A mayoral candidate challenging Wetumpka Mayor Jerry Willis is claiming the incumbent mayor has been pressuring local businesses to remove campaign materials of his opponent.

David Fletcher is the only other candidate challenging Willis in the municipal elections on August 26.

Willis, who has been the city’s mayor since 2008, has shown very little in the way of losing his seat in elections gone by.

However, Fletcher’s team is now accusing the mayor of using his influence to pressure local businesses to remove their campaign signs in several locations throughout the city. They also accused Willis of doing the same to candidates for other municipal positions.

According to Fletcher’s campaign manager, Patricia Silver, the businesses targeted by Willis include a gas station, a vehicle mech

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