WBGZ Radio 4/20/2021 |
By Doug Jenkins - WBGZ Radio
East Alton’s current police chief will become its mayor in a couple of weeks. Darren Carlton ran unopposed in the April election, and tendered his resignation effective May 4
th at last night’s village board meeting. He will take over for the retiring Joe Silkwood.
Silkwood tells The Big Z he is thankful for his career in local government.
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He says they have been working on the transition for a while and is looking forward to what a Carlton administration can accomplish. Silkwood became mayor in 2015 upon the retirement of Fred Bright. Before that Silkwood was the village’s Treasurer, Parks & Recreation Director, and Assistant Director of Parks and Recreation in a career dating back to 1990.