Selectman Calls For Cedar Hills Investigation

STOUGHTON, MA — A Stoughton selectman is calling on the board to conduct their own investigation into an incident that took place at Cedar Hill Golf Court during the summer of 2015.

Selectman Joe Mokrisky asked the board last Tuesday to place a discussion item concerning a possible investigation into the incident on a future agenda. According to court documents, a party that attracted a crowd well over the 100-person capacity gained police attention after a 16-year-old driver said he came from the event during a traffic stop.

Sgt. Paul Williams wrote in a police report that HR Director Jamie Kelley told police officers at Cedar Hills to leave the golf course during an investigation. Kelley, who was serving as town manager while Michael Hartman was on vacation, allegedly continued to impede the investigation by making copies of requested golf club surveillance footage, ignoring requests for copies of the Cedar Hills permits and licenses, and telling town employees to not talk to investigators, the report said.

A charged of obstruction a liquor investigation against Kelley was continued without a finding in court and later dropped.

With the case in court over, Mokrisky is hoping to see the board take some action.

“This board of selectmen, as the licensing authority, has done nothing but talk and until the finding of the court case, couldn’t act on it,” Mokrisky said. “I would like to see us launch an investigation so we can find how much is true. We’ve got to stop kicking the can down the street. This is another issue that some people think is full of nonsense and others think is critical."

Selectman Robert O’Regan noted that he worked with Selectman Robert Cohn on a draft document to consider taking up an investigation, but it was never voted on.

“I would ask that we take up that proposal. We can either do the whole thing, part of it, or not, but I agree that there are thing that could, should, and would be looked at,” O’Reagan said.

Mokrisky agreed that some aspects of the investigation should be done by the selectmen, but not all of it is in the board’s authority.

“I agree with you 50 percent. The other part that you are bringing up is the town manager’s authority,” Mokrisky said.

The board is expected to discuss the issue at a future meeting.

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