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Sumner County highway committee chair says superintendent sidelined committee oversight
Summary
A Sumner County highway committee chair told colleagues the road superintendent has repeatedly declined to place committee agenda items, calling it a breakdown in cooperation and transparency; committee members urged clearer communication and respect for elected oversight.
Commissioner (Highway Committee chair) told the Sumner County Highway Committee that the county road superintendent has “not consistently acknowledged or respected the oversight role of this committee,” and urged better cooperation and clearer agenda-setting.
The chair said the committee — an elected oversight group responsible for reviewing county roads, bridges and related projects — had repeatedly asked that items of public or administrative importance be placed on meeting agendas and that those requests were dismissed. “This is a breakdown in the basic expectations of cooperation and transparency that must exist…
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