Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre said residents of the South County district should be allowed to choose the new supervisor. “The last time a vacancy occurred, the board rightly chose to hold a special election and South County should not be treated any differently,

The county Board of Supervisors should approve a special election rather than a political appointment to fill the District 1 seat vacated by Nora Vargas, a candidate said Tuesday.

Polk County Supervisor Tom Hockensmith threatened to fight other supervisors after Administrator John Norris was asked to resign last week, according to an incident report from the Polk County Sheriff's Office.

The dispute allegedly broke out after the Polk County Board of Supervisors decided to terminate Polk County Administration John Norris from his position.