After three years of service on the Walden Board of Mayor and Aldermen, Thom Peterson officially resigned from his position as vice mayor last week.
Peterson submitted his resignation letter to the council June 21, citing his imminent move to Hixson as the reason for his decision. Once he takes ownership of a primary residence outside town borders, he will no longer be legally permitted to serve on the governing body.
“It has been my fortunate circumstance to have served on the board,” Peterson wrote in his letter to the board. “[You all have] comprised a team with which it has been a pleasure to be associated.”
Walden officials said they had long known Peterson was in the process of moving, but the resignation was sudden, as his new home was completed faster than anticipated.
Peterson said his role as a member of the Signal Mountain School System Viability Committee, which he joined in February to represent Walden, will remain the same. He will continue to play an active role in the fact-finding process and provide Walden officials with regular updates, he said.