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Elizabeth Forward board delays solicitor pick after residents demand transparency, votes to pursue RFP
Summary
After public commenters pressed for openness about a rushed solicitor replacement, the Elizabeth Forward School District board voted to table the solicitor appointment until January and directed staff to issue a request for proposals so the replacement can be more fully vetted.
The Elizabeth Forward School District board voted on Dec. 17 to delay choosing a new district solicitor and to pursue a request for proposals after several residents criticized the process as rushed and nontransparent.
Public commenters raised concerns before the board took action. Cindy Dugan asked the board under the Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law and the Sunshine Act to release records supporting the district’s financial decisions, school-closure rationale and construction spending, including project plans, budgets, timelines and any use of emergency exceptions. Attorney and resident Ryan Hemminger urged the board not to rush a…
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