said after the meeting. "Then it wouldn't have been pending. It would have been fairer to Mr. Dixon and those who believe there's a constitutional impediment to his continued service. Why do we have to stir this pot for nine months? Is it typical Luzerne County?" Salavantis and Assistant District Attorney Gregory Skibitsky Jr., perhaps unaware of Dixon's pardon application, wrote a letter to him in July informing him of his ineligibility "to serve in an elected capacity" and saying he was subject to removal. "We are respectfully requesting that you seriously consider voluntarily resigning your elected position," they wrote. Haggerty said he contacted Salavantis shortly thereafter, informed her of Dixon's pardon application and presented her with a 12-point biographical sketch highlighting his military and community service. Salavantis, in a text message to a reporter Tuesday night, said: "The matter remains open with our office and a final conclusion has not been reached." In a subsequent message, after Coslett called the response "unsatisfactory," Salavantis said she had been in ongoing discussions on the matter with borough solicitor Michael Kostelansky. "I'll tell you what," Coslett said after being told of Salavantis' response, "she's going to give me an answer. Because if she doesn't give me an answer, someone else well. And if it's not (attorney general) Linda Kelly, it'll be (attorney general-elect) Kathleen Kane or Peter Smith, the U.S. Attorney." Corbett's pardon cleared Dixon's record of an October 1971 drug possession charge and a November 1975 burglary charge. Dixon served consecutive