CHAFFEE COUNCIL SETS FILING DATES FOR ELECTION

CHAFFEE -- The filing period for Chaffee's municipal election April 4 will open at 9 a.m. Jan. 3.

A four-year term for mayor is on the ballot as are two-year terms for council members from each of the four wards.

Mayor Ron Moyers has said he doesn't intend to run for re-election after serving eight years.

Council members whose terms expire are Bill Cannon, Ward 1; Ed Gauthier, Ward 2; Danny Finley, Ward 3; and Tom Cunningham, Ward 4.

Candidates may file at City Hall during regular business hours until 5 p.m. Jan. 31.

The Chaffee City Council set the dates this week during a meeting at which it also approved appointment of Wade Sanders as the new building inspector. He is familiar with building codes, Moyers told the council.

Sanders will replace Norman Gribler, who submitted his resignation.

The council also approved a building permit for MFA to build a fertilizer plant at the industrial park. The estimated building cost is $517,000.