PELHAM – The Select Board will not take up a resident’s concern about the contents of a 2010 police accident report when it meets tonight, Wednesday, March 30.
“We will not, in any way, discuss it,” said James Doubleday in a phone interview Wednesday, referring to the complaint from Andre Ryerson, of Gulf Road, that the report was used by the town to receive a $2,100 insurance payout. “The only thing to discuss tonight is when to reschedule it.”
Doubleday said the board is looking at whether Ryerson’s challenge of the report may be a personnel matter that would be required to be handled in an executive session.
Acknowledging that he is off the agenda, Ryerson said he believes town officials may want to keep the issues he is raising quiet.
“I think it’s the substance of a major town scandal,” Ryerson said.
Ryerson argues that contents of the report, related to a Nov. 30, 2010 crash in which his vehicle went off Amherst Road, were inaccurate and used to get Encompass Insurance to pay for fixing guardrail damage that didn’t occur.
That accident report was prepared by Police Chief Gary Thomann, who has denied any wrongdoing.
Ryerson isn’t sure when he will be able to bring his issues directly to the board, but said he hopes to be invited to a future meeting.
Scott Merzbach can be reached at smerzbach@gazettenet.com.
