Published on February 04, 2014

An already tense situation in the Town of Harbour Grace further escalated last week after several members of council requested that newly elected Mayor Terry Barnes resign his post.

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Mayor Terry Barnes confirmed he was asked to resign last week by several of his councillors in a statement to The Compass this week.

The Compass has learned that during a privileged meeting of council on Jan. 28, some councillors placed the blame for the towns recent staffing crisis on the mayor, and suggested he resign.

Barnes confirmed this with The Compass this week, and released the following statement:

During a recent meeting, some of my fellow councillors asked for my resignation. Firmly believing I have done nothing to warrant such a request, I will proudly continue my role as mayor of the town, in which I am determined to revive, he wrote.

I will request that this issue be put to rest once and for all as I have no further comment.

Sources say up to four of the seven elected members Gord Stone, Hayward Blake, Tony McCarthy and Pat Haire had lost confidence in the mayor.

Source also say that Deputy Mayor Sonia Williams came under fire from her colleagues on a separate issue.

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Harbour Grace mayor under pressure over staffing crisis