Vt. Board Member Resigns Under Fire

The Rutland Herald is reporting that a member of the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Board has resigned and the implication is that the resignation was over a wildlife violation.

If true, that would make three board members in four years who have resigned from the board as a result of a hunting violation. One of those members was convicted of two different violations.

You would think that a member of a state's board that is appointed to oversee the state game and fish agency, and which is responsible for setting policy for the Fish & Wildlife would be sticklers for the rules.

While these three shouldn't be considered representative of other members of the board, it does raise questions about the people being appointed to the board by Gov. James Douglas. Clearly a different strategy should be considered.

The most recent board member to resign is Michael Popowski, a Northfield attorney. No charges have yet been filed a full three or more months after the alleged incident. Curiously, not many people were interested in talking about the issue.

Fellow board members, however, were concerned that they were never informed of the situation, and Douglas said the situation was "frustrating" and "disappointing."

Yes it is.

The full article can be found in Friday's Rutland Herald.

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