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Board approves routing Mountaintop Timber restitution to EDA up to $100,000 after contentious debate
Summary
Supervisors debated whether restitution from the Mountaintop Timber case should be routed directly to the Economic Development Authority (EDA) or retained under board oversight; the board adopted a plan to direct future mountaintop restitution payments to the EDA up to a $100,000 received cap, then revisit distribution.
After an extended discussion, the Scott County Board of Supervisors agreed to direct incoming restitution payments from the Mountaintop Timber matter to the county’s Economic Development Authority (EDA) until $100,000 has been received, at which point the board will revisit how remaining funds are distributed.
The debate turned on competing policy and oversight priorities. One faction of supervisors argued previous precedent had routed restitution payments to the EDA as a vehicle for economic development projects and grant matches;…
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