Dear COA Newsletter subscriber,
In the May 2023 issue, privately funded by the Friends of the COA and advertisers, a layout/editing error by Town staff resulted in incorrectly noting a letter as being from the Planning Board (PB). It was not. The letter was from a PB member running for re-election. The PB member has since agreed to pay the Friends of the COA. Also, only one PB member is running for re-election, not two as stated in the letter. Please know that neither the COA nor the Planning Board endorses candidates.
We take responsibility for the error and apologize for the confusion. A policy of no campaign letters or advertising in official Town publications will be implemented going forward. In addition, the Town has filed a report with the MA Office of Campaign and Political Financing about this error.
Sincerely,
Nancy Hammond, Director, Manchester Council on Aging
Gregory T. Federspiel, Manchester Town Administrator
