H.L. Dufour Woolfley Jr. to Fill Vacancy on Bowie City Council

Out of 29 candidates, the Bowie City Council chose H.L. Dufour Woolfley Jr. to replace Todd Turner as an at-large member of the City Council.

Initially, 36 people applied for the vacant seat, but six dropped out before the interview process and one withdrew at the time of the interview. The 29 remaining candidates were interviewed by council members in closed sessions on Jan. 10 and Jan. 12. Each candidate was given 15 minutes to answer a series of questions.

The interviews will be available to the public on demand from the City of Bowie website and broadcasted on the government channel (Verizon 10/Comcast 71) on Jan. 14, 15 and 17 at 6:30 p.m.

Woolfley will take the oath of office at the next council meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 20.

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