She won't be mayor anymore, but Ann Feeney will still have a hand in the future of Chelsea.

Feeney decided not to run for mayor again, but did throw her hat in the ring for one of three open seats on City Council. Voters cast their ballots for Feeney and incumbents Frank Hammer and Cheri Albertson. Feeney was the top vote-getter with 894 votes, followed by Hammer with 661 votes and Albertson with 658 votes.

Jason Lindauer, who ran unopposed in the mayoral race, will take over the helm from Feeney. Lindauer, who has been on council since 2004, is a vice president of Global Wealth Management at Merrill Lynch and coaches high school football.

At age 74, Feeney boasts an extensive political resume, including a 14-year position on the Chelsea Board of Education, time served as the executive director of the Chelsea Area Chamber of Commerce, and a position as director of the Chelsea Downtown Development Authority.

Like Feeney, Hammer has been serving the city of Chelsea for an impressive time span. While attending graduate school at the University of Michigan, Hammer and his wife - neither natives to the area - both “fell in love” with the area and decided to raise their four children
in Washtenaw County. The past 17 years of his life have been spent as a representative on Chelsea’s municipal council.

Albertson has lived in Chelsea since 1981 and has worked extensively on social justice research at the University of Michigan and the Institute for Social Research.