Winooski’s Mayor Kristin Lott announced Tuesday she would be stepping down as of Sept.15. She is expecting her first child and said she is looking forward to prepare for a new chapter in her life.

“This was not an easy decision — the seven years I have served my neighbors has been the honor of a lifetime,” Lott stated in a press release.

Deputy Mayor Thomas Renner will serve as interim mayor for the rest of Lott’s term, which ends March 2027. Winooskie residents will elect a new leader next Town Meeting Day.

Lott, 40, who is from Michigan, came to Vermont in 2009 and has lived in the Onion City since, she said. She served on the City Council before she was elected mayor in March 2018 , beating fellow council member Eric Covey.

At the time, she said she was excited to be the first wom

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