Bart Davis Selected to Fill Vacant Lakeville City Council Seat

Longtime Planning Commissioner Bart Davis has been unanimously selected by members of Lakeville's City Council to fill the group's vacant seat.

Davis was one of seven candidates to be interviewed. The seat became vacant when Matt Little—who has been on the council since 2010—was elected to be mayor in November.

All told, Davis has six years of time served on Lakeville's Planning Commission, something the council agreed was a huge benefit, Sun Thisweek reported. Davis' day-job: he works for U.S. Bank.

The council will make the appointment official at its next meeting on Feb. 19, and Davis will be sworn in and officially begin filling out the final two years of the open council term on March 4.

In an interview with Sun Thisweek, Davis excitement for the opportunity.

“It is a chance for me to continue to serve the city of Lakeville,” he told Sun Thisweek. “I believe this is an evolution, the next step to provide insight I’ve gleaned on the Planning Commission.”

Other candidates who applied and interviewed for the position were Craig Manson, Bob Boerschel, Scott Kelly, Karen Wentworth, Don Kurta and Judy Jordan.