AUBURN – A local accountant and member of the United Citizens of Auburn is the latest person to announce plans to run for Auburn City Council.

Fern Lake will seek the Ward 5 seat on the council. That position is held by Belinda Gerry.

Lake is a 1984 graduate of Edward Little High School. She has degrees in business administration from the University of Southern Maine and works as a business systems specialist at Thayer Corp.

Lake is married with two teenage children.

She joined the United Citizens of Auburn when it was formed in November and serves as the group’s treasurer. Lake wants to see more public involvement in city decisions.

“Citizens need to be encouraged to take responsibility for their community and their future, to be involved in the decision-making process so that good decisions will be made,” Lake said.

Candidates can’t make their run for city seats official until July 7, when City Clerk Mary Lou Magno issues nominating petitions.

Candidates for the mayor’s job each need to collect 100 signatures. Candidates for the City Council and School Committee each need to collect 25 signatures. They will have until September to collect them.

Auburn’s municipal election is scheduled for Nov. 7. Winners in this year’s election will serve one-year terms. The city is scheduling another municipal election in November 2007, to align its election schedule with Lewiston’s.

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