May 12, 2021
MARION There are five candidates vying for two spots on the Planning Board in the May 14 Town Election.
On the Ballot are incumbent Andrew Daniel, Alanna Nelson and Tom Friedman of the Energy Management Committee, former Selectman Jon Henry and lifelong resident Tucker Burr.
While Daniel is running for reelection to his position on the board, the second open position was left by the resignation of Kristen St. Don-Campbell.
The vacancy left by St. Don-Campbell has caused procedural issues for the board, including limiting the acting board during the approval process of a new Tabor Academy student center and library.
Alanna Nelson
MARION Planning Board candidate Alanna Nelson moved to Marion in 2019, and says she’s ready to start giving back to the town.
“I’m sort of a community-minded person,” she said. “I like it here, and I wanted to give back.”
Nelson, who says she moved to town for the sailing, works in marketing, and has a master’s degree in tourism marketing.
But, as a felt artist, she said, “Arts marketing, I guess, would be my specialty.”
But before she came to Marion, Nelson cut her teeth in government working in Washington State as a water quality financial assessment planner. She said that experience could be similar to the Planning Board, weighing arguments and comments on development plans.
Aidan Pollard May 4, 2021
MARION Town Election is on May 14, and voters will be able to cast their ballots from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Benjamin D. Cushing Community Center.
Early voting by mail is currently available to anyone who wishes to cast their ballot ahead of the election. Residents may request a ballot by printing the application found on marionma.gov, or by a signed, handwritten request.
Either must be returned to the town clerk’s office via email, mail or the drop box outside Town Hall before Monday, May 10, and the voted ballots must be returned to the town clerk by 7 p.m. on Friday, May 14.