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Commissioners fill planning, advisory and housing authority seats after lengthy housing board debate
Summary
The Chaffee County commissioners appointed new members to the planning commission, Common Ground Citizens Advisory Committee and the Chaffee County Housing Authority, approving several nominations and triggering discussion about lived‑experience representation on the housing board.
The Chaffee County Board of County Commissioners appointed members to three county advisory bodies after interviews and debate, including a contested decision over two seats on the county housing authority.
For the planning commission the board appointed Joanne Allen, Jim Clark and Alex Lunsford as regular members and named Jessica Downing and Jeffrey Keidel as alternates, citing geographic and occupational representation. "I put together a slate... I’d like to appoint Joanne Allen, Jim Clark, and Alex Lunsford," a commissioner said during the discussion.
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