Meriden, Conn./WTIC Radio - Longtime Meriden city councilor Michael Rohde is stepping down.
A statement from City Hall says Rohde, 80, is stepping aside due to "serious physical health issues."
Rohde had served 25 years on the council, including a four-year stint as mayor.
The Dayton, Ohio native has lived in Meriden over 50 years.
“After more than three and a half decades in elected office, Mike Rohde has left a profound
impact on Meriden," said Mayor Kevin Scarpati.
Rohde also served as chair of the Meriden Flood Control Implementation Agency, which resolved over a century of flooding issues in the city's downtown.
The statement also says the city's public high schools were also renovated during Rohde's tenure as mayor.
The City Council is expected fill the vacancy at its next meeting December 1.