Sunnarborg appointed to Thomson board - again

The Thomson Township Board of Supervisors appointed David Sunnarborg to fill the vacancy on the board at its meeting Jan. 5, following more than four months of an empty seat and controversy surrounding the original appointment process.

Sunnarborg’s appointment by the board followed his resignation in mid-December in order to allow the board to reset its appointment process.

The Minnesota Department of Administration ruled in December that the board violated open meeting law in September during the process which led to Sunnarborg being appointed the first time.

The board reopened applications t...