Bancroft_Basics Facts_2021Apr19_Rev01

When representatives of HERD met
with the Commissioners in February
2020 to discuss the RFP and HERD’s
statement of principles, Commissioner
Kasko objected to the presence of John
Stokes (a member of HERD, a planner,
and a former member of the Planning
Board whom the Commissioners had
declined to reappoint because of his vocal
opposition to their decisions and actions
on Bancroft).
When HERD argued that Stokes was a
key member of their team, Commissioner
Kasko left the meeting in a huff.
Mayor Rochford followed, leaving
Commissioner Bianco Bezich,
Administrator McCullough, Solicitor
Iavicoli, and Clerk Bennett to represent