Heber, Midway pick new mayors; Park City incumbent wins

Voters in counties east of Salt Lake put two newcomers in mayoral seats and re-elected one incumbent.

In Heber, two City Council members battled for the mayor's position, which was open because incumbent Lynn Adams did not seek re-election. David R. Phillips beat Shari Lazenby for the slot with 934 votes to Lazenby's 674.

Heber residents voted in two new City Council members: Jeffery M. Bradshaw and Elizabeth Hokanson. Bradshaw, a CPA, worked for Wasatch County government in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Hokanson has been a citizen planner and a member of the Planning Commission. Bradshaw and Hokanson survived a primary election with 10 City Council candidates and then beat incumbent John Hayes Burns and Michael Thurber in the general election.

Midway elected a new mayor: Connie Tatton took over the post from incumbent Bill T. Probst. Tatton had 441 votes to Probst's 333. Midway sent two unopposed, incumbent City Council candidates to office as well: Colleen Bonner and Gerald L. Hayward got 619 and 496 votes, respectively.

Park City Mayor Dana Williams ran unopposed for another term. Voters also selected incumbent Jim Hier and Roger Harlan for the City Council. Hier and Harlan beat out Mark Blue for the two at-large seats. They will join sitting council members Marianne Cone, Candace Erickson and Joe Kernan.