Nickerson Likely to Remain Town Council Chair

Town Council chairperson Nancy Nickerson will likely retain that seat for another two years.

The Republican will apparently be unopposed in the November election, as Democratic placeholder candidate Ned Statchen has withdrawn his name from consideration, the Hartford Courant reported.

“I’m delighted to be able to have the opportunity to continue representing the people in Farmington,” Nickerson told the newspaper. “We will all be working very hard to get the message out of what we stand for and what we’ve done, with or without an opponent.”

Her involvement in town as an elected official began in 1991, when she ran for a seat on the Board of Education. She served for 16 years on the Board, including 10 as its Chairman. During her tenure, Farmington schools received many statewide and national accolades including Blue Ribbon designation and recognition in Newsweek for the high school as one of the top in the nation.

At the state level, Nickerson served on the Board of Directors of the CT Association of Boards of Education, and was appointed by Gov. Jodi Rell to the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.

Read more at www.courant.com.

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