Recall?
I for one am tired of the way this town is being run. The people in charge are not playing by the rules. They need to answer to the residents for what they are doing.
Since they will not listen to the residents when they complain, here's another way:
Under Virginia law, a petition to remove an elected official must be signed by a number of registered voters equal to at least 10 percent of the votes cast in the election. The petition would then be filed in Circuit Court, where a judge would determine whether to remove the elected official. The judge must find evidence of "neglect of duty, misuse of office or incompetence in the performance of duties" that has a material adverse effect on the office in question.
Ok, 10% of the 196 votes would only be 20 people! There are at least 20 different people in this forum who are speaking against them.
I think, that if someone was to mobilize and begin to gather the signatures, then someone else could write a letter to the Court detailing why it is in the best interest of the Town to remove the Mayor and Bob Weir from office. Explaining how the Mayor and Bob Weir are incompetent wouldn't be too hard. Just look at the things they've let the PD get away with. At nothing else, the failure of them to hold the Chief up to a high level of decorum would be enough for most. Given his history and track record, most people with common sense would see he is not fit for the job.
The fact that the Mayor and Bob Weir continue to defend him is absurd. The obviously are neglecting their duties to the residents to protect their best interests. Just the fact that after the last time the PD was involved in a sexual harassment case, they never got rid of the problem (Chief). It’s so bad, that now, they face even more complaints – from a 17 year old girl! Who had her best interests in mind? I guess since she can’t vote yet, they don’t consider her feelings valid and have decided to neglect their duty to investigate.
Second to that is that the Mayor has allowed this Council to ignore huge problems throughout the Town as well as numerous zoning issues. The roads are horrible, the crosswalks are sinking into the ground and our sidewalks are all cracking away. Neither she nor the Council has been proactive in enforcing zoning violations. That is a pure case of neglect if I’ve seen one. Our tax dollars are supposed to go towards keeping these things in proper order and they have failed to properly spend our money to do so.
At one point, the Mayor had failed to pay past due rent on the Red Rooster when she ran the store there, accumulating quite a debt that it took months for her to pay. That by itself could be considered a fraudulent act if not at the least dishonest. She was taking home the Mayor’s salary while not paying her back due rents!
I’m not saying that this will work or that even the idea will take root. But maybe, since the good Council spends a bit of time each week reading this site – they will think about the real consequences of their actions. Or should I say inactions? Let’s just give it some honest thought.
