Town of Hartsville

HARTSVILLE ADVERTISING FOR SUPERVISOR: TOWN TAKES OUT LEGAL AD IN EFFORT TO FILL VACANCY:

An apparent lack of interest in the Hartsville town supervisor position has the town turning to advertising to find a replacement for Amy Emerson.

Emerson, 32, resigned last month, effective Sept. 30, citing a need to spend more time with her family and less time on the heated wind farm debate that has embroiled the town for the past year. She served two full two-year terms and was in the middle of her third. The Republican was first elected to office in 2001.

“The continued controversy and negativity has invaded our daily lives 24 hours/7 days a week,” her letter of resignation stated. “I am making the choice to no longer live that way.”
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Deputy Supervisor George Prior said the ad was placed to get as many candidates for the job as possible.

“We just thought with all the stuff that's gone on in town that would be the prudent thing to do,” he said.

Four people have expressed interest in taking over the role of supervisor thus far, Prior said, but declined to name names.