In an email, Muterspaw, the city’s former police chief, said his family has had some “significant health issues” over the last year.
“It’s a battle,” he wrote. “It has put things in such a very clear perspective, particularly just this last month. We’re not out of the woods yet by a long stretch.”
He missed two recent council meetings because a family member was having surgery and due to sickness.
He added that with the election, it’s a “good time to allow the city to move forward with new beginnings.”
Muterspaw and Zack Ferrell were the only two council members returning in 2024. They both were elected two years ago.
Six candidates ran for the two open seats on council since Vice Mayor Monica Thomas and longtime council member Tal Moon didn’t seek re-election.
Mayor Nicole Condrey also didn’t seek re-election and two candidates, Joe Mulligan and Elizabeth Slamka ran for mayor.
The four seated members of council in 2024 will select the person to fulfill Muterspaw’s unexpired two-year term.
Moon said Muterspaw “genuinely loves Middletown and I’m thankful to him for his decades of service to our city.”
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