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Wade Bitter selected to Star Valley Ranch Town Council

Wade Bitter has been appointed by the Star Valley Ranch Town Council to fill the remaining two-year term of a vacant council position. SVI photo/Duke Dance.

The Star Valley Ranch Town Council voted to appoint Wade Bitter to fill a vacancy on the council. The vote took place during a special Town Council meeting held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 28. Bitter will fill the remaining term of the council seat through December of 2026, after which he will be required to run for election if he seeks another term.

The council seat became vacant after former Councilman Ru Rok was appointed to replace Kathleen Buyers as mayor. Mayor Buyers resigned from the position in December after announcing she was moving out of Star Valley. 

A total of nine community members submitted letters of interest for the open council seat. Each applicant was interviewed by the current council. During the meeting, nominations were accepted, with Councilman Kirsten Merrill nominating Martin Aroian, Councilman Katie Toolson nominating Boyd Siddoway and Councilman Taylor Ellis nominating Wade Bitter. Mayor Rok did not submit a nomination. The council then opened for discussion on each nomination followed by a vote with Rok and Ellis both voting for Bitter, while Toolson voted for Siddoway and Merrill voting for Aroian.

“I had quite a few people reach out to me and basically ask if I would consider the council just with my finance background and accounting background,” Bitter told SVI News following his appointment to the council. “I’ve been giving back to a lot of my clients and just trying to help them understand financially that there are good things to do and bad things to do. Not that the council needed that in the past, but they need it going forward with the big decisions that we’re going to be facing in the next couple years.”

The Star Valley Ranch Town Council meets on Tuesday, January 28 to appoint a new councilmember. SVI photo/Duke Dance.
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