Delta County Independent:  A Crawford resident is threatening legal action against the Town of Crawford after a temporary civil protection order against him was dismissed in Delta County Court.

The order was filed against Carl Page by town clerk Cally Gallegos following a June 29 incident at Crawford Town Hall in which Page sought and was denied access to public documents. At an Aug. 2 hearing, Delta County Judge Sandra Miller dismissed the case.

In a letter from Page, dated Aug. 12 and addressed to the Town of Crawford, Mayor Wanda Gofforth, Gallegos and council members, Page claims the legal action was “frivolous,” cost him $1,700 in legal fees, and caused defamation of character that affected his professional career as a registered nurse. Page offered to forego any legal action in lieu of a cash settlement of $50,000.

At the Sept. 7 trustee meeting, Page told council and town attorney James Brown, Gallegos “has cost the taxpayers of Crawford thousands of dollars in a frivolous complaint that you as town council and as individuals decided to pile in on.”

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