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Residents urge council to pause SCRAA appointment, cite potential conflict of interest
Summary
Public speakers told the Oskaloosa City Council that appointing Council member Bob Dross to the South Central Regional Airport Authority could create a conflict of interest because of his employment with Musco Sports Lighting; formal ethics complaints were reported filed with state and county offices.
Alicia Helm, a leader of the Stop the Airport community group, urged the Oskaloosa City Council to pause the appointment of Council member Bob Dross to the South Central Regional Airport Authority (SCRAA), saying the appointment would deepen a conflict of interest because Dross works in a leadership role at Musco Sports Lighting.
"Appointing him to the SCRA board only compounds an existing conflict of interest," Helm told the council during the public‑comment period. She said the appointment had been moved from the consent agenda to the regular agenda after citizen pushback and asked the council to seek…
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