At nearly 1 a.m. Tuesday morning, just hours before the Clark County council would vote to dismantle his land-use proposal, Councilor David Madore took to Facebook.

In a 450-word diatribe on his Facebook page, the Republican councilor accused county planning staff of having an “anti-rural growth agenda,” of using “covert software” and of manipulating records to “grossly inflate” the number of developable lots in rural Clark County for the county’s 20-year growth plan.

When the Republican councilor revisited the accusations during the council’s four-hour hearing Tuesday, it was clear that Community Planning Director Oliver Orjiako had had enough.

“Do not, sir, falsely accuse planning staff of denial or covertly presenting information,” the normally soft-spoken planner retorted, speaking over Madore’s attempts to interrupt. “I have worked here for over 20 years. I have been honest. I have very, very talented staff. No one has ever misled any commissioners.”

The interaction was a brief snapshot of more than a year’s worth of drama between Madore and county staff over the preferred alternative to the Comprehensive Growth Management Plan update, which will spell out how Clark County’s cities and unincorporated areas accommodate future population growth and employment.