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Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
January 3, 2017
Media Contact:
Betsy Arnett, Public Information Officer
barnett@leesburgva.gov 703-771-2734
Leesburg Town Council to Consider Four Candidates for
Interim Appointment to Vacant Council Seat
Leesburg, VA (January 3, 2017) – At their special organizational meeting Monday, January 9,
2017, the Leesburg Town Council will hear presentations from four candidates vying for
appointment to fill Mayor Kelly Burk’s vacated council seat. The four candidates are Jed Babbin,
Hugh Forsythe, Rusty Foster and Gwen Pangle.
The four candidates were selected from among 12 applicants who submitted letters of interest
and professional resumes to the Clerk of Council. The mayor and council members individually
reviewed the applications and each provided the Clerk with their top three candidates in
ranked order. The aggregated results yielded four top candidates, as there was a tie for third.
Following the candidates’ presentations on January 9, the Council is expected to deliberate and
may vote to appoint one of the candidates to fill the vacant council seat until a special election
is held. At the same meeting, the Council also expected to discuss, and may decide on, the date
of the special election which may be held in the spring of 2017 or on the date of the next
general election, November 8, 2017.
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