Westbrook Mayor Foley resigns to become Gray Town Manager

January 28, 2024

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GET THE LATEST FORECAST FROM EMILY AND MAINE’S TOTAL WEATHER TEAM. NEW TONIGHT – THE CITY OF WESTBROOK WILL HAVE A NEW MAYOR SOON.. TODAY MAYOR MICHAEL FOLEY, WHO HAS SERVED IN THE ROLE FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS ANNOUNCED HE’S RESIGNING. FOLEY HAS ACCEPTED A NEW JOB AS THE TOWN MANAGER OF GRAY AND WILL START THAT POSITION PART TIME NEXT WEEK WHILE CONTINUING AS MAYOR OF WESTBROOK UNTIL FEBRUARY 12TH.. WE CAUGHT UP WITH THE MAYOR TODAY AFTER HE MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT.. HE SHARED WHAT HE’LL MISS MOST ABOUT SERVING WESTBROOK, AND WHAT HE’S LOOKING FORWARD TO IN GRAY. MAYOR MICHAEL FOLEY, WESTBROOK I’LL MISS BEING ABLE TO SEE ALL THE GREAT WORK WE’VE DONE OVER THE YEARS, I’LL STILL SEE IT AS A RESIDENT AND PARTICIPATING IN SO MNAY THINGS, DECISIONS YOU MADE YOU FINALLY START TO SEE THINGS COME TO FRUITION AND SEE HOW SUCCESSFUL THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN, BUT IN GRAY THERE IS ALOT OF OPPORTUNITY AND THEY WANT TO DO SOME DIFFERENT THINGS AND I’M GLAD TO BE THE PERSON TO HELP THEM DO THAT. FOLEY TOLD US HE’LL STILL BE CALLING WESTBROOK HOME, WHICH HE SAID HE’S EXCITED ABOUT. AS FOR HIS REPLACEMENT, CITY COUNCIL PRESIDE

Westbrook Mayor Foley resigns to become Gray Town Manager

Foley will continue serving as the Mayor of Westbrook until Feb. 12.

Westbrook’s current Mayor Michael Foley is resigning from the job to become the new Town Manager of Gray.Foley made the announcement on Saturday in a statement to City Council Members.The City of Westbrook said in a press release Foley will continue to serve through the end of the Special City Council meeting scheduled on Feb. 12, 2024, at which point City Council President David Morse will be sworn in as Acting Mayor in accordance with the Westbrook City Charter. In his fifth year as Mayor, Foley has served the City of Westbrook in various roles over the last two decades. Foley said in the statement, “I am honored to have had the privilege of serving as your mayor. Together, we have faced challenges, celebrated milestones, and have worked every day toward making this City a better place to affordably live, work, and play. It’s with mixed emotions that I announce my resignation to begin a new chapter in my career, but I’m proud of what we have accomplished together and I’m thankful to have called this community my home for my entire life which is where I will continue to live while serving in Gray.” Foley will start his new position as Town Manager for Gray on Jan. 31 on a part-time basis, before starting full-time Feb. 13.

WESTBROOK, Maine —

Westbrook’s current Mayor Michael Foley is resigning from the job to become the new Town Manager of Gray.

Foley made the announcement on Saturday in a statement to City Council Members.

The City of Westbrook said in a press release Foley will continue to serve through the end of the Special City Council meeting scheduled on Feb. 12, 2024, at which point City Council President David Morse will be sworn in as Acting Mayor in accordance with the Westbrook City Charter.

In his fifth year as Mayor, Foley has served the City of Westbrook in various roles over the last two decades.

Foley said in the statement, “I am honored to have had the privilege of serving as your mayor. Together, we have faced challenges, celebrated milestones, and have worked every day toward making this City a better place to affordably live, work, and play. It’s with mixed emotions that I announce my resignation to begin a new chapter in my career, but I’m proud of what we have accomplished together and I’m thankful to have called this community my home for my entire life which is where I will continue to live while serving in Gray.”

Foley will start his new position as Town Manager for Gray on Jan. 31 on a part-time basis, before starting full-time Feb. 13.



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