>“Valley again spends big on lobbying”

>Some residents have been called at home and asked to answer survey questions about Valley Hospital. A quick thinking resident asked who the client was, but the supervisor would not make any disclosure, so the resident refused to participate. Since the town is not underwriting such a survey, it is assumed that the client is Valley.
The aim of the survey would seem to be to again gather ammunition to lobby the Planning Board to deliver a yes vote on the Valley Expansion. These types of surveys cost $$$. Is it appropriate that Valley continues to spend tens of thousands of its health service profits on lobbying the Planning Board, through advertizing and other means, all outside of the public hearing procedures? What do blog readers think?