| Dr.
James Foor moved to Lewes, Del., in September. At the Nov. 6 county commissioners
meeting, Chester resident Elizabeth Eckhardt said Foor should resign because
he no longer lives in Queen Anne's County or even in Maryland. The commissioners
said it was important for Foor to stay on the planning commission until
the panel completes its review and recommendation on the updated comprehensive
plan.
"As
a result of my recent move to Delaware and the subsequent public perception
issues involved, I believe it is the appropriate time to formally notify
you of my intention to resign from the Planning Commission," Foor wrote
in a Nov. 15 letter to the commissioners. "It is my intention that my resignation
would become effective immediately following the Planning Commission's
favorable recommendation on the pending Comprehensive Plan to the County
Commissioners."
Foor
wrote that the planning commission's recommendation on the comprehensive
plan is expected in the next 45 to 90 days. Foor offered to remain on the
planning commission "in a non-officer role" if the commissioners felt his
membership on the panel would have value to the county.
Eckhardt,
who attended the Nov. 20 commissioners meeting, urged the commissioners
to accept Foor's resignation. "For a planning commission member, you should
be a resident," she said.
Chester
resident Mike Koval agreed, saying an out-of-state resident shouldn't have
a say in what's happening in Maryland.
The
update of the county comprehensive plan is an "extremely complicated process"
and it would be unfair to the remaining planning commissioners members
to bring a new person on board near the end of the process, said Commissioner
George O'Donnell.
©The
Star Democrat 2001
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