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Camas mayor announces resignation

Scott Higgins, a vocal advocate of Camas and its Papermakers, says he wants to spend time with family, will stay for September ‘State of Community’ address

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Camas Mayor Scott Higgins (right), wearing his Camas High letterman's jacket and clutching his trademark Camas High Papermakers water bottle, shakes hands with various department heads after a special Camas City Council meeting Monday night, during which the two-term mayor announced his resignation, effective Sept. 30. His term expires on Dec. 31, 2019. Higgins cited a desire to spend more time with family as his reason for leaving, but said he wanted to stay through September to deliver one final "State of the Community" address.

Effective Sept. 30, Camas Mayor Scott Higgins will no longer lead the city he has championed and served for more than 15 years.

The mayor announced his surprise resignation at a Camas City Council workshop Monday evening, later citing a strong desire to spend more time with his family.

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