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Longtime board member plans to resign; public commenter urges cooperation
Summary
A longtime Newland board member said they plan to resign but will stay for a few meetings; public commenter and former board member Lauren Turbyfield urged the board to avoid division and to trust town staff.
A longtime Newland board member announced they plan to resign, saying, "I ain't getting any younger" and offering to remain for a couple of meetings to help find a replacement.
The comment came during a broader public-comment period in which Lauren Turbyfield, a former board member and the mayor's daughter, urged the board to set aside personal differences and focus on stability. Turbyfield said, "Please work together," and warned that "backdoor promises or schemes plotted out beforehand" can slow the town's growth and undermine employees' ability to do their jobs.
Turbyfield urged the board to "trust our people to do the jobs" and to focus on fundamentals for at least a year rather than launching new projects while internal division persists. A presenter also emphasized unity, invoking the phrase "one accord" from the King James Bible to make the case for cooperation.
No formal personnel action was taken at the meeting; the board member said they would stay for a short transition period and the board did not vote on replacements during the session.
