I hate to be the one to say, “I told you so,” but here we go again.
Several weeks ago I raised questions about our Town’s legal services, wondering why our budget for this item climbs steadily, and whether we’re getting solid legal counsel for that money.
It seems the answer to the latter is clearer than ever.
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Todd Elwood
I hate to be the one to say, “I told you so,” but here we go again.
Several weeks ago I raised questions about our Town’s legal services, wondering why our budget for this item climbs steadily, and whether we’re getting solid legal counsel for that money.
It seems the answer to the latter is clearer than ever.
The developer of the downtown project has filed a notice of claim against the Town for a slew of reasons. I have only 300 words, so I can’t get into specifics, but rest assured, for each and every violation claimed by the developer, I will bet my hat that the legal OK came from our Town Attorney.
In other words, in any interaction between any Town employee and the developer, in which there might be some legal question, or a need for legal clarity (“Can the Town legally do this?” is a solid question one might ask), I have to assume the issue gets run past the Town Attorney for his approval.
Fair assumption, yes?
If that is the case, we can now tack another $700,000 (give or take) claim against our Town thanks to the “premium” legal advice we’re paying for year after year.
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