US Town Shuts Down After Only Clerk Resigns Over Vacation Denial
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Christen Bouchard was looking after nearly every affair of the town, including registering vehicles and maintaining vital records.
A record number of people have quit their jobs since the start of COVID-19. But for a town in the United States is facing more problems because of the phenomenon. Passadumkeag in Maine has been shut down after its only clerk resigned.
Christen Bouchard joined as the town clerk of Passadumkeag in September 2020 and her first duty was to oversee the November 2020 election, for which she even received training, according to Bangor Daily News.
In the months that followed, she was looking after nearly every affair of the town. Ms Bouchard was the deputy treasurer and in charge of licensing pets, registering vehicles, maintaining vital records and liaising with the state Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife for the town of Passadumkeag.
She finally put in her papers on April 7 after the board responsible for the town's management refused to give her two-week leave “because there wouldn't be anyone to take over during her temporary absence”, Bangor Daily News further said.
