MOUNT VERNON – Tom Marshall has resigned from his position as director of Utilities for the city of Mount Vernon, according to a release from the city.

Marshall’s hiring by the city was announced by Safety Services Director Rick Dzik at the Feb. 28 City Council meeting. He had served as the city of Delaware’s utilities director. Before his hiring by Mount Vernon, he was teaching.

Marshall brought more attention to improving the city’s utilities infrastructure, from the condition of the Water Treatment Plant and handling its lime residuals to rehabilitating the plant’s clarifiers and replacing dilapidated lime silos, according to the release.

He expanded the Utilities Department’s contractor base and improved its strategic relationships with its contractors, the release said.

The city’s plan to transfer lime sludge to a neighboring property near its wastewater treatment plant came under fire by the Ohio EPA. The state agency’s director ordered the city to remove lime sludge over a period of just over a year. On Friday, Mayor Matt Starr said the city is ahead of schedule on meeting that order.

“Tom has decided to move on from the city of Mount Vernon and we wish him well,” Starr said. “We will work within the city to keep our utilities working on an uninterrupted basis during this transition.”