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Residents demand transparency, accuse chamber and officials of secret meetings during Hilton Head public comment
Summary
During the March 10 council meeting, multiple residents criticized alleged secret meetings and financial irregularities involving the local chamber/DMO and urged the council to improve transparency; council did not take immediate action on those accusations during the meeting.
Multiple residents used the town’s public‑comment period on March 10 to press the Town Council on transparency, with several accusing the town and the local chamber of secret meetings and improper financial practices and urging immediate reforms.
From the podium, Richard Bizzy (public commenter) accused the chamber and some officials of mishandling tax‑funded contracts and demanded audits and resignations. In a separate address, another commenter described a pattern of serial private meetings that, the speaker…
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