ANOTHER ODDITY AT DOW PUD HEARING: CORNEAL HAD NO COURT REPORTER -- WONDER WHY?

ROGERS TOWERS corporate law firm partner ELLEN AVERY-SMITH did not bring a court reporter, and was not interested in sharing expenses, at the DOW PUD hearing on August 24-25, 2015.
Obviously, ELLEN AVERY-SMITH (ex-acolyte of legendary developer mouthpiece GEORGE MORRIS McCLURE) knew the outcome: the fix was in, and four (4) Commissioners had already made up their minds.
One came with a prepared script explaining her vote (ROXANNE HORVATH).
One requested a bogus UF study (NANCY SIKES-KLINE) by unqualified personnel addressing issues not before Commissioners.
One purported to be impressed by the bogus UF study (lawyer LEANNA FREEMAN).
One refused to recuse himself (CYA CPA ODD NEVILLE) despite his wife's hateful statement about opponents being "HATERS" and NEVILLE's business dealings with lawyer SETH CORNEAL, son of applicant DAVID BARTON CORNEAL.
Reckon that's why a fancy-bears corporate law firm didn't bring a court reporter?
When you know a corrupt result is coming, you can save on expenses.
Was CORNEAL's lack of a court reporter is "equipollent to a confession?"
What do you reckon?