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Shelton City Manager Jeff Niten will leave his job to become the city manager of Mountlake Terrace.

Niten made the announcement Tuesday evening at the Shelton City Council meeting. His last day is March 31.

Niten prefaced his remarks by saying his departure was in "the rumor mill."

"It's bittersweet," he said. "I really enjoyed my time here and I can't tell you how much I appreciate the opportunity to work with council to address the issues we wanted to address."

Niten said he set up appointments to talk to council members and staff and make recommendations on what should be addressed in th...