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Resident criticizes Select Board transparency and asks about $7,000 for nonprofit services
Summary
At the New Durham Select Board meeting a resident criticized how the board handled public input at a June meeting and asked whether the board has pursued $7,000 in funding for nonprofits that provide health and welfare services to residents.
Linda Callaway, a town resident, used the public-input period to criticize recent Select Board conduct and to press the board for a public accounting of actions. "Has there been any movement at all to secure this necessary $7,000?" she asked, referring to funding for nonprofit services.
Callaway said a board member "abruptly cut off" another resident at the June 26 meeting and argued the chair is not permitting two-way discussion at public input. She asked for clearer, timely communication about staffing and benefit cuts affecting town employees and for the board to publish a concise status report on decisions it has made. The Select Board did not take an immediate vote on the funding question during the meeting and did not announce a timeline for seeking the $7,000; Callaway’s request was recorded as part of public comment.
