(KNZA)--A new Holton City Commissioner has been selected.
The Holton Recorder reports Marilyn Watkins was picked this week by the Commission to fill the unexpired term of Twila White.
White, who is moving out of the city, submitted her resignation last month, effective April 30. She has held position 5 on the Commission since 2014.
Watkins worked with the Holton Housing Authority for 15 years, serving as manager of the Southern Heights apartment complex. She also worked ten years with NEK-CAP
She was among seven candidates who applied to fill White’s term. The other candidates included former city commissioners Rodney Miller, Willy Wilson and Rex Larrison, along with Holton residents Norman Johnson, Clara Lovvorn and Marje Cochren.
The position is up for election in the fall of 2020.
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