Commissioners should attend meetings, Jackson board says Mickey Luker.
Jackson County Commissioners unanimously passed a policy change last week that makes it clear that sitting commissioners are expected to show up at board meetings.
While that might seem an obvious point, it was an issue for former Commissioner Mickey Luker. When Luker’s term ended in December, it had been more than 15 months since the last time he’d occupied his seat in the boardroom. His attendance became sporadic in spring 2019 and dropped off dramatically over the summer, with his last in-person appearance occurring on Aug. 20, 2019. While Luker often attended meetings via speakerphone, or, after the pandemic hit, via Zoom his fellow commissioners continued to gather in person he frequently skipped them altogether.
Cashiers Council prepares for development hearing Renderings for housing units in the proposed development show multi-story stone buildings with plentiful windows. Lew Oliver Inc rendering
The future of a massive development proposed for the Cashiers crossroads is still up in the air following a Jan. 6 meeting of the Cashiers Area Community Planning Council.
During the three-hour session, board members sifted through 31 applications from community members seeking recognition as parties with standing during the quasi-judicial hearing that will determine if the development moves forward. Of the 31 applicants, 11 received standing, 11 were admitted as witnesses but not as parties, six were denied admittance as either witnesses or parties and one voluntarily withdrew. Two applications were tabled for later action.