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Utility board member publicly resigns after online accusations
Summary
A longtime water-board member announced his resignation at the meeting, saying repeated online and local-press accusations made continued service untenable; he also said he and colleagues self-reported a May 2025 lease-purchase to the PSC and that he paid training costs personally.
A longtime board member said he was stepping down after sustained criticism in local social media and the press.
"Therefore, as of this moment, I am publicly tendering my resignation from this board, and I wish the remaining members all the best," the member said during the meeting, explaining that he had paid for training and travel out of pocket and that the board had voted 5–0 in May 2025 to lease-purchase new vehicles. He said the board self-reported the transaction to the Public Service Commission the day they learned it needed PSC approval.
The resignation followed several minutes of remarks in which the speaker described his decades in the community and defended the board's recent work, including a claimed $35,000 reduction in an amount owed to a water- resources creditor and extensive review of contracts and insurance policies. He told the board and public he no longer wished to continue giving his time amid what he called "ugly allegations" on social media.
The chair later moved the board into and out of an executive session to discuss a raw-water legal matter; the chair reported the session produced no immediate action items. The board proceeded with routine business after the resignation announcement, including approving bills and several administrative motions.
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