 The Charter was issued in 1906, forming the community of Somerset Heights and the surrounding areas into the Town of Somerset.The first Town Council was elected on May 7, 1906, and Dr. Crampton was elected as the first mayor.In 1988, town residents voted in a referendum to de-annex a parcel of land containing three large apartment buildings under construction, to avoid having the town council and services shift from representing the single-family homeowners to becoming representative of a condo community.