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NEW GLOUCESTER Selectman George Colby abruptly resigned during Monday night’s board meeting at which the board was slated to set a date for his recall election.
“I would love to stay and continue the fight,” Colby read from a prepared statement. “For the sake of my wife and having time for myself and my family, I am done with everything concerning New Gloucester. Good night and good bye.”
Colby then signed off from the Zoom meeting.
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In January, a contingent of residents successfully submitted a petition to the town to recall Colby over a comment they deemed racist. The petition, which had 337 signatures, according to Town Manager Brenda Fox-Howard, was certified by the town registrar Jan. 19 and the Select Board on Jan. 28.
335 residents signed the petition seeking to remove George Colby, following comments made at a December Selectboard meeting that petitioners deemed racist.
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NEW GLOUCESTER A group of residents seeking to recall Selectman George Colby say they expect to have enough signatures on their petition by the end of the month for a townwide vote.
Cameron Dufty, who started the group New Gloucester United Against Racism last summer, said that Colby’s statements at a Board of Selectmen meeting last month “were rooted in racism.”
At the end of the Pledge of Allegiance during the Dec. 3 meeting, Colby said, “Liberty and justice for all, for everyone. Even us white folks!”
Dufty, along with a few other residents, is leading the petition drive.
New Gloucester residents start petition to recall selectman
Following public outcry against George Colby s comment at a Dec. 3 meeting, some residents have begun an effort to remove Colby from his post.
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New Gloucester selectmen on Monday censured a Dec. 3 statement by their colleague, George Colby, that has been interpreted as racist.
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NEW GLOUCESTER A petition to recall Selectman George Colby is underway following a public outcry against his comment at a Dec. 3 meeting.
The Board of Selectmen on Monday night issued an official condemnation of Colby’s comment.
Colby, at the end of the Pledge of Allegiance during the Dec. 3 meeting that lasted less than five minutes, said, “Liberty and justice for all, for everyone. Even us white folks!”