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Hayden Urban Renewal commissioner voices ethics and qualification concerns over new HERA executive director

Hayden City Council · February 25, 2026
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Summary

A longtime Hayden Urban Renewal Agency commissioner publicly explained his 'no' vote on the agency's appointment of a new executive director, citing a chair's recusal for a personal relationship, a perceived lack of land-use or engineering qualifications in the hire, and concerns about the appearance of paying a single person for bookkeeping and executive-director responsibilities.

During the council meeting’s commission reports, a member of the Hayden Urban Renewal Agency who identified himself as a long-serving commissioner explained his reasons for voting "no" on the board’s appointment of a new executive director.

The commissioner said the board chairman recused herself because the…

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