Town Swears In Council Members & Mayor, Discusses Food Pantry Utility Rates

At the first Town Council meeting of the new year, held Monday, January 10 at the Whitehall Town Hall, several returning Town Council members were sworn in after being re-elected to their seats.

Bill Lanes (Ward 1), Pat Peterson (Ward 1), and Linda Jung (Ward 2) were sworn in by Mayor Janacaro-Hensleigh. The mayor was then sworn in by Town Clerk and Treasurer Alissa Christensen. During new business, the Council voted to approve the return of Shawn Hoagland to his Ward 3 seat. Hoagland stated that, because he had missed several meetings, he had originally resigned from the seat in late 2021 bec...