 READ THE ENTIRE MISLEADING ARTICLE HERE. Have you seen the WFMZ report on Monday 6.26.23 Board meeting? Written by Gregory Purcell
WFMZ.com Reporter: What I saw in the room was the WFMZ reporter actually attending the meeting and what a hit piece they did on me. No mention of the issues I raised concerning $327,000 written to the wrong vendor, the late charges for paying another invoice late, the early payment (by more than two weeks) of $45,000 to our Solicitor. (Contract specifically states payment on 6.30.23 but we payed on 6.12.23) Contract states "on or before 6.30.23". but why pay so early?) Bell unilaterally threw me out of the meeting, instructed the Chief of Police to remove me. A break was ordered by Bell in order to facilitate my removal. I discussed it with the Chief, Bell put him in a difficult situation, Our Chief is a really good guy and I did not want to put him in this difficult situation. I came back and read a statement regarding what I believe is a concerted effort to silence me and to make the environment so toxic ( and it is) to persuade me resign as so many were "forced" to resign before me when you refuse to conform and support what "they" want you to do. The WFMZ article is so biased and one sided it is not representative of what occurred. For example this part of the WFMZ article claims George Purcell wrote: "Supervisor David Hughes was expelled from the meeting by Chair George Bell and Police Chief Matthew Hawley after he refused several requests by Bell to cease speaking so the meeting could return to the agenda. Hughes was later allowed to return when Bell said he intended only for Hughes to be removed for the vote on expenditures, not the entire meeting." The vote on Expenditures was conducted before Bell went rogue, look at around 28:35 minutes of part1 of the meeting the vote was taken after I questioned issues with the payment, including a check for over $327,000 written to the wrong vendor, a late charge incurred on another invoice for late payment and the very early payment of $45,000 to our solicitor due 6.30 but paid on 6.12. but before they illegally expelled me. Looking at this meeting and previous meetings you will see and hear numerous times where various board members and our manager interject into the meeting discussions without recognition from the Chair. Why , as I was attempting to get a clarification regarding a missing element not included in approvals would be an act of disrupting the meeting? To the point that Chair George Bell unilaterally took action to remove me from the meeting. The article is further misleading because the claim I was allowed to return later was not an option. The Chief walked me out the front door, we discussed the issue, I got into my car and drove home. When I got home I began listening to the meeting and the claim I was not removed was an obvious attempt to cover up their egregious behavior. I walked back in, sat in the audience and listen to them approve KMS to do our budgeting at a ridiculous hourly rate. A firm that our Manager has very close ties to as a former employee of theirs earlier this year , a firm we paid $9,500 to have the right to hire her as manager. Look at the video, If you can hear me I said to Bell, "I am here as a citizen, I have no intention to disrupt your meeting" What did he do next? Look at the video...he invited me to sit at the table, unilaterally as the dictator he is.....invited me to attend a meeting that he never should have been able to expel me from to begin with. I should have been allowed to express my concern before he rudely talked over my attempt to ask a point of reference regarding the agenda item for "APPROVALS" and that question was " Why are we no longer reviewing the treasurers report and approving it subject to audit?" (As we did for years) I RETURNED on my own volition to return to this meeting. The expulsion was meant to be permanent. How do we/you know this....WATCH THE VIDEO AND WATCH AS THEY WAIT FOR ME TO PACK UP MY COMPUTER AND MY PAPER WORK......DO YOU REALLY THINK GEORGE BELL'S CLAIM : "Bell said he intended only for Hughes to be removed for the vote on expenditures, not the entire meeting." IS THIS A VALID OBSERVATION REPORTED BY THIS VERY BIASED REPORTER? It is unfortunate that the reporter George Purcell has been reporting only one side of the issue, in my opinion incredibly biased.
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In my Opinion, As an Elected Supervisor of Exeter Township:  George Bell, a certified financial advisor with Fidelity Investments is showing off his leadership skills again! As he begins taking full control of the township. The township if you don't know is in a downward spiral....it is chaos within the administration. Information is once again not so easy to come by, finding light escaping from a BLACK HOLE would be easier than obtaining answers in the township. It is obvious who is in charge with these recent emails: George Bell and Mary/Betsy McBride. The new Director of Golf just confirmed that above. We don't need five supervisors when one will do, right? WHAT ARE THEY HIDING ABOUT THE GOLF COURSE? IT IS PROJECTED TO LOSE $400,000 AND THE CLUBHOUSE IS PROJECTED TO LOSE $100,000 FOR A TOTAL OF $500,000.
In my Opinion, As an Elected Supervisor of Exeter Township:
The RCC is budgeted to lose $500,000 this year. I want to understand why and find if if there is anyway to reduce this loss. This is only on operating income alone. Another approximately $900,000 in depreciation and debt service payments are in addition to this loss.
I have questions, so I went up to the RCC to formerly introduce myself to the new Director of Golf on Sunday June 19th at approximately 4:30 pm. I was told he left at 3:30, ok, no problem, I asked for his phone number and the young man behind the counter provided it. I called the Director of golf and left a message asking him to call me at his convenience. The two letters above are the results of my attempts to get some questions answered and introduce myself to our new Director of Golf.  From: Ted Gardella
Dave - We are still operating under the communications motion. I will research theses invoices with Betsy, and respomd based on that review. Ted Theodore (Ted) Gardella Exeter Township Supervisor Please note that email sent to and from this address may be subject to the Pennsylvania Right to Know Act and may be disclosed to third parties. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Mary McBride <betsy@exetertownship.com> Sent: Thursday, June 8, 2023 11:22 AM To: Ted Gardella <tgardella@exetertownship.com> Subject: FW: 6/12 AGENDA - BOS MTG DISBURSEMENTS Betsy McBride Exeter Township Manager Please note that email sent to and from this address may be subject to the Pennsylvania Right to Know Act and may be disclosed to third parties. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: David Hughes <dhughes@exetertownship.com> Sent: Thursday, June 8, 2023 10:10 AM To: Mary McBride <betsy@exetertownship.com> Subject: Re: 6/12 AGENDA - BOS MTG DISBURSEMENTS Dear Mary, Please provide the invoices/documents supporting the list below: Thank you, DHH ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
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