At Monday night's City Commission meeting, Hap Hedges was chosen from a field of candidates to fill the unexpired term for District 2, left vacant by the resignation of Bonnie Beam to accept a job with the City. Prior to his selection and swearing in, the meeting focused on almost two hours of public comment regarding the proposed historical preservation ordinance put forth at the December meeting by the Mason County Historical Commission. Twenty different members of the public rose to offe ...