August 9, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
Although there were no names on the ballot in the Dowelltown Municipal election last Thursday it doesn’t mean the town is not represented.
A mayor and two aldermen were to have been elected there on August 1 but there were no qualified candidates, either on the ballot or write-ins.
The town government is made up of a mayor and five aldermen. The terms, which are staggered, are for four years.
Four years ago, Pam Redmon was elected mayor and Phillip D. Byford and Chris Walker were elected without opposition as alderman. Byford no longer serves. Two years ago, two aldermen were to have been elected but only one person ran, Alderman Greg Fish who was re-elected at that time.
The current makeup of the Dowelltown Board of Aldermen is Donnie Braswell, Chris Walker, Tisha Hendrixson, and Eric Snow. With the departure of Mayor Redmon, who did not seek re-election, the town council has chosen Alderman Greg Fish as the interim mayor. Fish’s alderman seat is now vacant and will apparently have to be filled by appointment of the remaining board of aldermen.