Winona County commissioners spar over freedom to speak their minds
Commissioner Steve Jacob called out the county attorney for trying to silence him, covering for commissioners who colluded against Daley Farm proposal. 7:40 am, Mar. 10, 2021 ×
Steve Jacob
WINONA Accusing Winona County Attorney Karin Sonneman of an abuse of power, Winona County Commissioner Steve Jacob took to the public comment period of Tuesday s county board meeting to say he would not be bullied into silence.
“I believe the county attorney is attempting to silence me,” Jacob said. I will not be intimidated, bullied or have my voice silenced.
In a March 1 letter to Jacob, Sonneman wrote, you have ignored Winona County s Respectful Workplace Policy, the Behavioral Ground Rules, and potentially exposed Winona County to liability by showing inappropriate behavior towards others.
I was mildly surprised the other morning when the subject of the Minnesota Open Meeting Law (OML) popped up at the Blue Earth Economic Development Authority (ED
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In the wake of a judge’s ruling that chastised the Winona County Board’s handling of committee appointments, the same County Board is gearing up to make new appointments to committees that handle important and sometimes controversial land-use decisions.
On January 5, the County Board is slated to vote on who to appoint to the Planning Commission and the Board of Adjustment (BOA) and who should be the next chair of the County Board. The chairship matters because the chair alone appoints Planning Commission members, while the full board appoints BOA members. Both bodies are called on to make important decisions that affect the environment, the economy, agriculture, and lives of local residents. These appointments are sometimes contentious, as environmentalists and property-rights supporters jockey for control of the committees. This year’s appointments come after revelations in the Daley Farm’s recent lawsuit raised new questions about the appoin
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Tribune Opinion: Murdock City Council must learn from its poor virtual meeting
The Murdock City Council failed in their attempt at transparency during the council s meeting Wednesday when they made a decision on the conditional use permit for the Asatru Folk Assembly, an alleged white supremacist religious group, to use the abandoned Lutheran church it purchased as its third “hof” in the United States. The council did not hold a roll call vote as required by the Minnesota Open Meeting Law.
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The Murdock City Council approved a contract Dec. 9 for dedicated patrol hours from the Swift County Sheriff s Office. The Swift County Board of Commissioners approved the contract at its meeting Dec. 15.