October 25, 2009
Fosters
Municipal group in legal fight over public information
The Local Government Center is already in the hot seat with the Professional Firefighters of New Hampshire for not disclosing financial information the organization believes is public under the state’s Right to Know Law.
Now the LGC has until Oct. 30 to comply with a separate subpoena from the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office to disclose similar information under a different law.
Though the firefighters’ group and the AG, which is representing the Secretary of State’s Office, cite different laws in arguing that they have a right to the information, they want it for similar reasons: to see if taxpayer money given to the center for specific purposes, such as for health, property and liability insurance, is being used for its intended purpose, or if some funds are being diverted elsewhere within the organization.