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<p>PLYMOUTH &#8212; Bill Dixon, having withdrawn a request he made last month, will remain a member of Plymouth council.</p><p>Addressing about a dozen attendees of Sunday&#8217;s meeting, Dixon said that, in retrospect, leaving the council after a turbulent budget season, would go against everything he believed in.</p><p>&#8220;I&#8217;m always telling people not to give up, not to quit,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I couldn&#8217;t be a hypocrite.&#8221;</p><p>Council Vice President Frank Coughlin said he was very happy about Dixon&#8217;s decision to remain on council.</p><p>&#8220;I told you last month to stop back and give it some time,&#8221; he said.</p><p>Dixon said he had neighbors coming to his door asking that he not resign.</p><p>&#8220;Even my granddaughter asked me not to quit,&#8221; he said.</p><p>In another matter, borough resident and activist Scott Cannon addressed council requesting it pass a resolution in support of an independent citizens commission directing the process of redistricting in the state.</p><p>The state Supreme Court recently ruled that the present districts violate the state Constitution. The General Assembly has submitted a new plan to the governor.</p><p>Should the governor fail to approve the plan, the state Supreme Court will implement what it deems to be a fair redistricting plan.</p><p>Still, Cannon said, the current process it is simply a &#8220;temporary fix.&#8221;</p><p>The state will face yet another re-districting after the 2020 census.</p><p>&#8220;The time is now to put fair redistricting into place so our votes have better representation,&#8221; he said.</p><p>Solicitor Mike Kostelansky requested that Cannon submit the proposed resolution and an accompanying petition to the council for it consideration.</p><p>&#8220;I&#8217;m in agreement with the resolution. I think its fair, but we first want it reviewed by our solicitor,&#8221; said Coughlin. &#8220;We still have time to pass it next month.&#8221;</p><p>The borough also approved a $500,000 loan to compensate the police pension fund with a term of seven years.</p><p>&#8220;Sometimes the market takes a downturn, and we have to do something like this,&#8221; said Coughlin. &#8220;This will simply keep us current and in good standing with the state.&#8221;</p><p>The next meeting of council is scheduled for 1 p.m. on March 11.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Geri Gibbons</p><p>For Times Leader</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach the Times Leader newsroom at 570-829-8242 or on Twitter @TLnews.</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Bill Dixon staying on Plymouth Borough Council