the public during a meet and greet Tuesday at the Parachute Library. Kyle Mills \/ Post Independent<\/strong>
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For the first time in over a decade, the Garfield 16 School District will have a contested election for the five-member board of directors.<\/p>\n

To mark the first election for the board in recent memory the Kiwanis Club of Grand Valley\/ Parachute organized a meet-and-greet for the candidates Tuesday evening at the Parachute Library.<\/p>\n

Community members filled the meeting room at the library to ask questions and meet candidates.<\/p>\n

With two positions open, five candidates are vying for the two seats coming open on the board.<\/p>\n

Board incumbent Lynn Shore is seeking re-election and for the first time will be challenged after being appointed first to a two year term and a subsequent four-year term.<\/p>\n

Challengers include Brittany Van Teylingen, Whitney Bryan, Angela Knudson, and Lindsey Latham for the November election.<\/p>\n

Van Teylingen is the only candidate besides Shore on the ballot. All other candidates are write-in candidates.<\/p>\n

Three of the five candidates were on hand for Tuesday\u2019s event to answer questions and introduce themselves to the public: Shore, Bryan and Van Teylingen.<\/p>\n

Both openings on the board of directors are for a four-year term.<\/p>\n

kmills@postindependent.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

via:: Post Independent<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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