Fat, friendly feline is 'mayor' of village

Truth be told, the mayor of a Walworth County community is a layabout who spends much of his day eating and sleeping.



Actually, the village of 900 has a president and a mayor. The president is human and the mayor is a four-legged tabby cat who wormed his way into the hearts of Sharon, one meow and one leg rub at a time.

The cat known as the mayor of Sharon, or Freddy, lives at the Village Hall, greeting folks who come to pay water or property tax bills. He meows to go out twice a day to make his rounds in the small downtown, visiting the post office, the back doors of restaurants and at least one tavern, as well as stopping to catch mice in a wooded area across from the Village Hall.


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"This is his town," said Sharon Postmaster Scott Vinke. "Everyone looks out for him. If he's crossing the street, everybody stops and gives him the right of way. He's the mayor."