Laurel man is seeking Bartels' Board seat

HARTINGTON – A Laurel man has filed for a seat on the Cedar County Board of Commissioners.

Mike Meier filed his paperwork with the Cedar County Clerk’s Office Monday morning, seeking the seat representing District 2 including Randolph, Coleridge and Laurel.

Craig Bartels, Belden, currently holds the seat and withdrew his filing for re-election last week. Bartels’ commissioner seat is the only one with an expiring term on the three-person board.

Meier, a lifelong Cedar County resident, has owned and operated his own business, Laurel Welding, for the past 18 years and has a background in farming and trucking.

He has not held any public office previously.

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