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	Northway resigns as Springfield mayor Battle ends as city uncovers mayor’s past in Texas


	Northway resigns as Springfield mayor Jeff Northway last presided over a Sp... View Larger

By Patrick Donahue pdonahue@effinghamherald.net


	Posted: July 13, 2012 4:03 p.m.

The city of Springfield will determine if a special election is needed to fill its mayor’s position. The long battle between Springfield City Council and Mayor Jeff Northway appears to be at an end, after Northway submitted his resignation Thursday, effectively immediately. In a letter from Springfield City Attorney Rick Rafter to Charles Herman, Northway’s attorney, the city sought Northway’s resignation by noon July 13 or it would have filed a declaratory judgment with Superior Court, seeking Northway’s immediate removal. The city began putting together a declaratory judgment petition after learning of Northway’s possible felony convictions in Texas.

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Northway resigns as Springfield mayor

Battle ends as city uncovers mayor’s past in Texas