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Four qualify for District 1 City Council race
Boyum, Holtze, Jackson and McCollar throw hats into ring
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Four men will vie to become the next representative on Statesboro City Council, filling a seat left open by District 1 Councilman Tommy Blitch, who resigned in August.The men left standing when a qualifying period for the upcoming election ended Friday: Phil Boyum, Per Holtze, Maurice Jackson and Jonathan McCollar. The candidates will have little more than a month to campaign for a special city election that will coincide with the general primary on Tuesday, Nov. 6. Holtze, the general manager and co-owner of Quality Inn and Manny’s Neighborhood Grill in downtown Statesboro; and McCollar, the owner of inflatables/fundraising company Jumping Jay’s, were the first to officially announce their candidacy Wednesday.Holtze, 33, has lived in Statesboro since 2008 and serves on several local administrative boards.
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