Politics & Government
Applicant Withdraws Bid for City Council
Richard Watters removes himself from city council applicant pool because of a schedule conflict.
Ohlone Community College District trustee Richard Watters has withdrawn his application for a vacant city council seat.
Watters said he removed himself from the pool of applicants when the city council moved the public interview date to January 30.
That date conflicts with a prior business trip that Watters had scheduled, which means he couldn't physically attend the interviews, Watters said Thursday afternoon. The meeting was originally scheduled for Jan. 19.
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"There was no other option," Watters said.
But the long-time Newark resident said he plans to be involved with the city council in the future and that he will be running for the council seat when it expires in 2013.
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Watter's withdrawal leaves 12 applicants for the city council seat that became vacant with the election of Mayor Al Nagy. to learn more about those candidates.
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