YUCCA VALLEY MAYOR PRO TEM RESIGNED

The Mayor pro tem for the Town of Yucca Valley, Isaac Hagerman, has resigned from the Town Council effective today. Hagerman thanked his constituents, saying, “To the residents of the Town, I say thank you for allowing me the honor to represent you these past two years,” Hagerman said, quote – “I arrive at this decision with mixed emotions, but at this time in my life I need to focus my time and energy on my sons and my job.” Mayor Dawn Rowe said, “We thank Councilmember Hagerman for his service. Each of us understands the commitment of time that this job entails. For Isaac to focus on his sons and work is understandable.” Yucca Valley Town Manager Mark Nuaimi said under State law, the Council has 60 days to call a Special Election which must occur no sooner than 114 days after being called by the Council. Nuami explained, “Although there is an election in November, the timeline mandated by State law will push a Special Election to fill this vacancy to March 2013 at the earliest”.