In a screaming tirade, Tom Miller, the latest representative from Gedalias’ Company certainly showed the Selectmen his management style. For a person who said he did not like “attitudes”, Miller clearly expressed his as he accused the town's Animal Control Officer of harassment. At first, Miller claimed to be the farm manager, but had to quickly backtrack and admit he is only an employee of Galen York, of York's Slaughterhouse in Medway. York is now managing the farm for owner Lee Feigon.

Miller claimed he had asked the State to lessen their demands so the farm could comply, and that the State had agreed. (Amity Matters is presently checking with State officials on this claim and will update as soon as the response becomes available.)He also claimed that no goats had been in the road since he has been running the farm, even though on Hamilton's last official visit to the farm he had to point out the group running across the road while he and Miller were standing there talking.

Arthur Hall, also present at the meeting, chimed in that the goats were not out. However, while taking around the citizen's open letter, Hall had complained to ACO Hamilton about the goats being in the road and said there were even some down behind his house. Hall said he wasn't going to say anything about them because they weren't bothering anybody. As recently as a few days before the Selectmen's meeting, a gray car was seen swerving and blowing its horn at goats in the Lycette Road.

Miller admitted that he had about 5 goats they had been unable to catch and they would probably stay out there. Previously, Galen York had said he would send men out to hunt ones turned wild when the large groups of goats were on the loose. The question is do these goats know they are supposed to stay out of the road?

Miller also claimed that ACO Hamilton had a vendetta against Lee Feigon because Feigon had fired him. Miller claimed that issuing a warning for not having a floor in the doghouse when the dogs were kept in the barn was part of Hamilton's harassment. Hamilton said that was fine when the dogs were in the barn, but when they are tied to the doghouse like one was when he was there, the State says it has to have a floor.

Miller also ordered the Selectmen to tell Hamilton to stay off Gedalias' property and to stop writing stuff and putting pictures about them on the internet.

Amity Matters response to Miller's false allegations are:

1. Larry Hamilton does not write for Amity Matters. He is the Web Master.

2. Amity Matters has not put any pictures of Gedalia's Company on the internet, but does have pictures and facts to back up its stories. Goggle anything to do with pictures of goats and Gedalias for yourself. Amity Matters is looking into what legal recourse is available if Mr. Miller, as the representative for Gedalias' Company, continues to spread false and malicious rumors.

During the summer of 2008, Gedalias was a client of Amity Professional Services (APS), a business run by Mr. Hamilton. APS does Bookkeeping, Property Management, Web Design, Web Hosting, Software Set-Up, and Training. APS assisted Gedalia's Company LLC with bookkeeping and property management.

About two months after the first animals arrived Hamilton ended his relationship with Gedalias' Company in accordance to their agreement. After a pleasant lunch at the Elm Tree Diner, Hamilton handed over the books, and shook hands with Feigon. According to Hamilton, they parted amicably with Feigon offering Hamilton a good reference any time he needed one. Hamilton emphatically stated he was not fired, "how do you get fired when you were never an employee." Hamilton refused to discus any particulars as all his client agreements include a confidentiality clause.

The biggest problem of the meeting is that the Selectmen did not give ACO Hamilton a chance to go into Executive Session. By law, if there is to be a discussion of personnel, the employee is to be given the opportunity to go into Executive Session where the matter is discussed in private with just the parties directly involved. The Chairman of the Board, presently Glen Williams, should have stopped the meeting when Miller began his tirade and given Hamilton the chance to go into Executive Session to protect his privacy.

The Maine Municipal Manual says any personnel complaints should be given to the Town Manager in writing, then a time set up to meet, where the employee can choose to go into executive session and have legal counsel present if he chooses. The Selectmen are not supposed to know the complaint before the meeting. This procedure is to prevent the Selectmen from forming an opinion before they have heard both sides of the issue. It is not the Selectmen's job to take or look into Animal Control calls. If the Selectmen are called with a complaint on any appointee they are supposed to stop the conversation and tell the person to submit any complaints in writing to the Town Manager. By allowing Miller to air his grievance in public without offering to go into Executive Session, Hamilton has been robbed of his right to Due Process.

This is the second time Hamilton has had a legal right to sue the Town for lack of Due Process. Hamilton said, "The only reason I did not sue before and will not this time is because the taxpayers will have to pay any settlement; not the elected official(s) that actually violated my rights. That would not be fair to my friends, neighbors, and other tax payers in the town."