Outgoing Mount Clemens City Commissioner Barb Dempsey reads her farewell speech at the Nov. 3 City Commission meeting.

Photo by Dean Vaglia

MOUNT CLEMENS — On the eve of election night in Mount Clemens, a good portion of the Nov. 3 City Commission meeting was dedicated to well-wishing the one official in the room guaranteed to not be there again.

City Commissioner Barb Dempsey conducted her last planned meeting in city politics on the early November evening, marking the end of a political career that lasted 36 years and saw her serve as mayor from 2005-2019.

“Serving this community has been one of the greatest honors of my life, and I am truly thankful for the trust and support you (Mount Clemens residents) have given me throughout the years,” Dempsey said. “Local politics is not just

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