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Bay County library trustee Doug Stone resigns, alleges board mismanagement
Summary
Doug Stone, a trustee of the Bay County Library Board, submitted a resignation dated April 1, 2026, and the Bay County Board of Commissioners read the letter into the minutes April 7; Stone accused the board of changing bylaws to avoid oversight and of library mismanagement and higher staffing costs compared with neighboring counties.
Doug Stone, a trustee of the Bay County Library Board, submitted his resignation dated April 1, 2026, and the Bay County Board of Commissioners read the letter into the minutes at a special meeting April 7, 2026. The scheduled public hearing to consider his removal was canceled because Stone resigned.
In the letter read into the record, Stone wrote that "the board is comprised of mostly irresponsible people that have ever betrayed the public trust" and…
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