By Lauren Zeugner
InkFreeNews

SYRACUSE — Three candidates have come forward to replace Councilman Larry Martindale, who recently stepped down due to health reasons. A caucus to pick his replacement will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7. All three have also applied to run in the May primary.

David Rosenberry, who lives on Magill Court, has served at the Kosciusko County 911 center for 21 years and served on the Milford Fire Department for 28 years. He currently works in the private sector in a job connected to public safety.

Rosenberry, who was appointed to the Syracuse Redevelopment Commission in January, said he filed for the caucus because he wanted to get back to serving the community.

Nathan Scherer, who lives on Jackson Hole Drive, has filed for the caucus and the primary. Scherer is a native of Syracuse and has four children. He has been a business owner and entrepreneur for almost 20 years. He said he was running for the council position because he feels he has a pretty good idea about where the economy is going. He would like to make sure he is doing everything he can so his children can return to Syracuse, if they so choose, to work and raise their own families like he did.

Brian Woody who lives on North Street, had at press time filed to run in the primary in May. He had not yet filed for the caucus. Woody served on the Syracuse Town Council for a number of years before resigning in 2016 to spend more time with his family. He said there was no specific reason for his running, other than he missed serving the community. “When I left (the council), we (his family) had a lot going on. The kids were in high school and it seemed like we had something every Tuesday night. Now the kids are all grown up,” he said.