Seneca County Commissioner Bill Frankart is touting a seven-hour deposition as one of the defining accomplishments of his first term, months after an investigation of his sworn testimony revealed that he had made false public statements about a local landfill and failed to correct them.
In an October 24 candidate questionnaire published by the Advertiser-Tribune, Frankart was asked to identify his biggest achievement since taking office. He pointed to his efforts involving the WIN Waste landfill, including his testimony before state lawmakers, meetings with legislators and the deposition conducted by attorneys representing the landfill operator.
Frankart said he “sat through a seven-hour deposition” and repeated his earlier declaration that he would “take that hit for our constituents every day.”
What Frankart omitted was what he acknowledged during those seven hours of questioning.
In May, the Advertiser-Tribune published an investigation based on the deposition transcript, obtained through a public records request to the Ottawa-Sandusky-Seneca Joint Solid Waste Management District.
The newspaper reported that Frankart acknowledged making false public statements about the landfill and the regional waste district, including claims contained in signed testimony submitted to the Ohio Senate. He also admitted that he had taken no action to correct those statements.
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