Huntingdon gets new mayor
A NEW mayor of Huntingdon was elected yesterday evening a month after Councillor Chris Doyle’s mid-term departure.
A NEW mayor of Huntingdon was elected yesterday evening a month after Councillor Chris Doyle’s mid-term departure.
Jennifer Sarabia, formerly the deputy mayor, was chosen to replace Cllr Doyle at a Huntingdon Town Council meeting in Commemoration Hall. She becomes Huntingdon’s 11th female mayor. It is her second time as mayor as Cllr Sarabia previously served in 2007/08.
After accepting the chains of office Cllr Sarabia pledged to serve the town duly and fairly, but warned of hard times ahead.
She said: “2011 is not going to be an easy year for anyone. It has been a very cold winter, VAT has risen, petrol prices have risen again which will have an impact on us more and more.
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“All the town councillors must work together and support each other.”
Mrs Sarabia will remain mayor until May. Her deputy is long-standing councillor Susan Mulcahy.
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She said: “Thank you for having faith in me and electing me, and I will do my best.”
Cllr Doyle resigned as mayor at the beginning of December because of ongoing health problems from an eye injury.
