STANDISH — The recently fired Standish town manager is “laying low right now” and “pretty upset and disappointed about the way this all went down,” his attorney said this week.

The council voted 6-1 Monday to terminate manager Kris Tucker’s contract without cause, meaning he is entitled to severance and health care payments. Tucker had been on the job for less than eight months...

The lone councilor who voted against firing Town Manager Kris Tucker on Monday said Tuesday the termination was “a total snow job.”

Councilor Peter Starostecki said by phone Tuesday morning he believes other members of the council and staff at Town Hall view Tucker “as a detriment to the status quo.”

“I’m pretty upset about it,” said Starostecki, who called Tucker a “terrific town manager.”

Responding to Starostecki’s comments Tuesday, Nesbitt said that he respects everyone’s opinion but does not agree with Starostecki’s characterization of the termination. Nesbitt said the action was “in the best interest of the town in the long term.”...