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Public commenter criticizes appointed boards and interlocal agreements, contending 'taxation without representation'
Summary
Diana Hardy Brigham used the public comment period to charge that appointed 'quasi government' boards and interlocal agreements violate constitutional principles and shift tax burdens onto residents; no commission action was taken on these claims.
During the public comment period Diana Hardy Brigham addressed the commission at length, objecting to what she described as "quasi government" agencies run by appointed boards and arguing interlocal agreements give special privileges to businesses while shifting tax burdens to residents.
Brigham said appointed boards amount to "taxation without representation" and cited historical language about grievances; the commission did not take action on these claims during the meeting but recorded the comments in the public-comment record.
