Open seat developed after City Council selected Second Ward s Carlson to be mayor 5:25 pm, Mar. 3, 2021 ×
Shelly Carlson, the newly appointed mayor of Moorhead, sees infrastructure improvement and flood protection as major priorities for the city. David Samson/The Forum
MOORHEAD Applications will be opening this Thursday, March 4, to fill the vacant seat on the Moorhead City council created after former Ward Two Councilwoman Shelly Carlson was appointed mayor.
Carlson, after being voted in by the council in February, replaced former Mayor Johnathan Judd after he was selected by Gov. Tim Walz to be a district court judge
Ward Two includes in the east-central part of the city mostly east of 11th Street South, north of Interstate 94 and south of Fourth Avenue South. Council member Laura Caroon, who was just elected in November, is the other current council member from that ward.