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Midterm vacancy open on Harrisville City Council; Karen Taylor-Fawcett to resign
Harrisville City has given notice of a midterm vacancy on its City Council. Karen Taylor-Fawcett, elected in 2023, will be leaving the council and be relocating out of state, City Administrator Jennie Knight confirmed to the Standard-Examiner on Thursday. Taylor-Fawcett will be resigning after the July 14 City Council meeting, Knight said. Reached by email, Taylor-Fawcett said that this move was not something she anticipated when she ran for office. “My husband has been transferred out of state for his job, and while I have been deeply committed to serving the residents of ...