To the Editor: More vigilant in the future

To the Editor:

At the July 21, 2025, assembly meeting, I should have recused myself on the vote regarding the application by Mr. Ohmer to purchase property on Haugen. I didn’t. I should have and I was wrong.

Prior to that meeting, I had studied the agenda and thoughtfully considered if this proposal in particular would be a conflict of interest for me. I determined it was not as it would not benefit me financially, substantially or otherwise, regardless of whether or not this proposal passed or not.

What I failed to do in this situation was consider how it might look like favoritism if I parti...