{"id":13983,"date":"2025-04-14T13:48:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T17:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/?p=13983"},"modified":"2025-04-14T13:48:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T17:48:17","slug":"lewes-councilwoman-poised-to-become-citys-first-female-mayor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/lewes-councilwoman-poised-to-become-citys-first-female-mayor\/","title":{"rendered":"LEWES COUNCILWOMAN POISED TO BECOME CITY&#8217;S FIRST FEMALE MAYOR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>LEWES, Del.<\/strong> \u2013 Lewes is likely to appoint its first female mayor, as Councilwoman Amy Marasco was the only candidate to file for the position ahead of the April 3 deadline. City Council is scheduled to meet Monday to confirm Marasco\u2019s eligibility, a step expected to be procedural. In a letter to council, the city manager confirmed that Marasco met all requirements to appear on the ballot. If approved, she would automatically assume the role, eliminating the need for an election. Marasco would succeed Mayor Andrew Williams, who announced he will not seek re-election due to personal reasons but has left the door open to a potential return in the future.<br>Currently serving as Lewes city treasurer, Marasco has previous government experience, having served as vice mayor in Hillsboro, Virginia, before relocating to Delaware. Her anticipated appointment would mark a significant milestone for the city. Marasco has stated that her initial priorities as mayor would include addressing food insecurity in the community. One of her first efforts would involve encouraging residents to bring nonperishable food items to council meetings, with plans to donate them to local food pantries. The council\u2019s meeting to finalize the process is set for Monday evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"264\" height=\"309\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Amy-Marasco.jpg?resize=264%2C309&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Amy-Marasco.jpg?w=264&amp;ssl=1 264w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Amy-Marasco.jpg?resize=256%2C300&amp;ssl=1 256w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 264px) 100vw, 264px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Councilwoman Amy Marasco &#8211; Lewes, Delaware<br>Photo: City of Lewes Website<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LEWES, Del. \u2013 Lewes is likely to appoint its first female mayor, as Councilwoman Amy Marasco was the only candidate to file for the position ahead of the April 3 deadline. City Council is scheduled to meet Monday to confirm Marasco\u2019s eligibility, a step expected to be procedural. In a letter to council, the city [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-3Dx","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":27309,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/lewes-coffee-with-council-event-postponed-due-to-winter-storm\/","url_meta":{"origin":13983,"position":0},"title":"Lewes Coffee With Council Event Postponed Due to Winter Storm","author":"Admin","date":"February 25, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The City of Lewes has postponed its monthly Coffee With Council meeting scheduled for February 26th because of the recent snowstorm. 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