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Oskaloosa council votes to appoint mayor and council member to South Central Regional Airport board amid ethics objections
Summary
The Oskaloosa City Council voted April 20 to appoint Mayor David Kreutzfeld and Council Member Bob Dross to the South Central Regional Airport Agency board after extended public comment alleging conflicts of interest and lack of transparency.
The Oskaloosa City Council voted April 20 to appoint Mayor David Kreutzfeld and Council Member Bob Dross to the South Central Regional Airport Agency (SCRAA) board after public commenters urged the council to halt the appointments and seek ethics guidance.
The appointments followed more than an hour of public comment and council discussion focused on alleged conflicts of interest, past legal losses related to the airport project and community trust. Residents said the council was disregarding prior public votes opposing the airport and accused Dross of having a financial connection to Moscow Sports Lighting, which critics say backed the airport project.
Why it matters: The SCRAA holds and manages hundreds of acres and has been the center of a long-running development dispute in Mahaska County. Appointing elected officials to the SCRAA board raises questions from opponents about the appropriate separation between private interests and public boards and…
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