Director of merged county department resigns

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Director of merged county department resigns

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Mike Buffington

in County Government Archives, Top Stories & Breaking News

Wednesday, February 22. 2012

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Shannon Navarre, who for the past three years has managed Barrow County’s Storm Water/Keep Barrow Beautiful Department, is leaving her post March 15. The Barrow County Board of Commissioners combined the departments during a 2009 reduction in force and Navarre since then also has supervised the mailroom. “I’m just tired,” she told the Barrow Journal last week after submitting her Feb. 15 letter of resignation.

Navarre also recommended that the county hire a part-time Keep Barrow Beautiful director whose job would be to educate the public in the best practices to lessen runoff and also to oversee solid waste and recycling tasks required under the county’s NPDES Phase II permit.

However, she recommended that the Storm Water/KBB department in the future have “NO code enforcement duties” other than those pertaining to illicit pollution discharge violations.

For the full story, see the Feb. 22 issue of the Barrow Journal in print or e-edition.

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#1 Anonymous on 02/22/12 at 12:00 PM [Reply]

Navarre also recommended that the county hire a part-time Keep Barrow Beautiful director whose job would be to educate the public in the best practices to lessen runoff

How about educating the BOC 1st?

#2 Anonymous on 02/22/12 at 05:50 PM [Reply]

Hummmmmm. Me thinks there is more to this story than is being told.

#3 James on 02/22/12 at 08:42 PM [Reply]

This is excellent news. I've always advocated eliminating KBB. KBB was a complete waste of money. BOC, do NOT fill that position, this is a "service" the county can do without, especially in these economic times...

#4 Jim Beckemeyer on 02/22/12 at 08:46 PM [Reply]

Shannon will be a hard person to replace, and will be greatly missed. She has done her job gracefully and professionally, for many years and many administrations.
Shannon, thank you for everything, you were a great hire!

#4.1 County Employe on 02/22/12 at 09:05 PM [Reply]

Jim. Why don't you tell us why her position was created and how she got the job?

#5 Robert Brock on 02/23/12 at 07:37 AM [Reply]

Glancing at the headline I had a moment of joy. Thought Yearwood was resigning. I should have known better. He has plans to become Lt. Gov., Gov.

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