“This board has managed to make a real mess in three months.” Former Gloucester County Board of Supervisors Ware District representative Michael Hedrick, who held his seat from 2019 to 2023, criticized the board’s 4-3 decision to terminate the contract of County Administrator Carol Steele last week. He was joined by several others during Tuesday night’s meeting, held in the colonial courthouse. “What you did was absolutely shameless,” continued Hedrick. “Good luck in hiring a new county administrator.” “Ms. Steele deserved better,” chimed in Randy Burak of the Abingdon District during the public comment period. “Gloucester deserves better.” “The abrupt termination of County Administrator Carol Steele was not just a personnel action,” stated Pam Garner of Gloucester’s Abingdon district. “It was a major disruption to county operations, and it was carried out with a level of speed and secrecy that undermines public trust.” Garner called on the board to start rebuilding public trust by exp...