By Joshua Wood
Splitting the council
Resignation of Mayor John Zeiger leads to heated discussion among council members
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August 26, 2020
As discussion among the Saratoga Town Council became heated on how to fill the now vacant mayor seat during the August 18 meeting, a statement from legal counsel Tom Thompson appeared to show there’s a first time for everything.
“Frankly, I’ve not seen a situation where the council couldn’t agree to filling a vacancy.”
By the time the council adjourned the nearly three hour meeting, the seat once held by Mayor John Zeiger remained vacant.
The Vacancy
In Zeiger’s absence, Mayor Pro-Tem Bob Keel read the letter submitted to the council. The letter, dated August 17, was simila...
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