Editor, Gazette Journal: By way of a majority vote, the Gloucester Board of Supervisors passed a motion to terminate the employment of County Administrator Carol Steele; a rather abrupt and hasty decision considering that Ms. Steele had already informed the board of her plans to retire in 2027; giving the county enough time to recruit for her position and to assist in the transition of a new hire. A very professional, proactive gesture but not surprising as you may also have known Carol as the Director of Parks and Recreation; where she worked for years to close gaps in services and programming to families through onsite, after-school programs. Given her sustained, outstanding job performance evaluations, as well as her reputation as a team player; the optics of this board’s decision is not good. I have several examples of decisions challenged by citizens, but one in particular comes to mind because we acted. In a BOS firing, also of a County Administrator, he was also fired without no...