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Hotel staff allege
Alderman caught eavesdropping By Mike Williscraft NewsNow While Grimsby Ald. Michelle Seaborn maintains she had business reasons to be at the Casablanca Winery Inn last Thursday, staff and the inn’s owner have a decidedly different version of events. Last Thursday, a bizarre chain of events ensued when a member of the waiting staff spotted Seaborn “hiding” in a small alcove which is part of the hallway connecting the
inn’s kitchen with the Vintages meeting room. “I got a phone call at home,” said inn owner Don Snively. “My waitress told me a woman was hiding in the corner where there is a little alcove designed so you can’t see the kitchen.” Snively said the waitress was so concerned that it appeared the meeting was being recorded by this woman she followed her out - after asking her to leave the area
- and took a photo of the woman so she could identify who that she was later. In response to questions emailed and delivered to Seaborn in a letter delivered at Grimsby’s council meeting Monday night, Seaborn initially would not comment. “Since this pertains to my business, and that of the Grimsby Farmers Market, this response is not to be printed anywhere,” Seaborn wrote. Snively said he is not aware
of any business connection between the inn and Seaborn, but did note his chef is also a vendor at the Farmers Market. Of the incident, Snively said Seaborn’s explanation was just not plausible . “She was hiding in the corner,” said Snively. “As far as I am concerned, if someone has booked a room there shouldn’t be anyone in the corner.” As for Seaborn being at the
inn for business Snively said that didn’t wash, either. “To my knowledge, we’ve never bought anything from her. She’s using that as an excuse,” said Snively, who noted Thursday was the first time he had seen his chef on site at a time he was not scheduled to work. “When one of the staff asked the chef why he was there, he just said, ‘stay out of it’.” “Your information is incorrect. I was meeting a chef See MEETING, Page 3