Town Administrator Scott Dunn finally faces political reality

September 26, 2018January 6, 2012 Skip

Well, I guess that the heat got turned up real hot! Remember Town Administrator Scott Dunn’s response to me when I asked him to apologize to the citizen who he maligned in a Letter to the Editor (and my complaint to the Selectman Kevin Hayes here)

On 12/27/2011 8:10 AM, Scott Dunn wrote:

Dear Mr. Murphy,

I respectfully decline to comply with your demand that I apologize to Mrs. Aichinger.

Nonetheless, I thank you for taking the time to express your thoughts.

Sincerely,

Scott J. Dunn, Town Administrator
Town of Gilford

47 Cherry Valley Road
Gilford, NH 03249
TEL: 603.527.4700
FAX: 603.527.4711

A blow off, if I’ve ever seen one. Well, I guess he had to change his tune based on the fire storm of objections (from both the Right and the Left here in town). No, not necessarily directed specifically at him, but to his bosses: Selectmen Gus Benevides, Kevine Hayes, and John O’Brien (Chair). Not only did he make the front page / above the fold story in this headline (Wednesday’s Laconia Sun (P. 4) ):

Dunn offers Apology to Aichinger for 2 homes on GI crack

he had another Letter as well as (where GI is Governor’s Island where a number of folks who have earned success have either year round homes or vacation homes):

To the editor,

A response to Gilford Selectman Kevin Hayes concerning Town Administrator Scott Dunn

September 26, 2018January 2, 2012 Skip

So, from the last exchange, we see that the Selectmen, a la Occupy Wall Street philosophy, have no problem in targeting a citizen just because they can classify that citizen as “part of the 1%). Certainly, we see this emanating from the Oval Office and from the Progressive Caucus in Congress – how DARE the successful not pay their fair share and how cold hearted they must be to want smaller government (which would be less expensive and cost them less in taxes). My response to that:

Gilford, NH Town Administrator Scott Dunn has a response to my email – and Selectman Kevin Hayes

September 26, 2018January 1, 2012 Skip

Well, it seems that the saga of officials from the Town of Gilford slagging a private citizen simply because she is holding them account and she has done well financially due to hard work, good ideas, and good decisions. From this post, let me remind of this from Town Administrator Scott Dunn (writing in his official capacity):

Fact # 9 — There are no town employees who own two homes on Governor’s Island with a total assessed value in excess of $2.6-million.

where he is trying to make an example and a target of derision. My response was “I am demanding a public apology to Ms. Aichinger for your lowbrow and low class tactic“. Well, I got a reply – and frankly, it was short, sweet, to the point, and is ready to double down: