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Residents urge transparency on TR/Tha Alliance governance changes; board refers callers to the Alliance chair
Summary
During public comment, a resident read a letter expressing repeated requests for transparency about governance changes at the TR/Tha Alliance and concerns about donor confidence and program continuity; the supervisor said the town's action and its published reasoning are in the minutes and referred further questions to the Alliance board chair.
Several residents used the public-comment period at the Dec. 16 meeting to raise governance and transparency concerns about the TR/Tha Alliance (referenced in the transcript as "TR" or "Tha Alliance"). A reader identified as Ken read a letter from Christen Ma that said she had requested time to speak for three consecutive months and posed multiple questions about the Alliance's financial health, scholarship activity, donor relationships and recent board changes.
The letter urged the town to provide clear answers about the TR's current operations and donor support, saying concern among donors may threaten ongoing projects and early-learning programs. In subsequent remarks, another resident who said they had been a volunteer and donor described donor unease after personnel decisions and urged the board to review private-donor engagement.
Supervisor Right responded that the town is the sole member of the Alliance and that the town acted under its authority and the Alliance bylaws to discontinue certain appointments; he said the reasoning was published and declined to discuss further during the meeting, noting the published minutes as the record and directing Alliance-membership questions to the Alliance board chair.
No formal board action on the Alliance was taken at the meeting; public comment closed and the meeting adjourned at 19:36.
