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Culver Firings Catch Wicomico County Leaders by Surprise

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A rift appears to be breaking between the new Wicomico County Executive Bob Culver and some county council members over the firing of Lee Beauchamp who headed the county’s Public Works Department.

Council Vice President Matt Holloway told the Salisbury Daily Times that he was disappointed that Beauchamp was gone.

Holloway noted that Culver was listed as a reference for Beauchamp during his application to the county.

Culver said in also dismissing the Finance/Budget director Andrew Mackel he was taking a different.     

Meanwhile, Council President John Cannon said that he was shocked at the dismissals.

County Councilman Joe Holloway a close friend of Culver told the Daily Times that he had heard some people were unhappy with some of Beauchamp’s progressive ideas.

Don Rush is the News Director at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.