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Residents Demand Answers on Town Hall Trespass, Suspicious Fires and Missing Monument Pieces
Summary
At Stratford's public forum, residents pressed the council for an investigation into trespass incidents in the town-hall basement and asked whether the former mayor removed more than $60,000 from the mayor's fund; speakers also requested updates on suspicious fires that destroyed cottages and on missing pieces of local monuments.
Several residents used the Stratford Town Council public forum on July 13 to demand accountability and updates on local investigations and historic preservation.
Kevin Williams (485 Bunnyview Drive) urged fiscal accountability and transparency, criticized the Registrar of Voters office and said the last election was a call for change. He demanded an investigation into trespass incidents in the town-hall basement and asked whether the former mayor "actually took the mayor's fund in excess of $60,000 out of town hall with her," saying "this is the people's money" and that the former mayor should explain it to Stratford residents.
Gerald Gray asked for an update on investigations into suspicious fires that destroyed cottages on Shoreline Drive after the town participated last year in the seizure and sale of 29 Shoreline Drive; he said the town had previously indicated he would receive information on the investigation.
David Wright thanked the council for restoring the Siles Judson Monument to West Broad Green but noted missing pieces and asked public works to reseat and protect two Boston Post Road mile markers before they sink further into the ground.
No investigative findings, police details or town responses resolving these allegations were provided in the public forum; no formal council action was recorded in the transcript.
