When incumbent Fred Garland picked up nomination papers three years ago to run for city council, he did so for one reason. He wanted to give Ellsworth residents a choice. As long as residents had only the same names to choose from, I knew nothing would change. That was the reason he ran for state legislature last year. I like to keep taxes down, but I m only one vote.
Garland heads down whenever an extra set of hands is needed.
Although born in Maine, Garland grew up in Connecticut, where he graduated from high school. He attended Central Connecticut College in New Britain, Conn., and Riverside State College in California, before moving back to Ellsworth in the mid-1970s. He is not married and has a daughter, Renee, who is attending college in New York. As for his present election campaign, Garland said he hadn t intended to run for city council again. After three years, the councilors are just beginning to understand each others differences, according to Garland.