Public commenter questions APRA request handling and redevelopment commission removals

Sep 2, 2026

Dan Caruso of New Carlisle asked the commissioners about outstanding APRA requests and raised questions about the removal of redevelopment commission members (Jason Critchlow and Tom Greipel), asking when a County Council appointment to fill a vacancy would be scheduled; commissioners said the council made the changes and that opinions differ on the open position.

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Dan Caruso of New Carlisle used the public-comment period to ask whether outstanding APRA requests (up to two months old) were being addressed and to question the process around removal of redevelopment commission members Jason Critchlow and Tom Greipel, noting a vacancy that is a County Council appointment. "I was surprised to learn that you're the executive branch, and you have the authority to remove people from particularly the redevelopment commission... which is what happened with Jason Critchlow and Tom Greipel," Caruso said, and he asked if there was a schedule for filling the vacancy.

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