Mayor seat still vacant

Two weeks after the resignation of Mayor John Zeiger, the Saratoga Town Council is no closer to filling the now vacant position.

During the September 1 meeting of the governing body, Mayor Pro-Tem Bob Keel read a letter from legal counsel Tom Thompson regarding the vacant position. Discussion among the council appeared to show the town council agreeing to wait on filling the position until after the general election.

In his letter to the council, Thompson wrote that he had reached out to the Wyoming Secretary of State’s Office Election Division for guidance on the issue. Thompson added that he...