Cr Ben Mitchell moved a motion to have Councillors disclose which Facebook and websites councillors administrator after Maitland Council received public backlash over it’s skyrocketing rates and reckless spending they received a barrage of negative social posts and news, comments and emails, in direct opposition to policies made by Maitland Council.
Cr Mitchell and others believe that Cr Penfold was the mastermind behind the rapid rise of the popular news site MHV News which turned out to be false leaving Maitland councillors looking like a bunch of whining teenagers at their last meeting. Councillors spent almost the entire meeting moaning about social media and local news. Which you as a rate-payer footed the bill for this meeting and legal advice given to council.
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