Mayor Danielle Moore has announced that she will seek a third term as mayor in next year’s election.
Moore said Friday that her goal is to lead the town to resolution of many important goals.
“There remains a great deal of work to finish, from utility undergrounding to zoning code review and [securing] a new water supply contract,” Moore said. “We continue to deal with traffic and congestion all over the island.”
Moore and the Town Council are keeping an eye on the town’s shorelines, with foremost concerns about beach erosion, sea level rise and potential flooding on the Lake Trail, Moore said.
“This and so much more is on our plate, and with the help of Town Council and our dedicated staff we will keep addressing these issues,” she said.
Moore became mayor in April 2021 after being nominated for office without opposition at the Town Caucus. She succeeded Gail Coniglio, who stepped down after 10 years at that post.
Moore won a second term as mayor without opposition in 2023.
Before becoming mayor, she served six years on the council. She joined the council after unseating William Diamond in the 2015 town election. She won additional terms without opposition in 2017 and 2019.
Moore is also a former chairwoman of the town’s Recreation Advisory Commission and a former member of the Planning and Zoning Commission.
A lifelong resident and longtime philanthropist, Moore lives in Midtown with her two daughters and is president of the Mary Alice Fortin Foundation and the Barker Welfare Foundation.
In addition to Moore’s, the two-year terms of council members Julie Araskog and Ted Cooney also expire next spring.
The deadline to seek elective office is at the close of the Town Caucus, a New England-style meeting where candidates are nominated for mayor or a specific council seat.
This year’s caucus will be on Tuesday, December 3, at 3:30 p.m. in the council chambers at Town Hall.
If any seats are contested, a town election is scheduled for Tuesday, March 11.
Terms are two years for all elective officials.
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