The City fought for a two-year Trial, and again, Judge Temple granted the long delays. The City paid McLane Middleton (former Attorney General Joe Foster), a "discounted" $432,000 to represent the Board of Directors of the three sham shell corporations formed for the Performing Arts Center through which the Mayor funneled our money. Donchess then hired Russ Hilliard, a re-"tired" attorney whose golden reputation proceeds his current skill level. He charged $117,000 for his representation.
Read MoreThe judicial-legal system has no checks and balances; there is no accountability. There is no reporting system whereby a citizen can file a complaint against a Judge or Attorney for competency, mental impairment, or fitness for duty. In 2024, it is unacceptable that mental health issues and impairment are swept under the rug.
Read MoreThe Nashua community should best ensure equal access to public information is not dependent on gender. It’s time for Nashua to commit to fairness, transparency, and respect for all citizens. The mayor won't do this voluntarily. The public would wisely insist on the change by expressing their rights as citizens.
Read MoreIn 2023, CFO Griffin wrongly informed the Budget Review Committee that yearly distributions were being made from NPAC Corp to the City. Based on the opening date of the Art Center, there should have been a distribution paid back in June of 2023 and 2024.
Read More“So there's fear there for folks who need our grace right now. We need to help guide them to the appropriate folks but we should be mindful that yes, I live in a million-dollar home. I won't notice. I won't notice paying more taxes.”
Read MoreOnce again, the Mayor blames the DRA. “Now these revaluations are required by the State of New Hampshire so this isn't something that we can forego, although we would like to do so.” The Mayor could have forgone the update as the DRA does not require 2-year revaluations.
Read MoreThis past Saturday, property owners were taken aback by the unexpected arrival of letters announcing new 2024 statistical citywide assessments. The suddenness of this news, even catching our elected Alderman off guard, sparked a wave of surprise and concern that reverberated across social media for two days, with nearly 1000 posts.
Read MoreNew Hampshire needs qualified agencies who work with the public to root out public corruption. Mayor Donchess is encouraging more NMTC projects in Nashua and is ready to go down this road again. “One and Done” should be the City’s motto for this federal scheme.
Read MoreWhen a home state CDE refuses to sub-allocate funding for a rural manufacturing facility in one of the State's poorest communities I believe that our congressional delegation as well as the Secretary of the Treasury should hear about it. Stay tuned
Read MoreThe Mayor's development plans for Nashua, funneling public money into public and private corporations created by the City, appear to be nobody's business but a select few loyalists. I was certainly not part of the secret club.
Read MoreThe Mayor demanded "Drop all the lawsuits, they go nowhere", claiming, "Volunteers of the City were sued", everything gets dismissed', "you get sanctioned." Aldermen Dowd agreed with him. (I did not sue volunteers of the City)
Read MoreCity board chairs play a sneaky game: They slide important communications to Board members the instant the meeting begins and then state that if there is no objection, the communication will be accepted into the record. This is a bad practice, and it is all too often used to conduct public business privately.
Read MoreThe most recent court order found that the Director operated in bad faith, ordered costs to the pro se litigant, and enjoined the city from further committing these violations.
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The City has pitted a team of four attorneys against these two self-represented litigants, a David and Goliath scenario that underscores the uphill battle these individuals face. It is disheartening to witness how cases involving public records in Nashua, which should be straightforward, become entangled in complexity.
Read MoreThe NH Court must decide if this project's meeting and records generated in the shadows can be seen in the sun. Should hearings on the expenditure of public funds be open to the public? It came to that!
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I recently filed two Attorney Discipline Office complaints, one against Attorney Hilliard and another against Attorney Bolton for failing to provide me with a properly and equitably marked exhibit book for a December 2023 Trial in which I am seeking records on the downtown barriers and the Nashua Performing Arts Center.
Read MoreWe need the Courts to share our public record interests, as our NH Constitution specifically recognizes, and permit us to challenge the open, accessible, accountable, and responsive actions of our cities. We are not vexatious, frivolous, or bad-faith citizens out to create burdens or harm anyone
Read MoreWhen the Judge issued the decision, she wrongly asserted that I counseled the pro se citizen at the hearing. She cited me for potential criminal action for falsely representing myself as the attorney for this pro se litigant. I am concerned that my city has worked tirelessly to criminalize my RTK efforts even going so far as to have me arrested. Now we have a Judge abetting the City’s extraordinary retaliatory efforts to silence anyone who dares question them?
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