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Former planning-board volunteer Jim Hewitt renews demand for $28,000 legal-fee repayment after being cleared
Summary
During public comment, Jim Hewitt said he spent more than $28,000 to defend himself against malfeasance charges he called "patently false," said Primex denied coverage and asked the council to authorize reimbursement.
Jim Hewitt, a former volunteer planning board member, used public comment time at the Jan. 6 council meeting to ask the Portsmouth City Council to reimburse more than $28,000 he said he spent on legal fees to defend himself after malfeasance charges he called false. Hewitt said the council previously voted to find him innocent and told councilors the city’s insurer, Primex,…
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