Dunn selected to fill Marysville vacancy

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The City of Marysville will soon have a new councilmember. Harry “Duke” Dunn has been tapped to fulfil the remainder of Kathy Hayman’s city council term after she was elected mayor last month. Dunn spoke to WPHM after Monday’s Marysville City Council meeting about his priorities for the council, which include seeing through a band shell project in Marysville Park.

“That was something I was involved in at county level to get some ARPA money to the city to help with that, so I’m looking forward to get going on that” said Dunn. He also mentioned a controversial extension of the Bride to Bay trail along a city owned right of way along River Road.

“There was discussion about the bike path… they have legitimate concerns, and I want to hear them out. I’m also very pro-development and moving forward, a bike path across the riverfront would be beautiful.”

Dunn was one of two applicants, the other being Marysville resident Karynn Carrel. Dunn had served on Marysville City council since 2001 before being appointed to the county commission in 2015. This August, he lost a republican primary to Joi Torrello and his term on the county board is up at the end of the year. Dunn will take the oath of office in January, once his county term comes to an end.