Resident alleges intimidation letter and police contact during board public comment

Summary

During public comment a resident, Cathy Little, said she received an 'intimidation letter' from the board and that a Haverford Township police detective told her he found 'no proof' of the alleged death‑threat assertions; she asked the board to address the matter publicly. The statement is her claim as presented to the board.

At the Feb. 5 work session resident Cathy (Kathy) Little used the public‑comment period to read a prepared statement about an 'intimidation letter' she said she received from the board on Jan. 21. Little said a Haverford Township police detective (Detective Veraccio) called her on Jan. 23 and, according to her account, informed her there was no proof supporting an assertion in the letter that she had made death threats. Little described the board’s letter as defamatory and said she planned to continue detailing her concerns at subsequent meetings.

Little also made broader allegations about edited meeting video, perceived surveillance and targeted actions that she said affected her mental health. Those are her assertions presented during public comment; the board did not render a public finding during the meeting and no police statement was included in the transcript beyond Little's account of her call with a detective.

The board accepted the public comment as part of the record; administration and legal counsel were not recorded responding during that comment slot in the transcript.