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Commissioners question EQV Strategic contract communications; town attorney asked to research information‑sharing options
Summary
Commissioner Mark Tofano asked the board to cancel the town’s contract with EQV Strategic after seeking who EQV had contacted about Matthews bills and receiving limited written detail; the board did not cancel but directed the town attorney to research ways to share lobbying updates with commissioners while respecting public‑records limits.
A dispute over communications from the town’s retained legislative firm, EQV Strategic, surfaced during the March 10 meeting when Commissioner Mark Tofano asked whether the board should cancel the contract after reporting difficulty obtaining a roster of EQV’s outreach and topics.
Tofano said he had sent a broad set of inquiry emails to area legislators and local government officials asking whether they had spoken to EQV about Matthews‑related matters; he said few had replied and he had not received the detail he expected from the firm. Town Manager Becky Hawk explained the contract was authorized by a board motion; she and EQV…
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