Mr Town Manager, Mr Chairman,
In response to the highlighted issue, it seems appropriate to establish a code of conduct for members of the town council at the next organizational meeting following the March 2025 election.
It is highly concerning that the town manager pursued a frivolous complaint against former councilwoman Deb Paul but refused to hold Councilman Farrell accountable. Farrell has accosted citizens multiple times outside public meetings.
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This is a repeat of an incident with citizen Richard Bielinski that also occurred during John Farrell’s tenure. Captain Breen from the police department witnessed the incident and reportedly advised Councilman Farrell, “You may not want to do that.”
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At some point, this becomes citizen intimidation. We already have Town employees who laugh about how often we are sued. Let’s not allow a runaway councilman to give us yet one more opportunity to be held liable for something as a community, seeing as it is my tax dollars that pay when these things rise to the level of legal action.
Mr. Town Manager, Mr. Chairman, We’d like to know what steps you are taking to reign in runaway Councilman Farrell, who apparently thinks he can treat citizens however he’d like.
I request a constructive response within five days. Mr Chairman, I would note as a final point that the School Board draws lessons in governance from how you run Public Meetings.
