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Manitowoc council appoints Brett Vanderkin to District 1 after tight vote amid residency dispute
Summary
After two rounds of voting, the Manitowoc Common Council appointed Brett Vanderkin to the District 1 alder seat by a 5–4 vote; council debate centered on whether a paperwork-related residency question and a pending legal matter should bar his return. Vanderkin was sworn in immediately and assigned to two committees.
The Manitowoc Common Council voted 5–4 to appoint Brett Vanderkin to the District 1 alder seat following nominations and two rounds of voting at its June meeting.
Mayor Justin Nichols opened nominations and the council put four names forward: Todd Lotz, Andy Janicki, Brett Vanderkin and Andrew Dunbar. A first round of voting produced a tie for the top two finishers — Lotz and Vanderkin — who advanced to a second, final round. The clerk announced that Vanderkin received five votes to Lotz’s four.
The vote followed extended council discussion about two separate issues: whether Vanderkin had properly maintained residency in District 1 and a separate…
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