Alderman Sue Thaler
By Tim O’Meilia
She had yet to be appointed to the Briny Breezes Town Council, but already a card with the name “Alderman Sue Thaler” rested in front of the empty chair at the council table.
“She’s the only one who sent in a letter or expressed any interest,” shrugged Deputy Town Clerk Cindy Corum.
Minutes later Thaler was appointed unanimously to complete the second year of Kathleen Bray’s three-year term.
“The town had a need and nobody else stepped forward,” Thaler, 57, said of her appointment to the unpaid position.
“I think it’s important for everyone to do their civic duty,” she said. “Maybe it sounds corny but I do believe in doing my fair share.”
Thaler and her husband moved to Briny Breezes from the Washington, D.C. area in 2007. She recently completed a three-year term on the board of the corporation that owns the town.
“As a retired auditor, I think I can help the town continue on the good fiscal path they’ve been on,” she said.
Bray resigned in April. The final year of the seat’s three-year term will be on next March’s ballot. Ú
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