And here I thought that Fort Erie had a lock on candidate intimidation. It seems that the Town of Pelham has gone after a candidate for excessive Freedom of Information requests.
In an article published in the Welland Tribune, the Town of Pelham has sued former employee and council candidate Tara Druzina for $20,000 for breaching an agreement made when she left her job in late 2013.
Since I am only going by what is published in the article, my opinion is that Ms. Druzina is looking for the answers to a lot of questions she has about the Fenwick beutification project and a Fonthill development plan and getting stonewalled by TPTB in Pelham. Her earlier request for six FOIs was granted by the town, but a subsequent request for six more prompted the lawsuit.
In her termination agreement, Druzina received $20,000 severance "and was required in
return to not interfere with Pelham's operations or business practices"according to the
article written by Maryanne Firth.
In the letter she received informing her of the lawsuit:
How jacked up is this lawsuit?
In an article published in the Welland Tribune, the Town of Pelham has sued former employee and council candidate Tara Druzina for $20,000 for breaching an agreement made when she left her job in late 2013.
Since I am only going by what is published in the article, my opinion is that Ms. Druzina is looking for the answers to a lot of questions she has about the Fenwick beutification project and a Fonthill development plan and getting stonewalled by TPTB in Pelham. Her earlier request for six FOIs was granted by the town, but a subsequent request for six more prompted the lawsuit.
In her termination agreement, Druzina received $20,000 severance "and was required in
return to not interfere with Pelham's operations or business practices"according to the
article written by Maryanne Firth.
In the letter she received informing her of the lawsuit:
“It is evident that your requests are part of a pattern of
conduct that amounts to an abuse of the right of access
and would interfere with the operations of the Town,”
the letter reads.
“In addition, given the nature of your requests in view of
recent past experience with you, therequests are
regarded as having been made in bad faith and for a
purpose other than to obtain access.”
How jacked up is this lawsuit?