The Town of Bethel has announced that there will be a Special Election for First Selectman on Saturday, February 7, 2023
The Special Election will take place following a lawsuit filed last month with the goal of removing Rich Straiton from the first selectman’s office, according to the NewsTimes.
In mid-August former Bethel First Selectman Matt Knickerbocker announced to the community that he submitted his resignation from the office of First Selectman, effective midnight on Tuesday, September 6. At that time, Knickerbocker said that Selectman Rich Straiton would the reins as First Selectman on September 7.
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