One seat on Oakland ballot

One commissioner is unopposed and the other has one opponent for the March municipal election.

By Amy Quesinberry
| 11:02 a.m. January 21, 2022

West Orange Times & Observer
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Three people have qualified for a seat on the Oakland Town Commission, but only two will face each other in the March 8 Municipal Election in the town of Oakland.

Town Commissioner Joseph McMullen had no opposition for his Seat 4 and will serve an additional four-year term.

Two residents qualified for Seat 1, currently occupied by Town Commissioner Rick Polland. Polland will run for another four-year term and is being opposed by Matthew Bunevich.

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Amy Quesinberry

Community Editor Amy Quesinberry was born at the old West Orange Memorial Hospital and raised in Winter Garden. Aside from earning her journalism degree from the University of Georgia, she hasn’t strayed too far from her hometown and her three-mile bubble. She grew up reading The Winter Garden Times and knew in the eighth grade she wanted to write for her community newspaper. She has been part of the writing and editing team since 1990.