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Resident tells board court found former commissioner responsible for ordinance violations; commissioner responds
Summary
A resident, Steven Meyer, told the board the First District Court found former commissioner Mark Brandt responsible for two Whiteford Township ordinance violations related to a marijuana facility and suggested possible parole violations; a commissioner cautioned readers to consider the speaker's affiliations when evaluating the remarks.
During the public-comment portion of the meeting, Steven Meyer of Monroe County District 6 told the board that a July 10 hearing in First District Court found former commissioner Mark Brandt responsible for two counts of violating Whiteford Township ordinances related to a marijuana facility on property Brandt owns. Meyer said the convictions could place Brandt in violation of parole conditions that extend through October 2027 and urged further legal consequences.
"I think he deserves shame, and I think I hope he faces more legal consequences," Meyer said. The remark prompted response in members' time: a commissioner noted that Meyer frequently participates as a researcher with Indivisible in the county and urged readers to "look at some things in context," saying the speaker's organizational ties are relevant to interpreting the public comment.
Board members did not take formal action on the allegations during the meeting; the statements were part of the public-comment record and the member's exchange recorded contrasting views and context.
