November 20th, 2019 by WCBC Radio

The application process for those seeking to fill a vacant seat on the Allegany County Board of Education closed Friday and a decision by Governor Larry Hogan is expected in the near future. On October 22^nd the Maryland State Board of Education voted to remove Wayne Foote from the local board on charges of negligence and misconduct.  At that time an estimated time frame to name a replacement was 30 to 45 days. While there has been speculation about possible candidates- nothing official in terms of names or even a number of applicants has been released by the governor’s office as it is being treated as a confidential personnel matter. Appearing on WCBC’s “Dave Norman Show” in his only interview since leaving the board- Foote was asked if he had any preference as to who he would like to see take his place…