|
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
COMMISSION |
|||
|
In
the Matter of a Complaint by |
FINAL
DECISION |
||
|
Franz
R. Pielmeier, |
|
||
|
|
Complainants |
|
|
|
|
against
|
|
Docket
#FIC 1999-156 |
|
Secretary, Historical Tree Restoration |
|
||
|
|
Respondents |
February
23, 2000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
The above-captioned matter was scheduled to be heard as a contested case on January 21, 2000, at which time the respondents appeared, however, the complainant failed to appear to prosecute the complaint.
The
following order by the Commission is hereby recommended on the basis of the
record concerning the above-captioned complaint:
1. The complaint is hereby dismissed with prejudice.
2. The Commission admonishes the complainant for his failure to appear at the scheduled hearing, and more so for his failure and lack of courtesy in not informing the Commission that he would not attend the hearing. The complainant’s apparent total disregard that the Commission, the state of Connecticut, and the respondent town agencies expended valuable and scarce resources in preparing for this hearing is inexcusable.
Approved by Order of the Freedom of Information Commission at its regular meeting of
February 23, 2000.
_________________________
Melanie R. Balfour
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:
Franz R. Pielmeier
44 East Flat Hill Road
Southbury, CT 06488
Secretary, Historical Tree Restoration Committee, Town of Southbury; Director,
Department of Parks and Recreation, Town of Southbury; Board of Selectmen,
Town
of Southbury; and Town of Southbury
c/o Atty. Gail E. McTaggart
Secor, Cassidy & McPartland, PC
41 Church Street, PO Box 2818
Waterbury, CT 06723-2818
__________________________
Melanie R. Balfour
Acting Clerk of the Commission
FIC1999-156FD/mrb/02/25/00