Plattsburgh Mayor Chris Rosenquest explains why he’s running for the city’s Ward 3 seat [Video]

TWO MONTHS AGO… PLATTSBURGH MAYOR CHRIS ROSENQUEST ANNOUNCED HE WASN’T SEEKING A 2-ND TERM AS MAYOR. WANTING TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH THIS FAMILY. ROSENQUEST HAS NOW CONFIRMED TO US…THAT HE WANTS TO CONTINUE SERVING IN CITY POLITICS. ON THE CITY’S COMMON COUNCIL. NBC5’S BENNY NEZAJ JOINS US LIVE TO TELL US WHAT HIS PLANS ARE. BENNY? BRIAN AND LIZ, AFTER ANNOUNCING HE WASN’T GOING TO RUN AGAIN, THE MAYOR SAID HE WASN’T SURE WHAT HIS POLITICAL FUTURE WOULD LOOK LIKE… BUT NOW THERE’S A POSSIBILITY IT MAY CONTINUE AFTER DECLARING A RUN FOR THE CITY’S WARD 3 SEAT AGAINST THE INCUMBENT. THE 2024 ELECTION IS HEATING UP IN THE LAKE CITY. AS OUTGOING MAYOR CHRIS ROSENQUEST IS LOOKING TO UNSEAT INCUMBENT WARD 3 COUNCIL MEMBER ELIZABETH GIBBS. ROSENQUEST WAS FIRST ELECTED AS MAYOR IN 2020, AND HAS OVERSEEN VARIOUS INFRA- STRUCTURE PROJECTS IN THE CITY. THEY INCLUDE THE DEMOLITION …