Commissioner Stigers
Mark Stigers was born in Louisville Kentucky.
His family lived in Pleasure Ridge Park before moving to Middletown in 1970 where he graduated from Eastern High School in 1977.
His love of the fire service developed from interaction with his new neighbor, friends and the Middletown Fire Department personnel.
Stigers joined the fire department in 1975.
Stigers went on to attend Louisville Technical Institute earning a diploma in Architectural Design in 1979 and Jefferson Community College earning an Associates of Applied Science in 2006.
He used his education working for several local architectural and engineering companies specializing in piping design for sanitary plumbing, process piping and fire sprinkler system design.
In 1986 Stigers was hired by Middletown Fire Protection District as a firefighter and fire prevention inspector; eventually Stigers reached the level of Safety Officer and Fire Marshal before retiring in November 2013 as the Assistant Chief.
While with the fire department, Stigers was proud to work on the E911 system that is known as MetroSafe today. Stigers brings his vast experience in budget development, personnel management, Human Resources and Building Inspection to Middletown.
Stigers has a love of history that lead him to volunteer at the Historic Middletown Museum and serve on the board of the Historic Middletown Inn, Inc.
In addition to serving as a Middletown Commissioner since 2016, Commissioner Stigers heads up the Middletown Historic Preservation Commission and serves as Mayor Pro Tem.
Stigers brings a great deal of insight and experience to contribute to the position of City Commissioner and welcomes the opportunity to continue serving his community.
Stigers wed his high school sweetheart, Norma. They have two children and two grandchildren.
His favorite pastime is being Pops and marveling at the growth of his grandchildren.