Signal Mountain Town Council race noncompetitive so far

Signal Mountain's Town Council elections occur every two years. There are three spots on the 5 member council on the ballot. This year, incumbents Annette Allen and Bill Lusk are running for re-election. Councilmember Bill Wallace has apparently decided not to run again. Local activist Joe Dumas has qualified for the third spot on the ballot. Unless there has been a very recent addition, we currently therefore have three candidates for three spots. The same thing happened four years ago, the last time Allen and Lusk (along with Susan Robertson) were up for election. Frankly, I find this to be a sad comment. If anyone out there is interested in running, the deadline for submitting qualifying petititions is Thursday, August 16. If you're interested, go the the Hamilton County Election Commission website: http://elect.hamiltontn.gov/ for more information.