New Mayor and Council Members Sworn In

At the last City Council meeting of the year Joachim (Joe) Pestinger was sworn in as the next mayor of Orting. His 4-year term will start on January 1, 2014. Joe previously served as City Council Member, Deputy Mayor, and until recently as Fire Commissioner for Orting Valley Fire and Rescue. He retired as the Director of Real Estate Services of the Washington State Department of Transportation.

Mayor Cheryl Temple also swore in returning Council Members Scott Drennen, Graham Hunt, and Bill Birkes, as well as new Council Member Barbara Ford. The first City Council meeting of 2014 will be held on January 8th, at 7:00 pm in the Multi-Purpose Center by the Library.

Mayor Temple is retiring from active public service at the end of 2013 after having served 8 years as Mayor and 12 years on the City Council. Among her many accomplishments she sees the Big Toy in the park and the ground breaking for the Setback Levee’s flood protection project as highlights of her long public service.