One cannot open a newspaper or turn on the television without hearing comments like “no one is above the law.” Apparently that message has not reach the South Hadley Water District #1 commissioners, as I have been trying for a year to get the Water District #1 to comply with a public records request which the Secretary of State’s Office Determination (SPR22/1997) permits me to inspect the records I have requested. The district board has and continues to stall in complying with the records request; evidently they feel they are above the law. The request is for phone records, as I believe the Water Board either knew about or condoned the use of district equipment for non-district purposes. They need to be reminded that their fiduciary responsibility is to the public they serve, not covering up questionable activities.

Bruce C. Forcier

South Hadley

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