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Public commenter accuses commissioner of profiting from county contracts; commissioner disputes charges
Summary
During public comment at the Rockingham County commission meeting, a resident alleged a commissioner benefited financially from a Shiloh Airport project; the commissioner denied wrongdoing and said related boards operate independently. The board later voted to hire outside counsel to advise on sheriff-related conflicts after closed session.
A public commenter raised conflict-of-interest concerns at the Rockingham County Board of Commissioners meeting Dec. 1, alleging a county commissioner benefited from a $3,000,000 project at Shiloh Airport. The accused commissioner denied the allegation and emphasized that school and airport boards operate independently of the county commission.
Doug Ozzley, who identified himself as living at 1790 Flat Rock Road in Rainsville, told the board his public-records requests show "one of our commissioners, mister Hall, had done a…
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