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Not usually one to respond to this kind of article but so many of these names are well known to me, I feel like I have to say something. I'm trying to be real open minded but here's what keeps tripping me up:

The letter sent to the Town Council appears to be a last ditch effort by these commissioners to be heard. It seems they reach out to the Town Council for help. If I'm reading the facts correctly, what other choice did they have? That aside, in that letter, it asks Chris Stanley to contact ALL of the board members when investigating but it only said he speaks to Bill Ryan. That seems odd and a little suspect if that's true. Which brings me to the part of the story I'm having the toughest time with - Mr Ryan contacting the Attorney General. I admit to forming an opinion about all of this when I read the line where Bill Ryan says he contacted the Attorney General to "protect her". Bill Ryan, when faced with the concerns of his fellow commissioners, chooses to "stand up for her" (newly hired exec director) instead of standing up for an investigation into the truth and integrity of the commission he swore to serve. That's puzzling and rather telling. I am going to watch how this plays out but I don't mind telling you I hope those three commissioners win this one! Takes bravado to yell "foul play". Shame on Chris Stanley, Tom Gordon and Tony DeSisto and everyone else those three commissioners turned to for help.

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