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Jonestown council member involved with failed wind energy project resigns
Charlie Malouff Jr., founder of CM Energies, and Mary Jo Woodall, a former state comptroller's office staffer and grant administrator, are accused of conspiring to illegally obtain up to $2 million in federal stimulus money by overselling CM Energies' ability to deliver the electricity-generating wind turbines to the City of Jonestown.
April 25, 2012
by Marques G. Harper
in Austin Statesman
Jonestown City Council Alderman Lance Wedell, who has faced public criticism for his involvement in a failed wind energy project, has resigned his position on the City Council.
During a special meeting on Tuesday, the City Council acknowledged Wedell's resignation, which takes effect Thursday.
For months the Jonestown Action Committee, a citizen watchdog group, has sought the resignations of Wedell and Mayor Deane Armstrong for their roles in the Jonestown wind energy project.
Charlie Malouff Jr., founder of CM Energies, and Mary Jo Woodall, a former state comptroller's office staffer and grant administrator, are accused of conspiring to illegally obtain up to $2... [continue via Web link]
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