What ever happened to the papers involved in Shreddergate—the infamous incident that transpired in city hall? That’s what Chase Matheson, citizen journalist from the Patriot Punk Network, asked the Tullahoma Board of Mayor and Aldermen during public comments this past meeting.

Matheson reminded the board that the incident that was nicknamed Shreddergate involved a large amount of paperwork. Former Alderman Jenna Amacher discovered the papers in a bin inside one of the offices and called attention to what she thought was an illegal disposal of documents.

“As a result of this, the city of Tullahoma paid out a rather large settlement and were dropped by PEP,” he stated, the settlement coming for a lawsuit that was triggered by incidents that transpired around Shreddergate. “Worst of all, one elected official, an alderman, was thrown in jail, indicted for a felony, just for his vote regarding that very paperwork.”

Matheson was referring to former Alderman Kurt Glick, who was indicted for official misconduct for allegedly not disclosing a perceived conflict of interest before he voted on an item that had to do with Shreddergate. The charges against him were dropped without explanation recently after the case languished through years of continuances and special prosecutors.

“He had his firearm seized, spent years labeled as a criminal and spent tens of thousands of dollars all because of a vote he took in the seat you are sitting in right now,” he continued.

He pointed out that prior to Glick’s indictment, the board of mayor and aldermen were “very interested” in finding the contents of the Shreddergate documents. He added that, to his knowledge, no elected official has had a chance to review the documents that were located by Amacher in the city hall trash bin.

“Most disturbing is that those documents cannot be located,” he said, noting he has tried to get the records himself. “No one has a clue as to where these documents are.”

Matheson suggested that the city of Tullahoma take a “page out of the playbook” from Coffee County Mayor Dennis Hunt in how he handled the “mystery box” last year. The mystery box was a box of papers that belonged to the late County Mayor Judd Matheny. A county commissioner was accused of conspiring to get the box to see what was inside. When the alleged plan was revealed, Hunt called a press conference and personally went through the box for everyone to see. Nothing of interest was found inside.

“Unboxing for the world to see,” he said of what he would like to see done with the Shreddergate documents. “Invite the media, invite the citizens and hopefully there’s nothing in that bin other than some desk notes and drawings from someone’s refrigerator.”

Matheson suggested the city of Tullahoma work through council to obtain the Shreddergate documents.

“Maybe it’s a giant conspiracy, maybe it’s a big nothing burger,” he said. “Either way, the public deserves complete transparency.