The above-captioned matter was heard as a contested case on January 2, 2014, at which time the complainant and the respondents appeared, stipulated to certain facts and presented testimony and argument on the complaint.

     The parties stipulated that all matters raised in the above-captioned complaint, other than the relevance of the Commission’s earlier decision in Docket #FIC 2012-569, were also raised in Docket #FIC 2013-398, Darlene Chapdelaine v. First Selectman, Town of Eastford et al., which was heard on December 12, 2012. The complainant therefore withdrew the instant complaint, with the understanding that she could address a letter to the hearing officer in Docket #FIC 2013-398 and raise the relevance of Docket #FIC 2012-569 to Docket #FI 2013-398.

     The following order by the Commission is hereby recommended on the basis of the record concerning the above-captioned complaint:

     1.  The complaint is dismissed.

Approved by Order of the Freedom of Information Commission at its regular meeting of February 11, 2014.

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Cynthia A. Cannata
Acting Clerk of the Commission

PURSUANT TO SECTION 4-180(c), G.S., THE FOLLOWING ARE THE NAMES OF EACH PARTY AND THE MOST RECENT MAILING ADDRESS, PROVIDED TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION, OF THE PARTIES OR THEIR AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE.

THE PARTIES TO THIS CONTESTED CASE ARE:

Darlene Chapdelaine
211 Eastford Road
Eastford, CT  06242

First Selectman, Town of Eastford;
and Town of Eastford
c/o Eric Knapp, Esq.
Branse, Willis & Knapp, LLC
148 Eastern Boulevard
Suite 301
Glastonbury, CT  06033

____________________________
Cynthia A. Cannata
Acting Clerk of the Commission

FIC/2013-389/FD/cac/2/11/2014