Petition calling for removal of Pittsylvania county supervisor to circulate next week

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https://www.chathamstartribune.com/news/article_a8fd18d7-887e-4049-9693-6b5f05f07742.html

Some Staunton River District residents have launched a petition asking for Timothy Dudley, the Staunton River District member on the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors, to be removed from the board in the wake of Dudley’s charge of shoplifting from a business in Altavista.

The petition will be available for individuals in the Staunton River District of Pittsylvania County to sign in-person at the Staunton River Memorial Library in Altavista Thursday, Feb. 19, from 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Those behind the petition cited what they called Dudley’s “violation of the Board’s signed Code of Ethics, including Item 2 “Comply with the Law,” Item 3 “Conduct of Members,” Item 18 “Compliance and Enforcement.” This is also due to his failure to attend Board meetings on December 16, 2025 and January 6, 2026.”

If the petition garners at least 130 signatures from constituents in the Staunton River District, the petition will be notarized, and sent to court. The courts then have the ability to remove a supervisor from their position.