CORRECTION 2/13/2023: The East Bethel City Council meetings where Karen Krepis was denied another term on the Planning Commission and Suzanne Erkel was approved to the Economic Development Authority were separate meetings. The language in the article now clarifies this.
The East Bethel Planning Commission has responded to the denial of Karen Krepis for another term on the commission. The response came after the council voted to ignore the unanimous commission recommendation of the Planning Committee, putting forth its own candidate, Suzanne Erkel, instead. Erkel was not appointed to the Planning Commission, but was appointed to the Economic Development Authority without commission approval.
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