North Norwich supervisor resigns citing board strife as cause
Town of North Norwich Supervisor Timothy Brown, pictured front right, with other North Norwich officials in mid-January. Brown recently announced his resignation from the North Norwich Supervisor position effective December 31. (Photo by Catherine Sasso)
NORTH NORWICH – The Town of North Norwich’s supervisor turned in his resignation letter earlier this month, and said a lack of cohesion and lackluster productivity from local government officials were some of the main reasons why he resigned.
According to North Norwich Supervisor Timothy Brown, Thursday December 31 will be his last day working as supervisor. Brown is resigning his post after differences with the town board and officials in the town highway department.
“I went into this with great hopes of making things better for the town’s people, and now I know what’s going on but I can’t fix it,” said Brown. “We didn’t know COVID was coming, but we knew they were spending like wildfire, and that is still a problem.”
“It's nice to have new shiny trucks, but the town needs to keep their spending down.”
Brown said he entered the election to try and make changes that would bring more business to the Town of Norwich and help improve the quality of life for residents there.
He said the board got a lot accomplished in the year he served as supervisor, including the creation of a park committee, a balanced budget, a new website, and the installation of a security system using grant funding.
He added that the lack of cohesion in local government made getting more done stressful, and at times there appeared to be a lack of interest in the change from parts of the community.
“If people aren’t upset enough to come to meetings to gripe, then what's the point,” asked Brown. “Unless everyone is on the same page, it's never going to move forward.”
“They’ve gotten 11 years out of me, and after this first year I decided that I’m good.”
Brown thanked everyone who helped him throughout the election, and said he “hopes he didn’t let anyone down.”
According to Town of North Norwich Clerk Loretta Smith, it’s not overly uncommon to have a supervisor quit during a term, and the question for the board is, “who will fill that void?”
Smith said by next Tuesday, January 5 the board will have to decide if they will appoint a new supervisor or if the deputy supervisor will take over. She said if the deputy supervisor did cover the position North Norwich would lose its representation in the county’s board of supervisors.
“I would think that it's in the town’s best interest to appoint a supervisor so we have that representation,” said Smith. “It's important for continuity for the decision to be made on Tuesday night so we can get back on track as quickly as possible.”
“Unfortunately we can’t do it sooner because we can’t fill the position until there’s a vacancy.”
She said the meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. on January 5 at the Town Hall. She added that the meeting does have limited seating due to coronavirus regulations.
According to North Norwich Supervisor Timothy Brown, Thursday December 31 will be his last day working as supervisor. Brown is resigning his post after differences with the town board and officials in the town highway department.
“I went into this with great hopes of making things better for the town’s people, and now I know what’s going on but I can’t fix it,” said Brown. “We didn’t know COVID was coming, but we knew they were spending like wildfire, and that is still a problem.”
“It's nice to have new shiny trucks, but the town needs to keep their spending down.”
Brown said he entered the election to try and make changes that would bring more business to the Town of Norwich and help improve the quality of life for residents there.
He said the board got a lot accomplished in the year he served as supervisor, including the creation of a park committee, a balanced budget, a new website, and the installation of a security system using grant funding.
He added that the lack of cohesion in local government made getting more done stressful, and at times there appeared to be a lack of interest in the change from parts of the community.
“If people aren’t upset enough to come to meetings to gripe, then what's the point,” asked Brown. “Unless everyone is on the same page, it's never going to move forward.”
“They’ve gotten 11 years out of me, and after this first year I decided that I’m good.”
Brown thanked everyone who helped him throughout the election, and said he “hopes he didn’t let anyone down.”
According to Town of North Norwich Clerk Loretta Smith, it’s not overly uncommon to have a supervisor quit during a term, and the question for the board is, “who will fill that void?”
Smith said by next Tuesday, January 5 the board will have to decide if they will appoint a new supervisor or if the deputy supervisor will take over. She said if the deputy supervisor did cover the position North Norwich would lose its representation in the county’s board of supervisors.
“I would think that it's in the town’s best interest to appoint a supervisor so we have that representation,” said Smith. “It's important for continuity for the decision to be made on Tuesday night so we can get back on track as quickly as possible.”
“Unfortunately we can’t do it sooner because we can’t fill the position until there’s a vacancy.”
She said the meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. on January 5 at the Town Hall. She added that the meeting does have limited seating due to coronavirus regulations.
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