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Opening Arguments

The $17,000 CD

Typical government thinking:

BRIDGEWATER —  A Somerset County town spent more than $17,000 defending a $5 fee it charged a resident for a compact disc of a council meeting.

Tom Coulter filed a complaint with the New Jersey Government Record Council in October 2008, saying he should pay the actual cost of the CD to get the recording.

The state council this year sided with Coulter and found he should have paid about 96 cents.

Bridgewater paid more than $14,000 in legal fees defending the case. It had to pay $3,500 to Coulter for his legal fees and give him a $4.04 refund.

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Comments

Bob G.
Thu, 12/23/2010 - 2:21pm

Leo:
Sounds like something that would happen in FORT WAYNE!

;)

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