Laurel City Council selects Kris Vogele as new mayor

Kris Vogele elected as Mayor of Laurel as conflict about controversial state-funded project rages on

LAUREL, Mont. – The Laurel City Council voted Kris Vogele, a business owner involved in Laurel C.A.R.E.D., as the next Mayor of Laurel on Thursday night.

Laurel City Council selects Kris Vogele as new mayor

The Laurel City Council selected Kris Vogele as the city's new mayor Thursday night from among three candidates.Watch the video below: Laurel City Council selects Kris Vogele as mayorThe vote was 7-1, with Council member Richard Klose the lone dissenter.Vogele takes over after the resignation of Dave Waggoner last month. Citing health reasons, Waggoner announced his resignation days after a group known as Laurel C.A.R.E.D collected enough signat…