Montpelier’s Mayor Hollar won’t seek another term

Mayor John Hollar and his wife, Jen, walk in the Montpelier Independence Day parade in 2015. File photo by Roger CrowleyMontpelier Mayor John Hollar will not seek re-election in March, the three-term city leader said Wednesday.
A lobbyist and attorney by trade, Hollar said he has no immediate plans to seek other political office, although he left the door open to a future role at the state or local level.
An imbroglio last year involving City Manager Bill Fraser’s employment influenced the