INDIAN ROCKS BEACH — Newly elected Mayor Lan Vaughan promised an era of “open and collaborative government” after he was sworn into office March 25, two weeks after defeating incumbent Mayor Denise Houseberg by more than 350 votes.
Commissioners Janet Wilson and Kellee Watt also took their seats on the dais after being sworn in by City Attorney Matt Maggard during a ceremony that marked significant change with the commission in a beach community battered by hurricanes and roiled by the resignations of top officials over the past two years.
“I am completely humbled to be sitting in this seat,” Vaughan said. “I did run on an open and collaborative government, and you’re going to see a lot of changes.”…