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Watson selected to fill open seat on Ferndale City Council

Cathy Watson has been appointed to the Ferndale City Council seat vacated by the new mayor, Jon Mutchler. Watson, who has served on the council, was one of seven applicants for the post.
Cathy Watson has been appointed to the Ferndale City Council seat vacated by the new mayor, Jon Mutchler. Watson, who has served on the council, was one of seven applicants for the post. Wendy Lawrence Courtesy to The Bellingham Herald
FERNDALE

Cathy Watson has been appointed to the City Council seat vacated by the city’s new mayor, Jon Mutchler.

Watson, a council member whose own term expired at the end of 2015, was one of seven candidates vying for the position. Four of six council members selected Watson on Monday, Jan. 4.

Mutchler, a City Council member, was elected Ferndale mayor in the 2015 general election, beating Watson. Mutchler’s term on City Council didn’t expire until Dec. 31 2017, so the council selected a new member to serve the rest of the term.

Watson is a retired NASA meteorologist and aerospace engineer.

Two other candidates — Michael Jolly and Victor Boulos Jr. — received one vote each.

Kie Relyea

This story was originally published January 6, 2016 at 5:16 AM with the headline "Watson selected to fill open seat on Ferndale City Council."

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