UPDATED: Longtime Harford Parks and Rec Director, Joe Pfaff, To Resign

Joeseph Pfaff, longtime Director of Parks and Recreation for Harford County, has turned in his letter of resignation to County Executive David Craig.

Below is a copy of a letter Pfaff sent to his staff, letting them know about his departure from the department:

Dear Staff:

I am writing you today because I wanted you to hear of my decision before anyone. Today I have submitted my letter of resignation to the County Executive. I will vacate my position at the pleasure and on a schedule desired by Mr. Craig.

As I said in my letter to Mr. Craig, I don’t know if it was my recent “hole in the head” incident or the realization that old age is coming on like gang busters but I think it is time to move on. My time over the holidays gave me plenty of quality time to make my decision.

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Bound or Gagged? – Superintendent Haas Tries Gag-Order To Silence Former Harford County Public Schools Administrator

School is out for the summer but that’s not all teachers have to smile about, thanks to a victory in a precedent-setting case involving Harford County Public Schools, freedom of speech and Chris Battaglia.

Battaglia is known as the former assistant principal who ran afoul of Superintendent Jacqueline C. Haas after he let it slip he was being transferred from C. Milton Wright High School and his supporters turned out at a Board of Education meeting to protest the move. Not only was Battaglia admired by parents and students, prior to the public outcry he was also highly regarded by his employer.

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