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Thursday, July 14, 2022

Minutes in Underhill v. Bear Lawsuits Will Be Released

 

The minutes in these proceedings will make for an interesting read.......

Later this morning, the BCC will vote to waive executive privilege and and release a series of transcripts related to the still ongoing, but now substantially completed, litigation between Doug Underhill, the County, and David Bear.

Unlike the premature, unilateral release of the IIDC shade meeting transcripts by one member of the BCC (Doug Underhill) before completion of all litigation in that case---the board here in this case is taking the appropriate steps by voting to waive the privilege before releasing the transcripts.

If the board votes for release, they will be released shortly thereafter.

If the board votes against release, which is highly unlikely, the board will not release them.

It is all about following the law and the appropriate processes and protocols.

Like the purported reason for the transcript release in the previous IIDC case--this release is similarly being put forward to answer a public records request.

The transcripts will be a very interesting read for the average citizen, and will be an insight into some of the unnecessary yet bitter acrimony that has festered due to the conduct at issue that drew the suits, in addition to a host of other behavior online which continues to this day by one member of this board directed to four others.  And you the reader can work out which ones.

Yes, it will be an eye-opening, interesting read.

Look for those to be released at some point Friday.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Please release them on this blog, rather than have to deal with individual public requests.

Anonymous said...

Time wounds all heels.

Anonymous said...

It was a 4-0 with Underhill abstaining to waive the privilege of the shade transcripts

Attorney said the board doesn't have the right to prevent a board member from voting. The order would have to come from a judge or the Governor.


Or of course the member himself who is no longer qualified could do the honorable thing and step down.

But most likely imo, Underhill. would rather take the money and the retirement for him, his aide and intern.

And blame it on somebody, anybody, else.

It is a matter of time on the judge, and recommendation to the Governor.

Meanwhile reading these may be insightful.



Anonymous said...

Notify the Governor that Underhill is no longer residing at the grandfathered residence.
Pick up the phone. He wont pay attention to a random online submission by a constituent.

We have a public record of the sale of the property recorded.

He will continue to try to game the system.

Thank you, BCC for voting to publish the shade transcripts.

BTW. that d4 candidate trying to make a motion from public forum is obviously an idiot.