“Galena can keep their crap!” was the proclamation issued by Greenville Town Council President Talbotte Richardson. He made the statement about a resolution the board voted on Monday night at it’s regular meeting in front of a standing room only crowd at the town hall council room.

Tempers flared during and after the Greenville Town Council’s regular meeting Monday night. The biggest spark came as the board debated whether or not to hire former councilman Randal Johnes as the town’s manager and a consultant to the water utility.