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BREAKING NEWS: Only Two Of Five Incumbents Seeking Re-Election In November
The filing deadline for next month's municipal election passed this evening with only Mayor Rick Meehan and Councilman Lloyd Martin filing for re-election.
Meehan will be unopposed in his bid for another two-year term.
On the council side, incumbent Brent Ashley is not seeking a second term; incumbent Margaret Pillas has retired from politics; and incumbent Joe Mitrecic resigned his seat last week because he will become a County Commissioner by virtue of being unopposed in his district.
A total of nine candidates are seeking the four open council seats at this time, but local attorney Jay Phillips, representing the Citizens Of Ocean City group, challenged the residency requirements at tonight's Mayor and Council meeting of two candidates, one being former Councilman Joe Hall, who filed last Friday after losing his seat two years ago. Hall had been living in North Carolina until recently. Exactly when he moved back to Ocean City and established residency is being questioned. A public hearing is scheduled for Thursday at 2 p.m. on that challenge.
I can't believe Joe Hall would try to run for Council again. He was clobbered in the 2012 election and the residents were adamant that they did not want him in OC politics anymore. This is the first time I can ever remember Ocean City having three guaranteed new council members.
ReplyDelete10:47 - will the three newbies be any better than the libs that aren't running!?
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ReplyDeleteRich, you aren't very subtle man.
Jan Phillips, now theres a joke. He, Groves and the Mare to complain about anything and everything that could upset their little apple cart.
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