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Public commenter urges Prairie County to drop lawsuit, accuses absent commissioner of misconduct
Summary
At the April 1 meeting, Reene Pirtz told the Prairie County commissioners that a recent agenda item and related paperwork contained misinformation and urged the board to drop a county lawsuit and adopt the "Last Best Place" regulations, submitting supporting documents (Exhibit A).
Reene Pirtz used the meeting's public comment period to accuse Commissioner Devlin of misleading the public about a pending county lawsuit and other agenda items, and she asked the board to "drop the lawsuit and approve the Last Best Place regulations." Pirtz told commissioners she would submit paperwork supporting her claims (noted in the record as Exhibit A) and warned that a recall effort would follow unless the suit was dropped.
Commissioner Dennis Teske responded during the meeting debate over approach permits and zoning standing, saying in effect that "lawsuits are not the way we should go." The board did not take formal action on the lawsuit during the April 1 session; Commissioner Devlin was not present to respond to the allegations. The exchange included broader questions about County Attorney Dan Rice's residency and role raised by Teske.
