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Moorhead mayor withdraws nomination of husband to airport committee after council objection
Summary
A nomination to appoint Mayor Shelly Carlson's husband, Ron Carlson Jr., to the airport committee was withdrawn after Councilmember Waite raised concerns about perception and fairness; the council did appoint Steve Lindas to a separate Ward 2 vacancy 4–3.
A nomination by Mayor Shelly Carlson to appoint her husband, Ron Carlson Jr., to the Moorhead Airport Committee was withdrawn during public council business on Nov. 24 after a councilmember raised ethical and appearance‑of‑favor concerns.
Councilmember Deb White had asked that two appointment items be removed from the consent agenda for separate consideration. Councilmember Heather Niesmeyer moved to…
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