James Carnahan, a Carrboro-based designer and community activist, confirmed Tuesday that he will submit an application to fill a vacancy on the Carrboro Board of Aldermen.
Carnahan is the chairman of the Village Project, a group that promotes ecologically sustainable communities, as well as the town's planning board.
The position, which opened up when former alderman Mark Chilton was elected mayor in November, has attracted a number of applicants.
David Marshall, who finished sixth in November's aldermen race, confirmed Tuesday that he planned to turn in an application.
Marshall is is simultaneously pursuing a master's degree in public policy from Duke University and a degree from the UNC School of Law and is a single parent with one daughter.
Katrina Ryan, who finished fourth in November's election for the board, said Monday that she also will apply.
She is a resident of The Highlands neighborhood, among those to be annexed into the town Jan. 31. Ryan moved to an apartment within current town limits to be eligible to run in the November election.
Ryan said she thinks the aldermen are not likely to select her after they declined to appoint her in December, she added that she will try a final time for her neighbors' sake.
At their Dec. 13 meeting, the aldermen decided to make the appointment process available to the new Carrboro neighborhoods, accepting applications until Wednesday and interviewing candidates Jan. 19 at a public hearing.
