SC Mayor Weiss Weighs in on Brown Resignation

The following clip comes from Frank Otto of the Pottstown Mercury. For Patch's original posting on Spring City Police Chief Art Brown's announcement, click :

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Brown was hired in September after a unanimous vote by the borough council, but recently resigned from the force for a job in the “private sector,” according to Mayor Michael Weiss.

“When you’re multi-talented, you can find a job in this tough economy,” Weiss said.

Weiss called Brown’s resignation “unfortunate” and said that he got a little bit of a “shock” when he was notified.

“He did a fine job as chief,” Weiss said. “It’s a tough loss for the borough. We had the right guy.”

It’s unclear who will be taking over on the interim basis between Brown’s last day [April 20] and when a new chief is hired...

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