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Residents and speakers press council on volunteer fire letters, stadium lease and transparency
Summary
Residents criticized the council's transparency on agenda materials and the Dodge Stadium lease; the council accepted a packet of support letters for volunteer fire departments submitted by a public-relations firm, while aldermen debated whether volunteers had withdrawn services and pursued litigation.
Council members acknowledged receipt of an email package from Justin May that included letters of support from neighboring towns for Norwich's volunteer fire departments. A council member put on the record that the packet had been submitted by a public-relations firm and noted that several fire chiefs had signed the letters provided by that firm.
Several aldermen disputed the origins and meaning of the letters.…
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