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Volunteer firefighter alleges due‑process failures, improper legal spending at Grama Fire Company
Summary
Chris Solari, a long‑time volunteer and former chief, told the board his suspension was handled with conflicts of interest, bylaw violations and denials of due process and said the fire company spent taxpayer funds on outside legal fees to pursue a member.
Chris Solari, identified himself as a volunteer firefighter with the Grama Fire Company who has served more than 30 years and previously as fire chief, and urged the town board to intervene in what he described as a flawed suspension process.
Solari told the board the process was "tainted by serious conflicts of interest, bylaw violations, and denials of due process," and said he was denied access to documents and subjected to a biased hearing he said stripped him of…
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