By CRISTINA JANNEY
Hays Post
A discussion at the Ellis County Commission meeting Monday night on a proposed campground and event center ended in one of the applicants being led away in handcuffs.
The commissioners denied a request for a conditional-use permit for a proposed campground and event enter north of Hays at the C2T Ranch.
After the vote, some of the about 30 people who attended the meeting, as well as the applicants, Cynthia and Chad Tuttle, exited the commission chamber into a rear hallway.
Yelling and a scuffle could be heard from the commission chamber. Cynthia Tuttle was lead out of the county building in handcuffs by a member of the Ellis County Sheriff's Office.
The commission denied the conditional-use request on a vote of 2-1 with Commissioners Dean Haselhorst and Neal Younger voting to deny the request and Commission Chairman Butch Schlyer voting in support.
Multiple people spoke against the project at the meeting Monday, including several neighbors.
Haselhorst and Younger both expressed concerns about safety at the campground. Younger specifically cited concerns about flooding at the campground. The Saline River flows through the ranch, and campsites were planned for the flood plain.
Read a complete meeting recap at Hays Post later today.