Paw Paw officials set process to fill empty council seats

by Kate Shunney

Two Town of Paw Paw council seats left empty by a shortage of candidates in the town’s June municipal election are set to be filled on August 3, according to town officials.

Under the town’s charter, elected council members will appoint qualified town residents to the serve on the five-member council. Paw Paw’s town government is made up of five council members, a town recorder and a mayor.

On June 1, residents…