Fire District 12 hearing set for Nov. 1

The motion hearing for the recall petition for Mason County Fire Protection District 12 commissioners is set for 2 p.m. Nov. 1 in Mason County Superior Court.

Judge Monty Cobb will be presiding over the hearing.

Fire commissioners John Pais, Brian Jutson and Albert Wilder had a special meeting Oct. 20 and voted to retain a law firm to defend the district. Whether the action taken at the meeting is legal is in question, considering the fire district did not properly advertise the special meeting with the Journal before it was held. The Journal checked its records and has not received a public o...