SEQUIM – Sequim’s city manager has resigned.

In a letter to the city council delivered yesterday, Charlie Bush say he will step down to take time for himself before deciding what will be next in what he describes as the “second half” of his career.

Bush said the decision came as the result of significant events in his life over the past year. He says he gradually concluded that stepping away from the manager position was the best option.

Bush will stay on through April 17^th. He says his immediate plan will including pursuing a life goal of hiking the Appalachian Trail.

Bush began working for the City of Sequim on August 15, 2015