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Earlier this month, Town of Woodway Mayor Carla Nichols announced that she will be retiring as mayor. Her last day in office is Jan. 4.

"I have been thinking about my retirement for several years now, but I have wanted to leave when our community had solid leadership to move forward. In a letter to the community," she said in a news release.

"Today, that is the situation, so it is time for the baton to be passed."

The Town of Woodway was incorporated in 1958 and shares borders with Edmonds and Shoreline.

In 1997, the town began contracting with the City of Edmonds for back-up police servi...