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Commissioner Scott Mangold, of Powell, has thrown his hat in the ring for a second and final term as a county commissioner, and he already has company in the race.
Cody business owner Karin …
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Commissioner Scott Mangold, of Powell, has thrown his hat in the ring for a second and final term as a county commissioner, and he already has company in the race.
Cody business owner Karin Richard announced in a Sunday press release she is running for one of two seats up for the five-member Park County Board of Commissioners.
There are two commission terms coming to an end in this elections cycle, those of Lee Livingston and Mangold.
Livingston, who is finishing up his third four-year term on the commission, confirmed Monday morning he is not running again, while Mangold said he’s going to run for a second term, having already told a local Republican committee as much.
“A lot of things are coming up, especially with the property regulations,” he said Monday, less than a week after helping to pass a new land use plan new regulations will be based off of.
He said it’s his final term on the commission as he wants to self limit himself to two terms.
Mangold is the former mayor of Powell and also a co-owner, host and announcer of the KPOW radio station in Powell.
The filing period for commissioner and other primary election partisan and municipal offices runs May 16-31.
Richard has owned Outdoor Adventures Revived (OAR), a used outdoor gear store, for the past six years. Prior to opening OAR she worked in the health, fitness and recreation fields for almost 30 years. She said people have been asking her to run for years and she finally decided it was time to do more than just complain about the state of the city and county.
“I can’t just sit back and do nothing anymore,” she told the Tribune on Wednesday morning. “I wanted to see if I could make a little bit of a difference.”
If elected, Richard said she anticipates addressing issues including the proposed state shooting complex Park County is in the running for, the proposed convention center, construction of the new Meeteetse Recreation Center, affordable housing and various department budgets. She said her major focus would be listening closely to those in the community who feel as though they currently do not have a voice.
