Council Member Lynch Says He Won’t Run Again

ONEONTA – Fourth Ward Common Council member Mike Lynch doesn’t intend to run for another term next year, he told the ward meeting he hosted last evening at Center Street School.

Elected in 2007 to the Center City ward, Lynch, who works for the New York State United Teachers/NEA, has served in several key Common Council roles, including deputy mayor.

Mayor Miller said Lynch hasn’t advised him of the decision but that he was aware of the Council member’s increasing professional responsibilities. “It would disappoint me,” he said, “but I would certainly understand it.”