The Kalispell Chamber of Commerce held a special luncheon on Tuesday for city council and mayor candidates as part of a new endorsement selection process. In November’s municipal election, residents will elect a new mayor, who will then likely be a part of hiring a new city manager. The outgoing mayor and former city manager have both served the city for the last decade.

“This year, because of this exceptional change in leadership, your (chamber) board took the step and has developed a candidate endorsement process to identify the most pro-business candidates,” said Chamber President and CEO Lorraine Clarno.

The forum started off with a round of questions for mayoral candidates – current councilors Ryan Hunter and Sid Daoud, and local businesswoman Kisa Davison. Erica Wirtala, a prior bo

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