Serving Whitman County since 1877
Serving Whitman County since 1877
To fill the seat vacated by Kelly Turk, who resigned earlier this year, the Farmington City Council appointed Joel Abbott at its April 15 meeting.
Abbott and wife, Jill, moved to Farmington last year to work for Audiopile, a music components business in town.
Abbott runs his own music production company, Northbound Productions.
He came to Farmington from Moscow where he served as a volunteer firefighter/EMT, for which he was HAZMAT certified.
He said he was approached about filling the Farmington City Council seat.
“I’m definitely willing to step up and help out,” Abbott said. “The biggest thing for me was to get more involved in the community. I’ll decide in the next few weeks whether I want to run for the office.”
Turk’s seat was up for re-election in November, so Abbott will need to run for the postion.
Abbott has served at one city council meeting so far.
“It seems to me that everyone on the council is just providing input, trying not to make things a hassle for residents,” he said.
A graduate of Moscow High School and the University of Colorado-Denver, Abbott spent the first part of his life between Troy and Deary.
“I’ve always wanted to get back to the country,” he said.
His wife is originally from Grangeville.
Garth Meyer is a former Whitman County Gazette reporter.
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