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County board's bid to reappoint ZBA chair Dave Randolph fails in 9-9 tie amid wind-farm tensions
Summary
Chairman Carley's motion to appoint Dave Randolph as chair of the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) tied 9-9 and failed. The vote followed statements about outreach efforts to dissuade board members and an email from Panther Grove hearing facilitator Scott Haines clarifying he had not refused to return.
Chairman Carley moved on April 17 to appoint Dave Randolph as chair of the Livingston County Zoning Board of Appeals and asked the county board to approve the appointment. Carley said he submitted a memorandum supporting Randolph, who he said "has been a regular in attendance of meetings" and has made decisions "based on evidence presented at the hearings and without prejudiced or conceived notions." Carley said four of five ZBA members recommended Randolph's continued service and that staff and legal counsel had a positive relationship with him.
Carley said he had been alerted to an effort to dissuade some board members from…
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