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Another challenger, Coast Central Realty President Dave Varshock, returned a Journal phone call shortly before deadline with a blast of McKinleyville gusto. “Hey man,” he said, “I’ve been busier than a one-legged man in butt-kicking contest.” He went on to say he’d like to serve on the MCSD as a way of giving back to the community, which he called “a moral obligation.” And he credits Wennerholm with instilling that idea by chiding him at an MCSD meeting. “He said, ‘Don’t you know that government is run by those who show up?’” Varshock recalled. “While some might have construed that as rude, I took it as direct.”

All candidates reached by the Journal expressed a desire for increased attendance at MCSD meetings, which often hovers around half a dozen or so. Calls to incumbent Dennis Mayo and challenger Jake Pickering were not returned by deadline.

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