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A county clerk has filed a tearful complaint against the elected controller, alleging she became hostile in a profanity-laced tirade. Now the chief assessor has gotten involved, and internal emails about the courthouse palace intrigue, sent to high-level county officials, have been leaked to BeaverCountian.com.
Controller Maria Longo denies using profanity, admits to becoming heated, but blames the other woman for starting it all. Her alleged tantrum comes just weeks after she publicly touted her attendance at a Catholic conference intended to help her “rediscover the power of the Holy Spirit” in daily life.
The drama began on Thursday, when Longo went to the assessment office seeking help with an issue involving the street address of a location. A clerk informed Longo that their office did not handle those matters, and they were instead dealt with by the county emergency services center. This esoteric detail of county governance apparently led to confusion on the part of Longo. The clerk and Longo’s version of what happened next diverge greatly after that.
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