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Methuen council votes to declare Central District seat vacant amid residency dispute
Summary
After weeks of scrutiny over social-media posts and an affidavit from a relative, the Methuen City Council voted to determine that Central District Councilor Joel Ferretra no longer meets the city charter residency requirement and declared the seat vacant; vote was 6–0 with two absent.
The Methuen City Council voted to declare the Central District council seat vacant on a determination that the incumbent no longer meets the city charter's residency requirement. The motion, made during the council’s regular meeting, passed on a recorded roll call and the chair announced the seat vacated by majority vote.
The council debated a packet of materials the chair said showed Councilor Joel Ferretra had purchased a home in Manchester, New Hampshire, and included social-media posts and a letter from a relative stating Ferretra no longer lived at his Methuen address. The chair distributed the documents and…
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