Geoff Birkett has resigned as vice president of the Bayard Taylor Memorial Library board, as the exodus of trustees from the embattled board continues.
Mr. Birkett, of Kennett Township, was the board member who memorably said it was obvious that the public liked the library's controversial name change because, after all, patrons were still using the library (earlier this year the board abruptly changed its historical name to the Kennett Public Library). He voted to ask the library's architect to rebid on the new library project (but was outvoted). He also chided the supporting townships for delving onto the library's finances, saying they just needed to trust the library board.
Mr. Birkett also drew the ire of Kennett Township supervisor Scudder Stevens, who wrote in a recent laundry list of the board's shortcomings that "It is interesting that the Vice President of that board is in the process of moving out of the area, but has failed to tell any of his fellow board members of his plans."
Good grief. Could this be any more inaccurate? Call em as I see em. Either you’re fabricating stories about Mr. Birkett or someone is feeding you lie’s and you’re willingly regurgitating them. Either scenario has a very pungent odor. Did you contact him to verify your statements below or are you simply the mouthpiece for some of the local self-absorbed wannabe politicians? If you consider yourself a serious journalist, contact Mr. Birkett for the facts and print a retraction. This is shameful – but it is a blog I guess.
ReplyDeleteMy item is completely accurate as written. I heard Mr. Birkett make all three of the comments at library board meetings -- and believe me, I could have included many more! The quote comes directly from Mr. Stevens' letter.
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