HELENA — The new commissioners projected to win the two open seats on the Helena City Commission are Melinda Reed and Ben Rigby.

Melinda Reed is the only incumbent, and this is her second term on the Helena City Commission.

She is currently the director of an international human rights organization and was previously the executive director of Helena’s Friendship Center.

In 2020, she spent several months as the interim city manager.

Reed says she hopes to finish what she started, making Helena more accessibility-friendly and affordable to live.

“I have been hearing from the community for the past four years about affordable housing and the need to improve that, and we have made some progress, but there is stuff I want to finish,” Reed said.

Ben Rigby serves as the executive director o

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