Pike County administrator Steve Marro has been ordered out of his office and placed on 'administrative leave' with pay for the remainder of his contact.

Embattled Pike County administrator Steve Marro.
Either way, it looks like we're done with the Marro chapter of Pike County. Who's our next victim? I hope it's someone from outside again, so we can make them pay the price for coming to Pike. Or, maybe we can select one of our own to criticize and humiliate this time around. It should be an interesting series of interviews. I hope all the cave people show up during the public portion so the candidates can get a real impression of the loud minority of imports to Pike County. That being said, I hope the long-time country folks who grew up and went to school here will continue to voice their concerns at the polls.
As a side note, I thought Wisconsin folks were Cheese Heads; where'd Apple Pickers come from...
A moment in rural Pike history.
non-classified OS Bravo
Mission Assigned 03/26/08
Mission Accomplished 02/11/10 with pride
Duration 672 days
Well done
Return to base for Phase II Assignment
Set Condition Zebra
Stow all loose gear
All hands standby for heavy roll as the ship is coming abaft
ETA unknown
Semper Paratus
"we never let go"
Give us a break, he can do no more harm to our "rural" county.
"we never let go"
Comseck FM14e1 clear
Typically, references don't even come into play until an offer is made. In this case, the references were of no use. Think about it. They found a better candidate. If Marro had been the stronger candidate, do you really think DeBary's council would have given merit to an unsolicited cold call versus a commissioner? I can't even believe someone would have to explain that. Besides, he ruined the interview himself - he didn't need our help.
Think about moving to the positive side of this - what things will we do to support the new county manager? Infighting and public humility don't seem to be working out to well for us; maybe it's time to try something different.
Marro is not my man; but, Pike is my home. I'm not attempting to defend Marro. I am attempting to try and get the complainers to get involved and make it better - to stop waiting until after the election to bellyache. Get out there and do something about it to make it better. Run for office; or, pick a candidate and get behind them.
The truth is, there must be hundred's of ways to work together to find solutions; you just have to be willing to try. Also, there has to be some level of understanding that all the people will not be satisfied with those solutions.
LESSON LEARNED
Could I please get two Bar-Q-Plates to go, heavy on the pork fat, One John Deere Tractor (no serial numbers) a GE Flat Screen Plasma TV, two Snake Bite Kits and redeem my One Free Night Card @ the Tin Building.
Phase II
No one let us know in advance he was applying outside the USA. Well Haiti has some beaches, sunshine and now Carpetbagger migration. How did he get a VISA?
Wednesday May 19, 2010
High 90 degrees
Low 68
Sunrise 0641
Sunset 1940
Wind NW @ 4 mph
High Tide @ 0210
Low Tide @ 0840
Seas at # 2 calm
Use # 4 Sunscreen
Clam Bake lower end Flager Beach.
Free County Service.
Come and enjoy.
No weather report available for New York City.