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Residents tell Gilbert council they face intimidation over public‑records requests and social‑media complaints
Summary
Several residents urged the council to protect public‑records access and said they faced harassment and intimidation when requesting records or criticizing officials on social media. A veterans advisory board member said a FOIA request he filed led to efforts by council members to identify and remove him from a town advisory board.
Two residents used the town’s communications‑from‑citizens period on April 8 to urge the Gilbert Town Council to protect access to public records and to call out what they described as intimidation tied to FOIA requests and social‑media posts.
Mindy Brocker, a Gilbert resident, said during public comment that she uses both her name and anonymous email addresses to obtain public records and that some residents fear retaliation if their identity is revealed. Brocker said elected officials have ‘‘relied heavily on public record to understand government actions and hold…
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