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Beach School Board boots member for leaving town
Colonial Beach School Board ousts member who is living outside town while her fire-ravaged home is rebuilt
Date published: 9/12/2009
BY FRANK DELANO Claiming that B. "Anne" Congdon no longer lives in town, the Colonial Beach School Board has declared her seat on the board vacant and has voted to advertise to find her replacement. "Anne is no longer a resident. Once she moved out of town, she was no longer eligible to serve on the School Board," said acting Chairman Tim Trivett. Congdon said she is currently living in Northumberland County in a house that her mother, former soap-opera star Mary Fickett, bought last month. "I have not moved permanently," she said. Congdon said she intends to move back to Colonial Beach when her former house at 200 Monroe St. is rebuilt. The house was demolished after it was severely damaged by fire in 2007. Congdon said the board's action at the end of Wednesday night's meeting surprised her. "Nobody gave me a heads-up that it was coming. I was so upset that I just left the meeting," she said. With Congdon out of the room and Patrice Lyburn absent due to illness, the decision to seek a new member was made by Trivett, Michael Looney and Wayne Kennedy. Kennedy was participating in his first meeting after being appointed by a circuit judge to replace Bernard "Rocky" Denson, who resigned. Trivett cited a state law that says if a school board member "shall cease to be a resident of such district or school division, his position on the school board shall be deemed vacant." Trivett said he, Looney and Kennedy took the action after consulting with the Virginia State Board of Elections, the School Board's attorney and Westmoreland County Commonwealth's Attorney Dean J. Atkins. "I plan to fight back," said Congdon, who was elected to the school board in May 2008 with 356 votes. "I hate being bullied and the sneaky, underhanded method of doing business that was used against me."
Date published: 9/12/2009
A solution is evident
(posted by
PUBLIUSTWO
, Sep. 12, 2009 9:04 pm)
COLONial Beach needs to have themselves a "Beer Summit", followed by a more traditional mud-wrestling showdown. Wagers may be made at the Riverboat Casino
If the fire was in 2007
(posted by
Ron_C
, Sep. 12, 2009 10:39 am)
and she was elected in 2008, it sounds as if the voters were aware of the fire issue and elected her.
no need for comic section
(posted by
USA2007
, Sep. 12, 2009 10:36 am)
just read whats going in Colonial Beach. If there is no more to the story then I hope that Congdon wins her fight. If the stroy is true, the 3 that voted to declare her seat vacant are acting like punks and idiots. They are the ones that shold be voted out in the next election. With all the problems the town has they should be working together. Its hard to believe that she was not given a heads up or even the courtesy of discussing with her, before this ridiculous action.
To Comehere
(posted by
jameyboat
, Sep. 12, 2009 9:36 am)
I too, have noticed FRANK DELANO seems to have an agenda which prioritizes reporting negative and destructive comments about our town. Yes, we, like any other small town, have our share of problems. However, there exists an abundance of happy and joyous reasons to call Colonial Beach our home.
Wow...
(posted by
bob367
, Sep. 12, 2009 8:00 am)
It sounds like they're getting rid of the smart ones. I wonder who set the fire that destroyed her house?
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