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DOVER – Marcia Gasses is once again representing Ward 4 residents as a city councilor. The City Council voted 7-1 Wednesday to appoint her to serve out the remainder of former Ward 4 councilor Joshua Manley’s term, which ends Dec. 31. Manley resigned in December after Foster’s Daily Democrat reported he missed more than three months of council meetings. He later told Mayor Robert Carrier that he and his family moved to Maine. Gasses previously represented Ward 4, but did not seek re-election in 2019 while fighting “a serious health issue,” she told the council Wednesday. “I’m very healthy right now,” Gasses added. ....
DOVER – The City Council voted 6-2 to accept the resignation of former Ward 4 City Councilor Joshua Manley and to replace him through a council appointment process. City Councilors Fergus Cullen and John O Connor voted against the motion, after Cullen suggested a special election was needed to replace Manley. Manley, who was serving his first term, submitted his resignation letter to the council after Foster’s Daily Democrat ran a story reporting that he had not attended a council meeting since Sept. 9. City Manager Mike Joyal said the city charter dictates that the council replace Manley by appointment rather than special election because there’s less than a year left in his term. ....