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Resident alleges Open Meetings Act violations, questions lease and county equipment at Woodhouse site; commissioners direct investigation
Summary
During public comment at the May 20 Banner County meeting, landowner Sheila Newell alleged the board failed to provide required meeting documents and raised concerns about county equipment and a fuel tank at the Woodhouse location.
A Banner County landowner and taxpayer, Sheila Newell, used the public‑comment period at the May 20 meeting to raise multiple procedural and public‑safety concerns about county operations and a property referred to in the agenda as the Woodhouse location.
Newell alleged the board had failed to make documents available at meetings in violation of Nebraska statutes and cited specific provisions: "the board of commissioners have violated Nebraska statute 84 dash 14 12 number 8... 84 dash 14 11 number 1... 23 dash 13 o 1 and 23 dash 13 o 2... 23 dash 3 48.01, and 23 dash 3 50." (Sheila Newell, public commenter.) She told the board she had requested a copy of the one‑and‑six‑year road plan and…
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