Pete Wagoner appointed to Camden Town Council
By Jennifer Archibald

New Camden Councilman Pete Wagoner took the oath of office Tuesday as a newly appointed member of the Camden Town Council. He was appointed following the death of council president Ralph Rohrabaugh. The oath was administered by Camden clerktreasurer Pat Casserly. Comet photo by Jennifer Archibald

Pete Wagoner is a newly appointed member of the Camden Town Council and will serve one year.

He was appointed by Carroll County Democratic Party Chairman Dick Roe, and the oath was administered Tuesday afternoon by Camden clerk-treasurer Pat Casserly.

Wagoner was appointed following the death of council president Ralph Rohrabaugh.

“I did not seek this appointment and am accepting it with a sense of sadness and humility,” Wagoner said. “Ralph Rohrabaugh was our friend and I will miss him a lot, and there is no one person who can ‘replace Ralph,’ for he was involved in so many things in this community and Carroll County.”

“I will only try and do the best I can to carry out Ralph’s role on our Town Council for the coming 12 months, in a transitional capacity. It is not my intention to seek an additional four-year term on the council in the fall election.”

Wagoner previously served on the council for three years, beginning in 1991. He has served on the Area Plan Commission the past three years, as a Camden representative, but he said he will step down from that position. Wagoner said he will continue to represent Camden on the board of the Carroll County Economic Development Corporation.

Serving with him on the Camden Town Council are Andy Robison and Michelle Everett.