CACHE COUNTY – County Executive David Zook has announced that he plans to retire from public life on Monday, Sept. 8.

“I’m thankful for all we have been able to accomplish together,” Zook said, looking back on his tenure with Cache County.

“We could never have accomplished this much without the teamwork, collaboration and creativity so many partners brought to the table …”

The retiring county executive has chosen to mostly sugar-coat his recollections of Cache County, where his relationship with members of the Cache County Council has had its ups and downs.

That relationship was rocky, almost from the moment that Zook defeated veteran council member David L. Erickson in the Republican special election to replace outgoing County Executive Craig Buttars in January of 2021.

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