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Commissioner says firing of communications director threatens budget transparency
Summary
During the Oct. 15 budget hearing Commissioner Bill Gahan criticized the firing of communications director Pat McKenna and warned it could jeopardize the county—s digital budget book and wider transparency efforts. Other commissioners urged sticking to budget topics during the public hearing.
Commissioner Bill Gahan used part of the Oct. 15 Lackawanna County budget hearing in Dunmore to criticize the recent firing of communications director Pat McKenna and to warn that the action undermines transparency around the county budget.
"He was instrumental in the unveiling last year of the digital budget book," Gahan said, describing the digital budget…
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