Council Member Brian Marl announces bid for Saline mayor

By Lisa Allmendinger Regional Reporter

Posted on Thu, Mar 1, 2012 : 11:15 a.m.

With current Saline Mayor Gretchen Driskell exploring a run for state representative, two-term Council Member Brain Marl announced Thursday morning he has tossed his hat in the race to become Saline’s next mayor.

Marl was first elected to the City Council in 2008 and was chosen as mayor pro-tem in 2011.

Brian Marl, left, listens during a City Council meeting. Former Council Member Glenn Law is on the right.

Lisa Allmendinger | AnnArbor.com

“I am running for mayor because I am committed to moving Saline forward,” he said in a press release.

Marl has served on the Saline Area Schools Historic Preservation Foundation, the Evangelical Homes of Michigan board of directors, the Saline Area Senior Center Executive Board, and is congregational president of St. Paul United Church of Christ in Saline.

A Saline Area School graduate, he’s worked as a legislative aide since 2005.

“Brian is one of the most committed, energetic public servants I have ever had the pleasure of working with," retired Saline Police Chief Paul Bunten was quoted saying in the release. "He understands how vital public safety is to our community, and I am 100 percent confident in his ability to lead our city.”

The election is Nov. 6.

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