DUMFRIES, Va. — Councilman Derek Wood found his way home Tuesday night, back to his seat on the dais at Dumfries Town Council.
The Council met for the first time this month after postponing a meeting last week due to the Independence Day holiday, and Wood addressed questions that arose in June about his resident status in the town in which he is elected to serve.
“I have moved into a new home in Port O Dumfries and am living there with my family,” said Wood.
The home Wood was renting in Dumfries’ Williamstown neighborhood was sold last month, and the new owner told Potomac Local News that he have Wood notice to vacate the house in early June.
With Wood no longer living in the home, and town officials having no official address on file for Wood, questions arose on whether Wood would legally be allowed to continue serving as a councilman if he did not live in the town, which is required by law.
“I took a vacation and spent some time with family in Silver Spring [Maryland] while they were painting, and getting our new house ready,” Wood told Potomac Local News.
During the transition time, Wood said he did not conduct town business, but rather focused on his own business, working as a barbeque chef.
