The state ethics commission voted unanimously Friday to investigate whether four members of the Washington County commission violated state ethics law during trips they took on behalf of the county sewer agency .

Investigators said that Chair Kathryn Harrington and commissioners Pam Treece, Jerry Willey and Nafisa Fai may have committed violations by receiving airline miles for trips they took on behalf of the agency, Clean Water Services. In addition, investigators said Harrington and Treece may have violated the rules by tacking on personal vacation to the business trips.

The members of the Washington County Board of Commissioners also serve as the board of the sewer agency and sometimes travel on behalf of that agency. Commissioner Jason Snider, who joined the commission in Januar

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