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Developer raises open‑records concerns, asks Select Board to press planning officials for communications
Summary
Developer David Farris used public comment at the Jan. 7 meeting to accuse the town planner and a former/planning board chair of withholding communications responsive to public records requests and asked the Select Board to intervene so the records required by a state order are produced.
David Farris of 118 Turnpike Road told the Select Board during public comment on Jan. 7 that his firm has unsuccessfully sought records of communications between the town planner and the planning board chair and that a state order to produce records has not been fully complied with.
"We started to ask questions and wanted more transparency in government, and we sought several FOIA requests around, specifically the town planners communication and the chairs communication," Farris said. He said the town records officer initially told him no such records existed; a litigation‑hold letter prompted one board member to produce partial group‑chat disclosures. Farris said the partial disclosure contradicts the records…
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