By David Slone
Times-Union
WARSAW — A Republican caucus has been announced to fill a vacancy on the Syracuse Town Board.
Larry Martindale, who represented Ward 4, resigned from the board effective Tuesday, Jan. 17. According to his resignation letter, Martindale has a major surgery coming up and doesn’t feel he will be able to adequately represent his constituents.
He was elected to the Syracuse Town Board June 15, 2016, by a Republican caucus and was the only person to file for the seat. He replaced Brian Woody, who resigned from the board at the end of the May 17, 2016, board meeting after 13 years.
Whoever is elected to fill Martindale’s seat will serve the remainder of this year. City and town elections are being held this year, with the filing deadline for the Syracuse primary being Feb. 3.
Kosciusko County Republican Central Committee Chairman Mike Ragan set the caucus for 6 p.m. Feb. 7 in the Syracuse Town Council Chamber, 310 N. Huntington St., Syracuse.
Eligible members of the caucus, by statutory definition, are the Republican Precinct Committee members of Turkey Creek Township Precincts 2, 3, 4 and 5 in Syracuse who have served continuously, from 30 days prior to the date of the commencement of the caucus.
Declarations of candidacy are available at the office of Kosciusko County Clerk of the Circuit Court, 121 N. Lake St., Warsaw, and must be filed with Ragan no later than 72 hours prior to the start of the caucus.
Eligible candidates must reside in Syracuse, Ward 4, and be a Republican in good standing,
