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M <br /> r <br /> Press : were any of the- rumors substantiated? <br /> ChalrMan: No. we are getting into the' Executive Session and again, <br /> I have no comment. <br /> Mr'.- 'B-Iakeman: From the way you are - tall ing and from what I ' ve read <br /> in the 'papers, which may or may not be richt, it sounds <br /> like either the- Chief is totally .innocent, which is <br /> hopefully what he i s , but 'it sounds life a .complete <br /> white wash of the situation because of your evasiveness <br /> in your answers, <br /> ' haIrMan: Theme is no need for any evasiveness if People who have <br /> information will come before the Board and make specific <br /> charges but when it' s heves r, third pers n, fourth person, <br /> fifth person, and more, for us to lend any type of credence <br /> to that type of action is something I won' t have a -part <br /> of. It seems to rte that these .people just want to use a <br /> situation to the point of destroying a person and/or a <br /> department, and I .won' t have a part of that either.- If <br /> anyone out there has information and they want to conte <br /> before the Board, we welcome them. No . one has done that <br /> as yet. <br /> Nor. B'la eman: Is it because of retribution that they are -afraid t <br /> core before the Board? I don' t know, I 'm only asking. <br /> Chairman: You' ll have to ask then. I can' t answer that. <br /> 'e'lc'tan 'Garland: That' s a speechless statement, if I ever heard one . <br /> Nor,. Blakeman: It is me at that way. It' s a plain hard fact that if <br /> you get on the down list, man you have had i t. <br /> ele,ctman Garland: I ' ve been on the clown list for years and I'm still <br /> struggling and breathing and it doesn' t bother -me <br /> at all. <br /> Mr. Blakeman: It doesn' t bother me either. what I 'm saying is that <br /> some people are afraid to come forward because of this. <br /> hai'rman: A different matter came before the Board two weeks acro and <br /> the parties caste before the Board-, . expressed their information. <br /> We 'had a member of the Police Department here to tape down <br /> statements , . The rumors were completely investigated. Could <br /> have destroyed one particular person and they were found t <br /> be completely without fact in any way, shape for form. <br /> misunderstanding of certain things that -were said and, it <br /> was handled in the proper manner , and was put to bed. I <br /> would say the same thine in this matter. If- you have some <br /> information, cone before the Board and it will be <br /> investigated,,. ' we've done it in the past and we will do it <br /> again but don' t destroy someone or the Town with rumors. <br /> Pr 'ss So you are saying that the investigation-of these rumors <br /> find that they are totally inaccurate. <br /> . h'a i r m a n: That isn' t what the statement says, I think . that statement <br /> says what I said., <br /> _ _ <br />