But the nonprofit organization had a couple of things working against it. One of its board members was County Councilwoman Hazel Erby, who campaigned against Stenger. And the nonprofit doesn’t make campaign donations.

In January 2015, in one of his first acts as county executive, Stenger orchestrated canceling plans for the health clinic. That lease would have cost the county $9 per square foot for seven years. The 20-year deal with the Glarners is for $12.98 per square foot.

The county eventually moved some Children’s Services Fund offices into the development.

In canceling the health clinic, Stenger criticized Erby for not disclosing that she was on the nonprofit board. He has a point. Of course, for that point to carry the day, Stenger would have also disclosed to the County Council his $75,000 in campaign donations from the Glarners. Maybe he figured since it had already been in the newspaper, that was good enough.

Back in November, when I asked the Glarners’ attorney why they formed Givco LLC, he told me that it was to be the vehicle for the development brothers to make their political and charitable contributions. Previously, the Glarners had given money to politicians under their own names or one or another of their various LLCs.