Winder sets process to fill council seat

Winder city officials have changed their minds about the process for filling the Ward 2 city council seat vacated by the recent death of longtime councilman Charlie Eberhart.
Mayor David Maynard said although the charter makes the city council responsible for filling the seat and makes no provision for a candidate qualifying process in situations like this, he has decided to establish one so that anyone seriously interested in the post can have a fair chance to be considered.
Qualifying will take place from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25, through Wednesday, Feb. 27, at the Barrow County Voter Registration & Elections Office, 233 E. Broad St., Winder.
For the full story, see the Feb. 20 issue of the Barrow Journal.