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SHANNON Town Councillor Mike McKee has announced that he is to retire from politics, bringing to an end a career spanning more than 20 years.
The Independent councillor made his intentions clear last week, follow- ing months of speculation on whether he was to seek re-election to the town council.
Mr McKee, a former Sinn Féin councillor, was first elected to the
council in 1985 and has served as a councillor for the 24 years since WeloOe
Mr McKee was the first mayor of Shannon Town Council, which re- placed the town commission in 2001. He fondly recalls this honour.
“T was privileged to be cathao- irleach of the commissioners at the time and subsequently became the first mayor of Shannon in 2002, an honour I will never forget,’ he said.
Among the fond memories he has taken from the council include the
development of the playground and the extension of the town bounda- ries.
“We all worked together as a team for the good of the people of Shannon ad the success of the building of the Tir na nOg playground, the instal- lation of badly needed bus shelters, the extension of the town boundaries and the estate and road name plates, to name but a few, are testament to that unity,” he said.