Planning Board delegates response to open meeting law complaint
Winchester Planning Board delegates response to open meeting law complaint to chair. The Planning Board voted unanimously, five-zero, to delegate to Chair Jack LeMenager the formal response to an open meeting law complaint filed by Michelle Bergstrom against board member Keri Layton. The complaint
PLANNING BOARD - TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE · Meeting of May 21, 2026
Winchester Planning Board delegates response to open meeting law complaint to chair. The Planning Board voted unanimously, five-zero, to delegate to Chair Jack LeMenager the formal response to an open meeting law complaint filed by Michelle Bergstrom against board member Keri Layton. The complaint alleges Layton improperly communicated outside the meeting about matters under deliberation on the Housing Partnership Board, of which she is an appointee.
At the meeting, Layton made a public apology and offered to strike her votes and comments from the record.
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Source: the PLANNING BOARD - TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE meeting of May 21, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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