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Templeton health director to send apology after Open Meeting Law notice over wetlands email
Summary
The health director told the Templeton Board of Health she will draft a letter of apology after sending an email in 2022 that included conservation commission members and others about possible construction in wetlands; she said there was no intent to violate the Open Meeting Law and will post documents online for transparency.
At the April 28 meeting, the Templeton Board of Health heard from the health director about an Open Meeting Law concern stemming from an email she sent in 2022 to Richard Hanks, three members of the conservation commission and other recipients about possible construction in a wetland area on State Road.
The director said the email sought information about whether work—reported as a shed or unauthorized occupancy on an outlot—was occurring and whether zoning or other actions applied. She said she had asked staff in the building and assessors’ offices for information and received a reply from Amanda Susie that no site visit had yet occurred.
Acknowledging the recipient list could be interpreted as a problem under the Open Meeting Law, the director said she has reviewed the law, will draft a letter of apology to the person who lodged the notice (identified in the transcript as Mr. Rafael), and will share the draft with the board for review before sending. She said she will also post the related documents from the meeting on the town website. “I will be happy to send mister Rafael a letter with an apology,” she said.
The board chair offered to review the draft letter. The director emphasized there was no intent to violate the Open Meeting Law and described the matter as part of her duties as director rather than a formal Board of Health action.
