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Residents press commissioners on transparency and staffing; critic renews recall claims
Summary
Multiple residents used public comment to criticize commissioners for communication and alleged misleading statements about patrol funding and county management; a citizen said recall petition signers reflected widespread concern and others asked for greater sheriff's-office transparency.
During the public‑comment period at the Dec. 16 Curry County Board meeting, multiple county residents sharply criticized the board and raised concerns about law enforcement funding and transparency.
Georgia Cochran, a Curry County citizen, told the board a workshop had discussed paying the Brookings Police Department to patrol the unincorporated Harbor area and said the city council declined. Cochran accused commissioners of misleading the public and said recent comments "have included lies, false accusations, and or word salads meant to deflect the truth," adding that recall petitions collected signatures from…
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