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Resident accuses council of Sunshine Act violations after handicapped-parking item tabled
Summary
A resident told the Yeadon Borough Council it has been holding private deliberations despite prior training on the Sunshine Act after the council voted to table discussion of handicapped parking to an executive session; the mayor and the solicitor said the vote to table was to gather more information and allowed under the law’s exceptions.
A resident leveled accusations that Yeadon Borough Council members have held private deliberations and improperly withheld information after the council voted to table a discussion about handicapped parking and move it to an executive session.
Elizabeth Electner, a resident who spoke during public comment, said the council “had been having private discussions and preplanning their votes outside of public meetings” and criticized the body for what she described as a pattern of secrecy. She asked, “Is this a government, or is this a speakeasy?”
The matter traces to an earlier complaint: Electner said a Democratic committee member had filed a Sunshine Act complaint alleging private deliberations and that the resulting settlement required a solicitor-led…
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