Stillwater's Dave Junker back on city council

By Mary Divine

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Former Stillwater City Council member Dave Junker has been tapped to fill the Ward 2 council seat previously held by Ted Kozlowski, who was elected mayor in November.

Junker served on the council from 2003 to 2006 and was vice mayor for three of those years. He also ran for mayor against Ken Harycki in 2006 and 2010.

"I am very excited to be back on the council," Junker said. "We all know downtown Stillwater is going to change dramatically once the Lift Bridge closes to traffic. I'm looking forward to being part of the decision- making and part of the process of implementing the ideas and suggestions that are already being worked on."

Junker, 58, a lifelong Stillwater resident, is director of franchise asset sales for Anytime Fitness. Before joining the company in 2012, he worked in banking for 29 years.

He is a past president of the Greater Stillwater Chamber of Commerce and served on the board of the Stillwater Area United Way.

Junker also served on the city's planning commission, parks commission, parking commission and the joint township-city planning board.

He is the son of David "Choc" Junker, former mayor and public works director, who died in November.

Jerry Clark, Tom Corbett, Sean Hade and Eric Hansen also expressed interest in the open seat. The five men were interviewed before the council made its decision.

Junker will serve through the end of 2016.