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Chester County council accepts resignation, orders probe after board member alleges payroll and budget failures at Fort Long fire district
Summary
A resignation letter read to the council detailed alleged payroll accounting errors, budgeting shortfalls and HR reporting lapses at the Fort Long Fire Protection District. Council accepted the resignation and authorized county staff and counsel to investigate the allegations and report back.
Maria Hedgepath, a Fort Long Fire Protection District board member, submitted a resignation letter dated Jan. 29, 2026, that was read aloud during the Feb. 2 Chester County Council meeting. The letter said Hedgepath identified "material concerns" including payroll paid in arrears without matching audit reporting periods, budget construction errors that omitted a 28% labor burden, unbudgeted utility funding and ongoing overtime contrary to board direction.
The letter, read by the…
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