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Deschutes County reappoints planning commissioner Matt Cyrus amid questions about advocacy and a new state law
Summary
The board voted 2–1 to reappoint Matt Cyrus to a second four-year term on the county Planning Commission, while asking county counsel for a memorandum about recent state law changes affecting commissioners with real-estate interests and clarifying recruitment for another seat.
The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 4 reappointed Matt Cyrus to a second four-year term on the county Planning Commission for the Sisters-area seat, after a divided discussion about his role and potential conflicts.
Commissioner DeBoehn moved to reappoint Cyrus and the motion carried with two commissioners voting yes and the chair voting no. During deliberations the chair and other commissioners raised concerns about…
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