Commissioner Cleared of Wrongdoing
Posted/updated on: May 5, 2011 at 1:22 pm
RUSK — The Cherokee County Grand Jury has returned a no-bill regarding allegations that County Commissioner Katherine Pinotti broke the law. That’s according to a news release from Pinotti’s attorney, Cynthia Kent. Pinotti was under investigation for authorizing repairs to Patterson Lane, formerly identified in county maps and records as County Road 3427. Pinotti says she’s grateful that the grand jury took time to consider all the evidence. She adds, “The taxpayers and residents on Patterson Lane had urged me to make needed repairs to their road which had fallen into such disrepair as to be dangerous for the families and children living in that community.”
According to prior reports, many said Patterson Lane was actually a private road, not a county road. But according to Pinotti, if the road had been labeled correctly, there wouldn’t have been a problem. Pinotti says it’s one of many Cherokee County roads improperly labeled on official county maps. At a recent meeting, commissioners pushed off a vote to make changes to the maps. One suggested seeking advice from counsel before making such a move.
