PARCHMENT, MI — Parchment voters will select just four of the seven candidates running for city commission on the Nov. 4 ballot.
Incumbents Robert Britigan, Michael Conner and Tammy Cooper face challengers Elizabeth Seeger, Kristen Capelli, Nina Mihalek and Genevieve Gibson.
Britigan, 63, currently serves as mayor and has 20 years of experience on the Parchment City Commission, and has served the last eight years as mayor. He worked for 39 years in professional real estate management and is currently president of the Midlink business park.
Gibson is an 18-year-old Kalamazoo Valley Community College student and Parchment High School grad. Gibson works for the Fountains Banquet Center, and has volunteer experience with OutFront Kalamazoo and grant writing for the Kalamazoo Community Foundation…