Wawa's mayor will not be running for a seat on Council in this year's election.
Mayor Pat Tait made the announcement during last night's Wawa Municipal Council meeting.
When asked by Councillor Mitch Hatfield whether he was moving, Tait simply reiterated that he was not running in the election.
A councillor since April 2018 - and a former AOD welder who'd also worked at Weyerhaeuser, Wesdome, and Rentech - Tait was appointed mayor by Council in mid-December, following the resignation of Mayor Ron Rody.
His announcement came just minutes after Clerk Cathy Cyr outlined rules for a so-called "Lame Duck" Council - now known as a restricted acts period - noting that those rules would only apply if fewer than four of the current Council members ran in the election, or - for a second period - if fewer than four are elected.
Nominations for the fall election are set to open May 2nd.