The recent story published about Dover Councilman William Hare was alarming to say the least (“Dover staffer explains complaint against Hare”). No employee should have to go through the harassment that Ms. Lauren Eisenbraun endured by a public official. Councilman Hare had no right to interfere with the daily operation of the city staff. If he had an issue with Ms. Eisenbraun, then he should have gone to her supervisor, a department head or the personnel department, instead of following her on lunch breaks to Aldi or wherever else and going to her home on several occasions uninvited, even to encounter her husband on one of those visits.
His actions include bizarre behavior. The story and the findings by the Ethics Commission were evidence of a clear pattern of unethical conduct. What he has done, in my opinion, is no different than watching a Lifetime movie titled, “Stalked by My Neighbor,” and is a huge slap in the face for all the women subjected to being stalked or harassed.
It is even mentioned in the story that the couple contacted Dover police, who asked Mr. Hare to stay away from Ms. Eisenbraun. The story mentions that Councilman Hare blatantly portrayed himself as untouchable by trying to hide this whole situation after he received the decision from the Ethics Commission.
As a resident, I can no longer be confident that the business before the city is untainted, as long as Councilman Hare is there. To restore the integrity of the governing body and the trust of the public, Councilman Hare needs to resign from office.
Alice Greenfield
Dover
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