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Residents press Douglas County on Sterling Ranch exemption, transparency and Board of Health appointment during public comment
Summary
Three public commenters raised claims about the Sterling Ranch/John Adams Academy exemption, criticized the county's closed social-media comments and appointment transparency, and two commissioners responded, defending Board of Health appointments and noting steps citizens can take.
Multiple residents used the Sept. 2 Douglas County Board of County Commissioners public-comment period to raise concerns about an exemption at Sterling Ranch, the county's public engagement practices, and a recent alternate appointment to the Board of Health.
Judy Bramberg (self-identified as a Northwest Douglas County resident) alleged that the so-called John Adams Academy exemption at Sterling Ranch Filing 6 constituted an "unlawful taking of public school land" and said she had filed a case she expects to be considered by the U.S. Supreme Court. "Cease and desist all actions on the Sterling Ranch exemption," Bramberg told the board, adding she believed the county and planning commission had been "complicit" in what she called "land laundering" and racketeering under color of law.
Another speaker, Julie Ort, urged the board to…
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