A crowd gathered in the colonial courthouse Tuesday night at the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors’ meeting to protest the board’s 4-3 decision in late March to terminate the employment contract of County Administrator Carol Steele, which went into effect on April 1. Ashley Chriscoe, Nick Bonniville, Shannon Hanson and Joe Leming voted to terminate her contract, while Chris Hutson, Tony Nicosia and Robert “JJ” Orth voted against termination. Many residents expressed their outrage over the termination, calling board members who voted for the termination to reveal their reasons as to why they voted that way. Among those who spoke were former Petsworth District representative Ken Gibson and former at-large member Kevin Smith who both completed their terms in December. “You were pushed by tired, rejected leadership of the past and a tiny group of angry dead-enders on social media who revel in tearing others down and fighting against any mention of improvement in our county,” said Gibs...
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