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McPherson County tables hiring of outside counsel for Summit pipeline PUC matter after conflict disclosed
Summary
Board members discussed a conflict of interest by a member with land tied to the Summit pipeline, reviewed options for outside counsel, and voted to delay any hiring until a joint meeting with a landowners' attorney next week.
McPherson County board members on a remote call on an unspecified date delayed hiring outside counsel to handle impending Public Utilities Commission (PUC) proceedings related to the Summit pipeline after a board member disclosed a financial conflict tied to family property.
Austin Hoffman, a board member, said his family farm has an easement and a signed setback waiver with Summit and that the pipeline route crosses his property. "Our farm certainly has a financial interest in that project," Hoffman said, adding that because he is an elected official with a financial interest, "I have a conflict of interest really with anything involving Summit." He told the board he had…
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