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Residents urge updates on strategic plan, raise lake safety and code-enforcement concerns
Summary
Public commenters asked the board for quarterly status updates on the 2025–28 strategic plan, described environmental damage and safety risks around Lake Louise, and accused a code enforcement officer of improper placarding and denial of due process; the board did not take immediate action but the county attorney was asked to review bylaws for appointments.
Several residents used the Dec. 15 public-comment period to press the Board of Supervisors for action on policy and local problems.
Ranjit Mazumdar, representing the Brooklyn Estates Homeowners Association, requested a status update on the county’s 2025–28 strategic plan at the board’s January 2026 meeting. Mazumdar said many strategic priorities lack clear accountabilities, deadlines or measurable deliverables and asked whether priorities remain valid, which ones are underway, what progress has been made, whether deliverables are included in the FY27 budget, and who is ultimately accountable for results. He noted the plan cost the county $60,000 plus an estimated $20,000 in staff time and asked for regular (for example, quarterly) reporting.
"Strategy is not a spectator sport...You have to get onto the field and be involved," Mazumdar said, urging clearer tracking and accountability.
Janet Newton described environmental and safety issues at Lake Louise following actions by a property owner. Newton said DEQ inspected on Nov. 3 and advised stabilization of a 12–14-foot cave-in caused by unauthorized work; she described sinkholes in yards, a lost dry-hydrant connection used by firefighters, and a prior fish kill. Newton asked the county to enforce permitting and repair requirements and warned of hazards to children and pets.
Laurie Finney alleged that code enforcement officer David Donovan improperly placarded a house on Clayville Road as unsafe and unfit for human occupancy without required supervisory consultation, which she said led to law-enforcement responses and emergency orders. Finney asked for an ethics committee and further investigation; she said Donovan denied the allegations when asked.
Board response: supervisors thanked speakers and noted the county attorney would review bylaws where appropriate; no disciplinary actions or policy changes were announced during the meeting.
What’s next: Board has planned follow-up via staff and county attorney review on appointment bylaws and will handle code-enforcement or permitting follow-up through normal administrative channels.
