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Public commenter threatens lawsuit, alleges museum director spread false rumors
Summary
At the public-input portion, a Silver City resident alleged the museum director spread false rumors about her husband’s handling of fundraising money, said the director is an indicted felon, and warned she may sue for slander and libel if claims are not retracted.
During the public-input period, Billy Turrieta told the council she was concerned about two issues: preserving the town golf course and an ongoing dispute involving the museum director.
Turrieta alleged that the museum director, Bart Rosselli, had “spread malicious rumors” about her husband’s handling of museum funds and that the allegations have affected a political campaign. She said Rosselli is “now an indicted felon” and demanded Rosselli publicly retract statements or she would file a lawsuit naming Rosselli, the town and a local candidate as defendants for slander and libel.
The mayor acknowledged the comment but the meeting record contains no direct response from Rosselli or a town official addressing the specific allegations during the session. The council took no action on the accusation at the meeting; the comment was entered into the public record.
