Politics & Government

Does Exeter Have a 'Meddlesome' Minority?

Selectman candidate Dan Chartrand thinks so.

, who's running for Selectman in next month's election, had some strong words for what he called a "meddlesome" minority in town.

Chartrand is up against in the . Chartrand made his comments during a prepared statement at the start of a Wednesday night.

Watch his comments in the video above. (Editor's note: the first shot is taken from the public access broadcast via http://townhallstreams.com; the second shot was taken by Exeter Patch. Both shots are from Chartrand's same statement.)

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About half of the audience scoffed at Chartrand's statement. The other half applauded him when he was done speaking.

Chartrand argued the town has been "deluged" by freedom of information requests, amounting to an "abuse" of the process.

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Resident Renee O'Barton objected to his comments. She said she used those requests to prove that the town overbilled some residents on their water/sewer payments last year.


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