Voter lawsuit against Select Board for COA firing to head to court
The Board of Selectman in Somerset fired the head of Council on Aging in February and five town voters have filed a lawsuit for Open Records violations
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The Board of Selectman in Somerset fired the head of Council on Aging in February and five town voters have filed a lawsuit for Open Records violations
Former Board of Selectmen Lorne Lawless and Allen Smith are the target of an meetings lawsuit and new board wants to discuss with trial pending
Somerset Council on Aging Director Shauna Geary was fired in February. Now the Board of Selectmen is being sued in a lawsuit brought by five voters.
Town elections are coming up in Somerset, Swansea and Westport, with at least one contested race in each town.
Voters also approved a nearly $26 million budget, and several capital improvement projects to town buildings and town-owned fields.