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StayTunedSandusky

City’s former public works director quit after power was consolidated

In letter to city, Aaron Klein said management operates in an atmosphere of fear; every employee represents a cost

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Matt Westerhold
Oct 28, 2026
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SANDUSKY — Months before allegations of workplace discrimination surfaced from other department leaders, Sandusky’s long-serving Public Works Director submitted a scathing exit interview warning city leadership that staff was operating under a “culture of fear.”

“Many employees are constantly looking over their shoulder, scared of an unwarranted reprimand for a minor mistake,” former city public works director Aaron Klein wrote in an exit statement he submitted when he resigned last year.

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