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Indian Trail council will hold May 13 hearing after outside report finds councilmember likely affiliated with controversial Facebook page
Summary
An outside attorney’s investigation concluded Councilmember Todd Barber’s social-media ties to the ‘Indian Trail Weasel Report’ likely violate the town’s social-media policy and code of ethics; the council scheduled a hearing on possible censure for May 13.
An independent outside review delivered to the Indian Trail Town Council concluded that circumstantial evidence indicates Councilmember Todd Barber maintains an affiliation with a Facebook page named the Indian Trail Weasel Report and that the page’s history and content are likely to mislead the public and undermine confidence in local government.
Council member Clarence read portions of the April report by attorney Daniel E. Peterson on April 8. Peterson stated he reviewed the Facebook page’s history, advertising records and prior iterations and concluded the page retains a digital trail linking it to Barber’s…
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