A process to fill a vacant Islamorada council seat came to an end at the start of Tuesday’s village council meeting.
With candidate Greg Dully withdrawing his name from consideration before the meeting, the village council proceeded to select Anna Richards to fill the seat left by Buddy Pinder last month. The vote was 4-0.
In his remarks to council members, Dully said he decided to step down from consideration after much thought and prayer.
Council members were at an impasse following a special Jan. 30 meeting to select one of seven candidates who expressed interest in the seat. Dully and Richards were finalists, but council remained at a 2-2 deadlock for more than two hours. Council ultimately tabled the matter to March at the conclusion of that meeting.
Following the vote at Tuesday’s meeting, Richards took to the microphone to tell fellow council members of her intentions to be sworn in at the end of the meeting.
“I have read everything tonight, but in all fairness to everyone involved, including myself, I would prefer myself until we waited until the end of the meeting to do it,” Richards said.
This story is developing and will be updated.
