Back on August 2, we launched an RTK (Right To Know) request against Gov. Lynch’s parting gift, the Water Sustainability Commission. Specifically, we wanted copies of all of the surveys that the public had filled in that the WSC presented via SurveyMonkey.
I am happy to report that John Gilbert did respond positively and sent a PDF containing those results within two days of the request. And yes, I was / am behind on posting this up.
But, from there, I decided to ask for more – the contract between the State of New Hampshire and his firm, Synchrony Advisors, LLC, to no avail:
From: Skip Murphy
Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2012 4:28 PM
To: John A. Gilbert
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information Request – NH Water Sustainability
Chairman Gilbert,
I have received your email and will be reviewing all of those surveys; we do appreciate your willingness to quickly comply with our request.
An additional request: again, under the auspices of RSA 91-A, we are requesting a copy of the signed contract between your company and the State of New Hampshire. Further, as you are acting as an agent of the State, we are also requesting electronic copies of all the correspondence (e.g., such as, but not limited to email, paper mailings, recorded phone conversations and video conferences, websites) pertaining to that contract.
Kindest regards,
-Skip
The answer came back quickly:
On 8/2/2012 4:44 PM, John A. Gilbert wrote:
Mr. Murphy,
I do not have any contract with the State of New Hampshire. I am a volunteer, as are all the other Commissioners.
John Gilbert
Chair
NH Water Sustainability Commission
So, I took him at his word. However, there are always details surrounding any activity of Government and given the previous posts I have put up on this topic, I decided to ask for more.
Watch for this in a post tomorrow.
