David Franklin leaving helm of Shelter Bay

Longtime Shelter Bay manager David Franklin dropped a metaphorical bomb of his own on Pearl Harbor Day with the surprise announcement of his resignation as manager of the local residential community.

In his Dec. 7 missive Franklin announced he is stepping down Jan. 28 from the high-profile role he has filled here for eight years.

Franklin, with more than two decades experience in community and resort management, wrote that he is “leaving Shelter Bay for a new opportunity and a new chapter in my career.”

Franklin told the Weekly News on Monday, he is headed north, to Whatcom County.

“Given my a...