Arrest Scandal Unravels A Tightknit Community Quarrels Linger Since Alexandria Official’s DWI
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Civic debate over seemingly minor issues such as parks and stoplights can rage for months, which is another reason nobody is surprised that the controversy over [Rebecca L. Perry]’s case has not abated. “Alexandria’s motto should be, ‘Alexandria: Where We Never Reach Closure,’ ” former City Council member David Speck quipped. After Perry was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated in April, she managed to retain her job. But three other local officials have gotten caught up in the reverberations from the arrest. School Board member Gwendolyn H. Lewis, who is African American, was voted out of her post as vice chairman after she alone voted against allowing Perry to keep her job — a demotion that angered black churches. [James Boissonnault], a parent, organized a petition drive against Melissa Luby, another School Board member, who went drinking with Perry at Joe Theismann’s restaurant the night Perry was arrested. Perry and Luby had gone there to relax after an acrimonious meeting with parents. Source : pqasb.pqarchiver.com |