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LC Citizens Advisory Committee holds candidate statements and ballots to fill three vacancies; bylaws and public-works coordination next
Summary
The LC Citizens Advisory Committee heard candidate statements, conducted a ballot election for three voting seats, and discussed bylaws, orientation and a standing monthly update process with Benton County staff. Ballot tallies and the names of the three successful candidates were not recorded in the transcript.
The LC Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) held candidate statements and a ballot vote to fill three voting vacancies on the committee during a regular meeting, members said.
Candidates introduced themselves before the vote. Those who spoke on the record included Scotty Dunns, who said he farms at Lakeland Farm on Honey Grove Road and has agricultural and fire-department experience; Ed Wilson, who said he is a sixth-generation local and cited interest in land use and economic development; Tim Pearson, who described long-term residency and concern for zoning to support families; Misty Muncy, who described local historic-property work and downtown-business interest; and a man identified as Andy who said he has worked on emergency preparedness and ham radio communications.
A committee member explained the voting procedure: because there were three vacancies, each voter was to mark their top three candidates; the top three vote recipients would be seated as voting members and the fourth- and fifth-place vote-getters would be alternates. The committee agreed to count ballots after 7 p.m. and to address any tie for the third seat with a reballot or another procedure determined by the committee. The transcript records that ballots were collected and counted, and committee members congratulated the successful applicants, but it does not include vote tallies or the names of the three candidates chosen.
The meeting also included discussion of next steps for the newly constituted committee. County staff and CAC members discussed drafting bylaws and arranging an orientation. Petra, identified in the meeting as the county’s planning director, offered to provide a standard committee orientation and to coordinate presentations from departments. Rick Krager (surname variously pronounced) or staff from the County Administrator’s Office told the CAC that county departments are being asked to provide monthly updates on ALSE-related projects (a cross-department group referenced in the meeting) so the committee can receive progress reports regularly.
Committee members raised infrastructure concerns beyond the street-safety project: water and sewer capacity, potential impacts to private land and the school athletic field, and the need for the county to consult the community before contracting work. County staff said they have requested a regular coordination meeting, will identify a single point of contact for CAC requests, and will arrange department presentations to keep the committee informed.
The committee scheduled bylaws work and an orientation for its next meeting. Staff urged the committee to provide any specific preferences for presentation format (PowerPoint, in-person, reports) and to identify members who could represent the CAC at an upcoming county board acknowledgment agenda. Committee members agreed to reconvene in August and to move the September meeting to the following Monday because September 2 is Labor Day.
The transcript records closing thanks to Gary Strong and Deb Coddington and the adjournment, but it does not list the three elected members by name or include a formal, recorded motion designating the winners.
