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Resident alleges misconduct by councilmember; council declines legal debate in public session

Middletown City Council · November 5, 2025
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Summary

Jennifer Chen used the public comment period to allege the city and Councilmember Lawley violated laws and city rules, saying she has documents and a recording she provided to the clerk.

Jennifer Chen used the meeting’s public‑comment period to again allege that the city and Councilmember Todd Lawley violated federal, state and city rules and that Lawley had personally attacked her and her family. Chen told the council she had witnesses, documents and recordings supporting her claims and said she had emailed copies to the clerk and provided extra copies for the record.

Chen said the materials included what she described as a recording of a call to her husband’s employer and cited correspondence from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to support parts of her account. “I have…

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