Longtime Saline City Council member Glenn Law has resigned to take a teaching job in anther town.

His resignation is effective Saturday.

Law will be heading to the Upper Peninsula for a full-time teaching position, but he plans to return to Saline as often as possible.

"I'll continue to call Saline my home while I focus on doing the job," he said.

Law recently accepted an elementary teaching position in Menominee. "The distance will prevent me from serving,” his letter states.

After receiving a degree in education from Eastern Michigan University, Law has been substitute teaching in the Clinton and Saline schools.

“This was by no means an easy decision. While I am excited to start this new chapter of my life I also regret that I will not be able to serve with such a fine, professional and caring group of people,” the letter states.

Law was first elected in 2003. "It was a great privilege to serve the citizens of Saline," he said

Law had also filed a petition to run for his seat, one of three positions up for election, in November. The City Council will need to appoint a replacement in 60 days. The replacement will serve until Jan. 1, 2012, when the new council takes its seats.

Lisa Allmendinger is a regional reporter for AnnArbor.com. She can be reached at lisaallmendinger@annarbor.com. For more Saline stories, visit our Saline page.