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Amherst resident asks supervisors to release legal advice on Winton Country Club; board later enters closed session citing 'Wynn' property
Summary
John A. Marks Jr., an Amherst County resident, told the Board of Supervisors on Aug. 5 that the board had committed during a Jan. 21 public hearing to have outside legal counsel’s recommendations presented at a public hearing in the Winton Country Club matter and asked the board to remove a closed‑session item and present counsel’s recommendations publicly.
Amherst County Board of Supervisors, Aug. 5 — During the public‑comment period, District 5 resident John A. Marks Jr. urged the board to provide legal counsel’s recommendations about the Winton Country Club matter in public, saying the board had committed at a January public hearing to present counsel’s recommendations publicly.
Marks told the board he attended the Jan. 21 public hearing on a proposal to terminate a purchase‑and‑sale agreement between the board and Waukesha Development Inc. concerning Winton Country Club. He said the board’s motion at that hearing had tabled the matter until all members could be present and that the board had sought outside counsel to review the contracts. Marks said that action committed legal counsel’s recommendation to become…
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