Clearfield Mayor/Council Member Resign

Clearfield County Mayor resigns following threats against Borough Council members

CLEARFIELD COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Clearfield Mayor Mason Strouse announced that he is resigning amid controversy over the police's handling of threats to Borough Council members. A resignation letter was posted to Strouse's Facebook Wednesday, May 27, which described how repeated threats and hostility towards Strouse and other public service workers, as well as the [...]

Letter of Resignation from Clearfield Mayor Mason Strouse

CLEARFIELD, PA–  Clearfield Mayor Mason Strouse issued his letter of resignation at Wednesday’s borough council meeting.   “There comes a point when continuing to absorb constant hostility without meaningful support no longer reflects strength, but self-destruction.   I understood from the beginning that criticism would come with public service, and I accepted that responsibility. But there is a difference between disagreement and sustained per…

Clearfield County Mayor Resigns

Clearfield Mayor Mason Strouse has announced his resignation, effective June 1, citing a toxic political environment and alleging that local law enforcement failed to address threats against officials.  In a statement posted yesterday Strouse claimed police, and the District Attorney, minimized safety concerns as retaliation regarding the potential dissolution of the regional police department.  His resignation follows that of Councilmember Denn…

Clearfield Mayor/Council Member Resign

CLEARFIELD - Clearfield Borough's Mayor and a Council Member are resigning following alleged threats sent to elected officials. Mayor Mason Strouse announced his resignation in a Facebook post Wednesday night, saying repeated hostility toward borough leaders and their families for the possible dissolution of the [...]