The last of Dunbar's mayoral candidates told city council Thursday he hopes to improve the city's public perception if he's appointed. Dunbar City Council interviewed Rev. Lanny R. Coberly Sr. at a meeting Thursday night. Coberly had been out of state during the other candidate interviews, which took place Tuesday.
The other candidates are: Councilman Bill Cunningham; Mark Halburn, the operator of a Putnam County news website; former councilman Dana K. Hayes; Councilman The Rev. Gregory Hudson, pastor of Dunbar Church of the Nazarene; Virginia Nesselrotte, a Verizon retiree, private art teacher and former candidate for city council; Councilman Mike Scipio; Sierra Sovine, a former candidate for city council; Lisa M. Wilkinson; and former mayor Jack Yeager.
Coberly said as mayor, he would favor pay raises for city employees and annexing property for the city's economic development.
The Dunbar City Council plans to meet again Monday, when it will nominate and vote on a new mayor to replace former mayor Terry Greenlee, who resigned last month.