Megan Hedwall, Mayor of Hornsby – letter of resignation
Hornsby is about 30 miles south of Jackson in Hardeman County
“Over two years ago, I ran for Mayor due to what I saw as mismanagement and a lack of concern about our citizens’ liberties. When I ran for Mayor, I proclaimed the excellence of our Founding Fathers’ ideals:
Individual liberty and its’ preservation, as the only legitimate purpose of government.
Something that many do not realize about the position of Hornsby’s Mayor, is that the Mayor has very limited power. The Board of Aldermen have the power to override the Mayor at any point. The only thing that a Mayor, who values individual rights can do, is attempt to steer the Board of Aldermen in a manner that protects the town, the citizens, and themselves.
Once elected to the position of Mayor, I was able to address each of the issues that I ran on. Some of those issues were unobtainable, only because the Board and I do not share the same values. In the process, I worked tirelessly to convince the Board of Aldermen to do what was best for our Town as well as our Water Customers.
It would seem that there is a lust for power, as there is an almost monthly occurrence of unethical, immoral and illegal use of the Aldermen’s power. Due to these acts of harmful, divisive and illegal dictates I have been forced to make a most honorable decision at this time. In fact, our Town Charter recognizes that such an issue may arise and has allowed the Mayor to protect herself from the misguided actions of the Board.
As a moral and ethical individual, the decision that I must make, is to refuse to assist the Hornsby Board of Aldermen.
I will no longer abide having to execute their harmful policies, against our wonderful Town.
I do hereby, immediately, resign as Hornsby’s Mayor.
For the information of our Citizens, you all need to be aware that if any pornography is left on the City Hall/Mayor’s Phone, it is not mine. The amount of deviant pornography: written, pictorial, and in video format was astounding. Over these past years I have continued to uncover and delete these immoral files. Anything left on the phone is there only because I did not notice it. None of the vile content has anything to do with me as I received the phone from the former Mayor. Any inquiries regarding these misogynistic files would need to be directed to the individuals in his administration who were privy to the passwords.
Thank you for allowing me to serve as the Mayor of Hornsby. I look forward to seeing you all at next month’s meeting as an informed citizen.
Together, we as citizens can still fight for what is legal, ethical, and best for our town.”
(PHOTO: Megan Hedwall)
