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Editor:

Re: District of Sechelt staff changes.

On Nov. 18, Sechelt’s director of planning, Andre Isakov, left Sechelt’s employment after only a few months on the job.

As a member of the Advisory Planning Commission, I had the pleasure of interacting with Mr. Isakov on a number of occasions. Not long before I heard about his resignation, I had asked him how he enjoyed living on the Coast. He indicated he was very happy with Sechelt as a place to live, particularly the outdoor lifestyle it provided. Needless to say, I was very surprised when I heard he was leaving. I was even more surprised to hear he was leaving on only two weeks notice.

Mayor Milne spoke highly of Mr. Isakov at the council meeting on Nov. 16 when he announced his resignation. One has to wonder about the work environment that has been created in Sechelt when, first of all, another senior manager has decided to resign from his employment after only a few months here, and, secondly, how Mr. Isakov’s senior management contract would allow resignation on just two weeks notice.

The mayor has said that council needs to “see if we play any role in this.” Do you think they will see that they might be the cause of all the turmoil in the town hall during the past two years?

Michael Hoole, Sechelt