Commission votes 5-2 to fire Stanton

[Kate]

Commission votes 5-2 to fire Stanton

LARGO - After listening to hours of impassioned testimony, the Largo City Commission voted 5-2 to terminate embattled city manager Steve Stanton.

Mayor Pat Gerard and Commissioner Rodney Wood cast the two "no" votes.

The decision came shortly after midnight.

[Kimberly]

Ok, now that is just sad.

Given that, just for some reason I have a tendency to think those two no vote people will come under fire for that bit of reason.

[HelenW]

I'm not disappointed because this is exactly the outcome I expected.  I hope that the future Ms. Stanton can get a job at a terribly run city or town and then turn it around to prosperity and popularity.

The best revenge is living well.

helen

[Brianna]

I'd bet a lot of money that the people that voted to fire him were Chrisitan and Republican.

bri

[Julie Marie]

Well, we know a lawsuit is almost a certainty.  That will get a lot more public attention and unfortunately we need that.  The more we are seen as regular people the less discrimination we'll face.

Overall I feel this will be a positive thing and we'll see things changing for the better.

I'll be interested in seeing if Florida adds transgender to it's non-discrimination laws.

Julie

[Hazumu]

One small bright spot -- Susan can probably, if she wishes, start her RLE.

I wish for her that this turns out to be the worst spot in her transition, and that everything from here on out is better.

Karen

[Thundra]

Two thoughts:

What goes around, comes around. (usually faster than you thought possible)

Revenge is a dish best eaten cold. I hope their fair city has a nice insurance policy, cause they probably just bought Ms S. a trip to Thailand.

The more they try to plug the dike, the faster it crumbles around them.