FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION

OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT

In the Matter of a Complaint by FINAL DECISION

John D. Garvey,

Complainant

against Docket #FIC 1997-171

Board of Assessment Appeals, Town of Goshen,

Respondent December 10, 1997

The above-captioned matter was scheduled to be heard as a contested case on October 1, 1997, at which time the complainant and the respondent appeared in order to present testimony and argument on the complaint.

At an informal conference prior to the October 1, 1997 hearing, the complainant and the respondent reached the terms of an agreement in resolution of this contested case, wherein the parties agreed that there was a violation of the requirement to file minutes within seven days in connection with the respondent’s meeting of May 19, 1997, and also that henceforth the respondent will comply with the letter and the spirit of all aspects of the Freedom of Information Act. Based upon this agreement, the complainant informed the Commission that he wished to withdraw his complaint.

The Commission warmly commends both the complainant and the respondent for working successfully to negotiate a non-litigated settlement of their earlier differences.

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.

Approved by Order of the Freedom of Information Commission at its regular meeting of December 10, 1997.

_________________________

Doris V. Luetjen

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:

John D. Garvey

329 Beach Road

Goshen, CT 06756

Board of Assessment Appeals, Town of Goshen

c/o Charles E. Roraback

Roraback & Roraback

P.O. Box 96

Goshen, CT 06756

__________________________

Doris V. Luetjen

Acting Clerk of the Commission

FIC1997-171/FD/tcg/12101997