Sunday, October 15, 2006

Public Meetings Rant

My rant for the day. Where does OWASA post their public meetings notices? OWASA has subcommittee meetings of the board every month, but they aren't posted to the Board calendar. Is the point to make sure they comply with the law but don't have to deal with the messiness of public oversight?

What about the town of Carrboro? Carrboro has a Greenways Commission meeting scheduled for October 28, but I can't find it anywhere on their website. It's not on the message board with Top News, it's not even on the inaccessible printable calendars.

Legally, all meetings must be posted 48 hours in advance. Apparently, it doesn't matter where they are posted or else citizens have got to be clued in separate from the public posts.

Orange County has the worse website of any local government in Orange County, but at least they have an accessible and up-to-date calendar. Even the Chapel Hill website has a current events page that is sort of like a calendar and is easier to use and more up-to-date than OWASA or Carrboro.

End of rant.

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