MLGW board member takes rare step of recusal
Mired in a separate controversy, Carlee McCullough abstains from voting on disparity study contract
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Mired in a separate controversy involving a perceived conflict, MLGW commissioner Carlee McCullough takes a rare step and abstains from voting on a nearly $400,000 contract involving a proposed disparity study.
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