3 selected for second interview

Leelanau County government may be overseen by a new administrator very soon.

Three candidates for the position – Jim Dyer, Kipling Belcher, and Mark Brown – have been invited back for follow ups after clearing their first round of interviews Monday and Tuesday.

Dyer seems to be favored, as when administrator search consultant Chet Janik conducted a straw poll of the county board Tuesday, he received the most votes, with five out of six commissioners saying he should be included in the second round Dec. 12. Dyer is an attorney and Northport Village manager.