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"How can we be sure they’ll show up next time?" Ronald Shult/ asked, complaining about the money and time he wasted in taking oft from work for Thursday’s hearing.
Konick and Bird agreed that if it is possible to convene a quorum, the hearing on the two variance requests will be scheduled before August 5.
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