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Pittsfield, Massachusetts City Councilor Helen Moon says she won’t seek a third two-year term in this fall’s municipal election.
Moon, 38, says it comes down to taking a much needed breath.
“It has felt like I am not in the space to give as much as I can to this role and capacity, she told WAMC. And that really hurts me. I m somebody I think that really wants to do my best in everything that I try to do. And so not being able to do my best is disappointing and it s unfair to my constituents, and I want to spend some time and really get my professional life in order and work on my mental and physical and emotional wellbeing.”