A new candidate has emerged in West Kent.
Mark Authier has filed his papers and will be running for council in Ward 1.
Authier is the first to file in this Ward.
Incumbent councillors Bryon Fluker and Brian King have not stated their intentions whether they are running or not in the fall election.
Both of the veteran councillors were acclaimed in the 2010 election, as no one else entered the race.
Election Day is Oct. 27.
