A firefighter who has served 20 years with Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue has thrown his hat into the ring for the Group 1 Town Council seat in Lantana.
Jesse Rivero, a 26-year resident, seeks to unseat veteran Council member Lynn “Doc” Moorhouse, a retired dentist who has been in office for 20 years.
The election will be March 11.
Rivero, 50, who works out of the firefighter office in Manalapan, said he has nothing against Moorhouse, who is 81, but thinks “a fresh face and fresh ideas will be good for the town.”
He said that while “the town is moving in a good direction, it could be better.”
Kem Mason, who holds the Group 2 spot on the council, was elected automatically when no one else filed to run for the position during the election qualifying period that ended
Nov. 15. Mason, 66, is a retired firefighter and is completing his first term.
The council terms are for three years.
— Mary Thurwachter
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