After spending seven years and three terms on the Gettysburg Borough Council and serving as its president since 2017, Susan Naugle chaired her last board meeting on Monday evening.
Naugle has decided not to run for another term.
“I’ve really enjoyed this for twelve years but I need to step back and do some other things,” said Naugle. It’s been my pleasure to serve this community. Working with this group has been wonderful. The staff here is amazing. Watching them work together to get things done, they are an amazing bunch.”
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Naugle was awarded a key to the city and a proclamation by Gettysburg Mayor Theodore Streeter. Streeter said “I have worked with Naugle for 12 years, finding her a “most dedicated person, well-versed in everything, who really takes the job seriously.”
Streeter said Naugle had been on the board since 2008, and had served on many other borough boards, authorities, and task forces. He said she was instrumental in creating the Gettysburg Area Recreational Authority (GARA).
Streeter thanked Naugle for her “extraordinary commitment to her civic duties and providing vital coordination and assuring that councilmembers were fully informed.”
Streeter also commented, tongue in cheek, that “there is not a meeting in Adams County that has occurred since 2008 which Susan has not attended or chaired.”
“She will be sorely missed,” said Streeter.
Councilmember Chris Berger read a statement praising Naugle, saying:
“Susan, it has been a pleasure and privilege serving with you. You are a consummate professional whose love of Gettysburg has shown brightly through your countless hours of hard work.
An important legacy you will leave is the civility and respect you helped to foster despite some disagreements we have had on important issues.
With your leadership we didn’t allow excessive partisanship or personal agendas to distract us from larger goals or working together and compromising when possible. It is an example of good governance that I hope could be better followed on the state and national level.
You have been at the heart of positive developments for years. You are a shining example of what it means to be a diligent public servant and you will be greatly missed.”
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