Page entrepreneur, businessman and passionate citizen Mark Cormier, has been selected to fill the temporary vacancy in Page’s City Council after councilman Korey Seyler left the position vacant earlier in the year.

Cormier was one of four applicants vying for the position. The other three included Larry Clark, Nathan Heunemann and Jeremy Butts.

Prior to meeting with the City Council last Wednesday the applicants also turned in a letter of interest and filled out a questionnaire which asked them five questions, such as, “What attributes, qualities and knowledge do you offer as an applicant for the position?”

The idea of the questionnaire was to give Council a head start on their decision.

The applicants then met with City Council members in executive session, with the exception of Nathan Heunemann, who asked to have his questions asked in open session.

After the Councilmembers met with the four applicants they convened and the Mayor asked each of them to list their first choice. They all listed Cormier, with the exception of Councilman Levi Tappan whose first choice was Butts.

Cormier’s appointment will expire in November, but plans to run for City Councilman in the upcoming election.

“I am excited for my temporary seat on the council and I will without a doubt pursue the re-election in November in hopes of remaining on the council,” Cormier said.

Cormier’s history and experience in Page have led him to this seat.

“Coming from experience with running small businesses, I know it can be hard and I want to see them grow and I want that process to be easy for business owners,” Cormier said, “Reducing the red tape and regulations; we could help grow the smaller companies instead of allowing them to be diminished by the bigger companies.”

During the interview process the council asked each candidate to address their intentions and motives for filling the empty seat.

 “I am still working on the concrete aspects of these ideas and please keep in mind these are futuristic; but I really believe that this position calls for me to establish three things: priorities, a philosophy and a vision,” he said, “my priorities surround small businesses in Page, my philosophy emanates a fiscally conservative economy, and my vision is to embrace technological advances for visitors.”

Cormier says he’ll make public more of his ideas for the town as he moves into his position.

Cormier will be sworn in to his new position at the next city council meeting on March 28. He will immediately begin operating and voting as an equal voice to the existing body.