REGIONAL CHAIR CONFLICT OF INTEREST?

Back on both July 5 & 6 , I carried stories here about the Hawk Ridge Development on Union St. across from First St. These stories focused on technical reports (groundwater) as well as the basic horrible location for this proposed development. Finally the July 6 story also mentioned that I had received verbal information that this site (apple orchard) had been owned for along time by Regional Chair, Ken Seiling's, mother. It is my understanding that she has left us and this site was sold by her heirs to the developers. Here is where I believe things get sticky. The spokespersons for this development have at a public meeting indicated that they bought this site in good faith and that they had received clearance (approval?) at the Regional level and that all that was left was the go ahead at the municipal (township) level. Really? Who at the Regional level is giving this go ahead to develop residential housing surrounded by chemical companies, with a long history of toxic air and groundwater emissions? Just as importantly is this person(s) making this poor decision independently of the office of the Regional Chair, who apparently has a strong financial interest in this scheme? These questions deserve honest answers now.