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Allegations over past development prompt calls for process review and ethics updates in Fort Thomas
Summary
A resident accused the mayor of potential impropriety related to a prior development agreement; supporters defended the mayor and the council agreed to review procedures and update the ethics ordinance rather than take immediate punitive action.
The City Council meeting also turned into a heated exchange over allegations that Mayor Haas may have had a financial interest while acting as a city liaison on a past development.
Adam (a resident speaker who filed a formal letter) alleged the mayor had a put option and remained involved with city discussions connected to a development deal; he urged an investigation and suggested the state auditor or attorney general could review the matter. "When we went into executive session, he announced that he had a put option on it," Adam said in…
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