JOEY DAUBEN
The Ellis County Press
WILMER – City
Administrator Thom Lauer was
fired by recently re-elected incumbent Mayor Don Hudson yesterday.
Hudson told The Ellis County Press that
he told Lauer’s “services were no longer needed.”
The city council could make the
final decision to approve Hudson's action, but specific reasons for the firing
would only come out during an appeal before the council, Hudson said.
In other related news, Hudson again
responded to critics about a retirement home outside of Palmer, in which he
said he's waiting for the new home to be constructed before resigning his
mayoral seat; Hudson said he still receives mail and lives in Wilmer.
"Some people have a right to
have concerns [about the new house], but the house isn't even completed
yet," Hudson said.
Lauer could not be reached for
comment.
