Town accepts Pent’s resignation; makes plan to appoint successor
Town of Orange Mayor J. Harrison Cluff (center) conducts business Monday night. The empty chair represents the seat held by Councilor Jeremiah Van Dyke Pent who resigned November 6, Council accepted the resignation and has 45 days to appoint a successor. PJR photo by Sara Jaeger.
On Monday night a crowd of not quite twenty people gathered for an eventful Orange Town Council meeting.
While the acceptance of Jeremiah Van Dyke Pent’s resignation from Town Council and discussion of the subsequent plan for filling the vacancy seemed to be the main topic of interest for many in attendance, other important business preceded that topic…