Moses Lake resident Steve Czimbal, left, speaks with now-former Mayor Dean Hankins during a "Meet the Mayor" coversation in the Smith-Martin Building in downtown Moses Lake in late April. Hankins has resigned as of Monday morning.
August 30, 2022
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August 30, 2022 1:16 p.m.
Hankins resigns
Moses Lake mayor vacates seat on city council
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake Mayor Dean Hankins has announced his resignation as mayor and as a member of the Moses Lake City Council. “This morning we received a letter of resignation effective today (Tuesday),” wrote Moses Lake City Manager Allison Williams in response to an email from the Herald. “Don Myers will step in as mayor, per our council procedures.” Williams did not say if Hankins had cited a reason for his resignation.