Officials in Audubon have set a date for a special election to fill a vacancy on the community’s city council. On Tuesday, March 7, Audubon voters will head to the polls to elect a candidate for the remainder of Councilman Nick Weihs’ term, which expires in December 2025. Weihs resigned in November after he announced he would be moving outside city limits, disqualifying him from holding a position on the council. Interested candidates have until 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 10 to file their notice of candidacy paperwork with the Audubon County Auditor’s Office. Also appearing on that March 7 ballot is a referendum to issue debt to construct a new $2.8 million station for the Audubon Fire Department. The referendum, which requires over 60 percent support to pass, is similar to a $2.9 million bond issue that failed to pass in November 2021 with only 40 percent of voters in favor.
