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Public commenters accuse supervisor of authorizing retroactive legal work and demand board transparency
Summary
During public comment at the April 22 meeting, multiple speakers accused the supervisor of authorizing Hodgson Russ to represent the town in an Article 78 matter without board approval, cited late filings and rising legal bills (cited ~ $293,000), and asked the board to produce minutes or vote to ratify counsel; the board did not take immediate formal action on legal representation during the meeting.
Several members of the public used the Red Hook Town Board’s public comment period April 22 to press the board for clarity and accountability over legal representation in a pending Article 78 proceeding.
A commenter (S6) said an April 10 answer to the Article 78 petition had been filed and questioned who authorized Hodgson Russ to prepare that response, noting the firm had previously recused itself from a related matter and citing an approximate $293,000 in legal bills through November. "I would like to know when the board approved Keane Bean to go forward with this…
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