On this week’s Chatham County Roundup, 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell is joined by Chair of the county commissioners Karen Howard. She discusses Monday night’s board meeting and some of the challenges commissioners are weighing with development applications. Plus: Howard shares her thoughts on the recent controversy around Chatham County’s J.S. Waters School.

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