"Fostering Dissent and Conflict by Spreading
Propaganda and Fabricating "Facts"
The June 2014 Issue
of “Eastman Happenings” authored by the ECA Board states:
"On April 16, 2014, after two years of debate and
discussion within our community, the Village District......."
Once again the
Board President (who is the author according to Board Minutes of May 2014) is
fabricating facts to foster dissent and conflict within the community. Debate
and discussion within the community lasted maybe four months from November 2012
to March 2013. Here is the exact timeline based on VDE Minute Documents during
which the VDE Commissioners and District Manager discussed the topic of the
Eastman Sewer Company sale. It is important to note that the VDE is a
Public Municipality (it is not a “private” community):
•
1/19/12 Non-public VDE meeting session held - violated NH Right to Know law
and pleaded guilty in court.
•
2/7/12 Non-public VDE meeting session held -violated NH Right
to Know law and pleaded guilty in court. ECA officials participating in this session included Maynard Goldman along with Ken Ryder, Brian
Harding, and Mike Gornnert. Only VDE officials or employees in attendance at meeting.
•
2/15/12 Non-public VDE session held - violated NH Right to Know law and pleaded guilty in court.
•
3/21/12 Non-public VDE session held- violated NH Right to Know law.
•
4/18/12 Public session held -New Business:
Sewer Company acquisition introduced. Only VDE
officials or employees in attendance at meeting.
•
5/16/12 Public session held - no
mention of Sewer Company acquisition in minutes. Only VDE officials or employees in
attendance at meeting.
•
6/20/12 Public session held - only VDE officials or employees in attendance
from 8:00 AM until 9:20 AM. At 9:20 AM, ECA and Eastman Sewer Company
officials join the meeting, specifically Brian Harding, Gail Burns, Brad Moses,
Maynard Goldman, Jim Coffey, and John Walters. No other members of the
community are stated as in attendance.
•
7/18/12 Public session held - only VDE officials or employees in attendance
until 9 AM when Brian Harding joined the meeting. On page 4, the first
paragraph (at the top) states: "Commissioner Wood made the motion that the
VDE formally inform the ESC that after due deliberations it has been concluded
that the possibility of expanding Village District oversight to include the Sewer
operations IS NOT APPROPRIATE. Commissioner Sullivan seconded, the motion
passed unanimously.”
•
8/15/12 Public session held - no
mention of Sewer Company acquisition in Minutes. Only VDE officials or employees in
attendance at meeting.
•
9/26/12 Public session held - no
mention of Sewer Company acquisition in Minutes. Only VDE officials or
employees in attendance at meeting.
•
10/17/12 Public session held - only VDE officials or employees in
attendance at meeting until 8:24 AM when Brian Harding, Brad Moses, Jim Donoghue,
Jim Coffey and John Walters joined the meeting.
For additional VDE Right to Know Violations, see http://eastmanblog.blogspot.com/2014/05/vde-commissioners-district-manager.html and http://eastmanblog.blogspot.com/2014/05/do-vde-officials-have-managerial.html
For additional VDE Right to Know Violations, see http://eastmanblog.blogspot.com/2014/05/vde-commissioners-district-manager.html and http://eastmanblog.blogspot.com/2014/05/do-vde-officials-have-managerial.html
As Mr. Goldman
proudly testified in response to a PUC Intervenor:
REQUEST: Can
you define the standing ECA Board rules regarding the protocol of ECA forums
held at South Cove including:
a) Are the
meetings open to non-–Eastman Members, i.e. the public?
b) Are the
meetings posted in public sites?
c) Are the
meetings recorded and are the recordings made immediately available to the
public?
d) What
"minutes" are published and exactly what are the criteria for
creating and publishing the minutes?
e) What is the
timeframe for posting the minutes and what allowance is made for correction to
those minutes?
f) Given the above,
is all documentation oral and written, public as well as open and transparent
conforming to the NH Right to Know law?...
RESPONSE:
"Forums which are facilitated by ECA are held for Eastman Owners and individuals
who reside in the community........Minutes are not taken nor is there any
formal documentation of what is said. As you have indicated we are a
private organization and I'M NOT SUBJECT TO THE RULES OF RIGHT TO KNOW LAW.
But then what is
Mr. Goldman and the Board’s value system? Because they are not subject to Right
to Know by law:
·
Does that mean you HIDE things from your constituents? (Like the more than $1 Million you have spent on the Center to date?)
·
Does that mean you are not open and transparent? (Why hide the Center Capital spending?) See
·
Does that mean secrecy rules Eastman?
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