Four apply to fill District 1 seat - Silvercity Daily Press

Four apply to fill District 1 seat - Silvercity Daily Press

Choosing from the four applicants to fill the vacant District 1 Town Council seat will not be easy, Mayor Simon Wheaton-Smith said. The seat was vacated by Rudy Bencomo, who resigned Nov. 6 for personal reasons. A former chief of the Silver City Fire Department, Bencomo himself was appointed to the seat in May 2023 to replace Lucian Farmer, who resigned after accepting an out-of-state job. Bencomo later won election to the seat in November 2023 …