Ocean Highway and Port Authority hires former board member as interim attorney

Ocean Highway and Port Authority Commissioner Miriam Hill said the move to hire a former OHPA commission member as attorney for the port smacks of “a good, ole boy” network move, but the other commissioners disagreed. Instead, the commission, with a 4-1 vote, hired former commissioner Bob Sturgess

  • Ocean Highway and Port Authority Commissioner Miriam Hill, left, lost her argument against hiring a former commissioner as interim port attorney, as the commission voted to hire Bob Sturgess.
    Ocean Highway and Port Authority Commissioner Miriam Hill, left, lost her argument against hiring a former commissioner as interim port attorney, as the commission voted to hire Bob Sturgess.

    Ocean Highway and Port Authority Commissioner Miriam Hill said the move to hire a former OHPA commission member as attorney for the port smacks of “a good, ole boy” network move, but the other commiss…