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FOIA dispute and a council appointment draw questions about Cheshire’s relationship with Chesbrough Health District
Summary
A public commenter and members of the Chesbrough Health District board told the council they were frustrated by incomplete FOIA disclosures and raised concerns about a council appointment to the district board; the council heard requests for an independent review of ties between a councilor and the health district.
A Cheshire resident and multiple members of the Chesbrough Health District (CHD) board used public comment on April 8 to press the Town Council for full disclosure of emails and to ask for an independent review of the appointment of a councilor to the CHD board.
David Iommi, a Cheshire resident, told the council he had filed Freedom of Information Act requests seeking email correspondence between town council members and CHD staff spanning August 2023 to November 2024. He said the town provided about 400 emails but CHD produced 1,217 emails in response to a similar request — and that some CHD emails were withheld as confidential. “I have to say that I've been very disappointed with the lack of transparency,” Iommi said.
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