Rhoades Salvage/ABC Metals v. Town of Milton Selectboard

Skoglund, J.,

¶ 22. dissenting. It was a shouting match. Apparently there were local scores to settle. Audience members questioned one another, talked over evidence, and interrupted the selectboard members. Doors were slammed and petty grievances were aired. No “witness” was sworn in. There was no real opportunity to challenge the relevance of testimony or the competence or expertise or bias of any “witness.” This is the proceeding the majority equates with a formal agency adjudication. The seleetboard’s conclusion was something, but it was certainly not in the same league as a decision by an…