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Complainant urges privacy and procedural fixes in ADA grievance appeal; board given 15 days to decide
Summary
Loren Taylor appealed an ADA coordinator decision related to an Oct. 28, 2025 Planning & Zoning meeting, sought an executive-session hearing and more formal recordkeeping, and asked for itemized town costs; Assistant Town Attorney Lisa Waller advised the board on procedure and noted the board has 15 days to issue a written decision.
The Board of Selectmen heard an appeal from Loren Taylor of the findings issued by the town’s ADA coordinator stemming from a Planning & Zoning meeting held Oct. 28, 2025.
Taylor, who identified herself as a private person with historic ties to the area and a U.S. Army veteran, told the board she sought greater privacy for the appeal and requested that the review be held in executive session. She said that request had been denied by the board and the town law department and asked the board to explain the criteria for matters heard in executive session. Taylor also requested an itemized accounting of town time and expenses incurred in the grievance process, said two reports prepared by the ADA coordinator omitted discussion of a disability assessment performed by planning officials, and said an exhibit she expected in the packet was missing. She raised concerns about whether the National Association of Social Workers code of ethics had been considered in the coordinator’s reports and said she had not been recognized to speak at ADA advisory committee meetings in the way she expected.
Taylor asked that the record and exhibits she provided be included in the public meeting packet and said she had provided supporting documents; she also said she had restricted consent on her appearance because of privacy concerns.
Assistant Town Attorney Lisa Waller told the board she was present to advise on procedural issues rather than the merits and said the ADA policy requires the Board of Selectmen to render a written decision within 15 days of the appeal hearing. Waller said the board may question the complainant and the ADA coordinator and that the video and submitted comments from the Oct. 28 meeting are available to the board for review. She advised that the decision must be accessible and retained for three years.
The board thanked Taylor for presenting and said it would review the materials and issue a decision within the 15-day policy window.
Why it matters: The appeal raises procedural questions about privacy, recordkeeping and how the town’s ADA coordinator and law department handled a complaint, and the board must decide whether the coordinator’s findings stand or require revision.
What’s next: The board has 15 days from April 9 to issue a written, accessible decision; no final determination was made at the meeting.
