Last week, the Gazette-Journal reported that a majority of the members of the Gloucester Daffodil Festival Council had resigned after it was decided that the group would remain under county leadership and not move forward as a separate 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

Bob Beyea, who was chairman and a longtime member of the council, took time Monday to explain how the council arrived at its decision. He said it stemmed from a majority of the members being worn down from three years of conflict with county leadership.

According to Beyea, the conflict between the county and council members was a result of two factors, the first being that while the rules and regulations imposed by the county worked great for county business, it didn’t work so well for a festival that has grown to the size of the Daffodil Festival, he said.

Beyea also referenced the original bylaws that were drafted when the festival began three decades ago, which he quoted as stating, “The Council, workin...