Friday, April 30, 2010

A Rosemary Woods moment

I called the county earlier this morning to buy an audio CD of yesterday's full county board meeting.
The official minutes sorta left out much of the content out:
"Public Participation
Jim Riley addressed the Board regarding Board Rules and public participation.
John McNally addressed the Board.
Chuck Woods thanked the Board for letter of support regarding Muskegon River Trailways
and Regional Association Letter of Support.
Chairman Mahoney recognized Dave Kieft, Muskegon Charter Township Supervisor, Mike
Thompson, Egelston Township Supervisor and Chuck Woods, City of North Muskegon
Council Member."
I was told someone would call me back when they were available and a nice woman just called and told me she was checking the "tape" but it had stopped about half way during the meeting.


update:
The county clerk's office just called me and said they were sorry but the second half of the county commission full board meeting was just "not on the recording" so I wouldn't be able to buy a copy.

So, "they" have decided to abbreviate the official minutes.

To the benefit of our community?

Or is the county board of commissioners going to the mattresses?

Or is it the clerk who has decided just what the public should or should not see?

And now the recording just poofed away.

But the county web site still proclaims "Muskegon County welcomes public participation".

Yeah right....

Rosemary Woods would be proud.

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