Apr 4, 2012 10:56 AM
Longtime Southampton Town Trustee Jon Semlear said last week that he will not seek reelection to the board he has sat on since 1993 when his current term is up at the end of 2013.
Mr. Semlear is in his 10th two-year term on the board. He served as the board’s president from 2007 to 2011.
“I’m done—this will be it for me,” Mr. Semlear said last week. “I’m not getting any younger, and I’m at a point where I’d like a little less responsibility, not more.”
Mr. Semlear is a professional bayman and first made the announcement at a special Trustees meeting with many of Southampton Town’s dwindling ranks of baymen last week, held to discuss regulations on the harvesting of razor clams in town waters. He told the collection of his... more
Mr. Semlear is in his 10th two-year term on the board. He served as the board’s president from 2007 to 2011.
“I’m done—this will be it for me,” Mr. Semlear said last week. “I’m not getting any younger, and I’m at a point where I’d like a little less responsibility, not more.”
Mr. Semlear is a professional bayman and first made the announcement at a special Trustees meeting with many of Southampton Town’s dwindling ranks of baymen last week, held to discuss regulations on the harvesting of razor clams in town waters. He told the collection of his... more
Jon, thank you for your service to the town.
Best of luck to you in your future endeavors.