Mississippi's Madison County Board of Supervisors were told by engineers in April that construction could begin early in 2022 on the Reunion Parkway Phase II and Phase III projects, along with upgrades to Bozeman Road.
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Madison County Board Chair Kurt Prenzler proposed reducing the number of board members to 25. The county board rejected his plan Wednesday night saying it would make it harder for people without financial backing to be elected.
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The
Madison County Board voted down a redistricting map proposed by County Chairman Kurt Prenzler Wednesday night, one day after the plan was heavily criticized by county board members.
The redistricting map presented by Prenzler would reduce the number of districts in the county and seats on the board from 29 to 25.
County board rejects, declines to act on appointments
Scott Cousins, scousins@thetelegraph.com
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EDWARDSVILLE – The Madison County Board rejected one appointment and declined to act on several others at Wednesday’s board meeting.
The reappointment of David Schwind to Madison County Flood Prevention for a new three-year term failed on an 11-17 vote.
The appointments of Donald Sawicki to the Flood Prevention Board, Cedric Irby to replace Ron Jedda on the Madison County Transit District Board, and Nick Mason to replace Nathan Kincade on the Wood River Drainage & Levee District, died for lack of a motion.
Those three appointments had been tabled from last month’s meeting over complaints by several board members that a new county administrator and IT director had not been appointed. Those positions were filled during a special meeting last week.
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By Jason White - WBGZ Radio
The Madison County Board on Wednesday approved an $850,000 settlement of a federal lawsuit filed by a former department head, and also settled two lawsuits filed by the superintendent of the Veterans’ Assistance Commission for an undisclosed amount. The board was also nearly unanimous in rejecting a map proposal by the county board chairman.
Kristen Poshard, former director of community development, on March 19, 2019, filed suit against the county and former County Board member Philip Chapman. The suit alleges Chapman made unwanted sexual advances on Poshard and supervisors retaliated against Poshard for reporting the issue. The county terminated Poshard’s employment on Oct. 18, 2017. The lawsuits filed in 2015 and 2018 by Veterans’ Assistance Commission Superintendent Bradley Lavite allege the county breached its contract for funding the agency and improperly kept him from accessing his office after he suffered a post