Millcreek Mayor Jeff Silvestrini will retire in November due to health reasons, he announced Monday night.

Silvestrini, 71, has served as mayor of the Salt Lake County suburb since Millcreek incorporated in 2016, according to a news release from the city. He recently underwent two surgeries and has been diagnosed with leukemia and a “hopefully benign pancreatic tumor,” he said in the release.

Silvestrini said it’s time for him to spend the time he has left with his wife, Leslie. The Millcreek City Council will select a new mayor after an application period that will extend from Sept. 30 through Oct 14, and Silvestrini’s resignation will be effective Nov. 10, when the new mayor is sworn in.

“After nearly a decade in this position, I realize it is time for me to do what will make Leslie a

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