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WAITSBURG-Using a bit of creativity, the Waitsburg City Council was able to fill one empty seat on the City's planning commission with two new members, while remaining within the bounds of the City's Territorial Charter, under which Waitsburg operates.

Words-n-Print owner Pam Chapman and Times publisher and Ten Ton Press owner Lane Gwinn both applied to fill the empty planning commission seat. Standard procedure is for the mayor to recommend one candidate to the council for approval, said City Administrator Randy Hinchliffe.

"My personal preference would be to push for Lane because she ca...