December 2025 | Vol. 7 Iss. 12
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Bolder Way Forward
Council approves resoltuion to better support women Page 8
Unified soccer
Skyline’s team among those to win a state title
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Millcreek City Council selects Cheri Jackson to serve as new mayor By Alexandra Straumann | a.straumann@mycityjournals.com
Millcreek Mayor Jeff Silvestrini announced his plans to retire effective Nov. 20, and a special election was held Nov. 3 to select the new mayor.
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hen Millcreek’s first mayor Jeff Silvestrini announced his early retirement, the one thing his colleagues, constituents and community knew for sure, were that his shoes would be tough to fill. Over the course of two and a half hours, a special election was held Nov. 3, and the Millcreek City Council voted for who would carry out the rest of Silvestrini’s term. There were five candidates in the running, each of whom had to submit a resume and lengthy questionnaire to the council prior to their appearance at the meeting. Millcreek Councilmember Cheri Jackson was one of the candidates, along with Gardner Reid, Curtis Larson, Millcreek Planning Commissioner Jacob Richardson and Millcreek Community Councilmember Jamie Walker. To give each candidate a fair chance, the council asked each candidate to step out of the room until it was their turn to be interviewed. Each interview lasted about 20 minutes, with each councilmember getting approximately five minutes to ask their desired questions. The general public was allowed inside of the meeting, but as this was a special election, the final vote for mayor would be decided by the councilmembers (excluding Councilmember Jackson as decided by Resolution 25-37.) As the only person to serve as mayor of Millcreek, Silvestrini asked questions tailored to the struggles facing the mayor and inquired about the candidate’s opinions regarding the city of Millcreek itself. He inquired about their opinions on Millcreek’s incorporation, if they should stay affiliated with Unified Police, and what each candidate would do if the city received a 10% Continued on page 4
Cheri Jackson was appointed Mayor to serve out the remaining term after Jeff Silvestrini retired. (Photo courtesy Millcreek City)