{"id":64867,"date":"2026-04-16T21:09:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T01:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=64867"},"modified":"2026-04-16T21:09:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T01:09:14","slug":"ethics-issues-with-two-city-commissioners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/04\/16\/ethics-issues-with-two-city-commissioners\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethics issues with two City Commissioners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both Commissioners Ashley C. Troutman and Terry Coney have ethical issues with Monday&#8217;s vote about Talbot House&#8217;s new location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Both of these Commissioners should recuse themselves from voting.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"66544f\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"731\" height=\"1024\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26commission_troutman.webp?resize=731%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64868 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #66544f; aspect-ratio:0.7138785978911371;width:348px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26commission_troutman.webp?resize=731%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 731w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26commission_troutman.webp?resize=214%2C300&amp;ssl=1 214w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26commission_troutman.webp?resize=768%2C1075&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26commission_troutman.webp?resize=1097%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1097w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26commission_troutman.webp?resize=1463%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1463w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26commission_troutman.webp?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ashley C. Troutman:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/04\/08\/breaking-news-city-commissioner-ashley-troutman-received-campaign-donations-from-an-employee-and-a-contractor-of-the-talbot-house-ministries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">City Commissioner Ashley Troutman received campaign donations from an employee and a contractor of the Talbot House Ministries<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"453d36\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"731\" height=\"1024\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26commission_coney.webp?resize=731%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64869 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #453d36; aspect-ratio:0.7138785978911371;width:351px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26commission_coney.webp?resize=731%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 731w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26commission_coney.webp?resize=214%2C300&amp;ssl=1 214w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26commission_coney.webp?resize=768%2C1075&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26commission_coney.webp?resize=1097%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1097w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26commission_coney.webp?resize=1463%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1463w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/26commission_coney.webp?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Terry Coney:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/04\/16\/this-was-posted-on-facebook-commissioner-terry-coney-at-talbot-house-ministries-before-the-vote-why\/\">This was posted on Facebook: Commissioner Terry Coney at Talbot House Ministries before the vote, why?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Both Commissioners Ashley C. Troutman and Terry Coney have ethical issues with Monday&#8217;s vote about Talbot House&#8217;s new location. Both of these Commissioners should recuse themselves from voting. 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