Charlie said "We are as transparent as we possibly can be. We don't know how to be more transparent." He went on to invite the public to offer ideas. That's a great opportunity for participation. Charlie may sincerely think LCDC is already transparent. Let's see, its meetings are held at 3 p.m. on a weekday. That makes it pretty tough for working folks to attend. LCDC meetings are not on TV. Its meeting minutes, while available online (good), are lacking in description or detail (not good). LCDC uses incredibly complex terms to describe their methods of operation and financing: OPA? DDA? Increment? LCDC is so deficient in transparency that it has no consistent method for making its project approvals or denials. As well, these important decisions are made behind closed doors in executive session.
DFO: Mary, didn't you say that you were going to write about something other than the LCDC this week? Oh well, no harm it hitting the transparency issue. It's a decent one.
Question (for those neutral on LCDC): Which issues brought up by Mary, DanG and their compatriots here concern you most?
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as we possibly can be. We don't know how to be more transparent." He went on to invite the public to offer ideas. That's a great opportunity for participation. Charlie may sincerely think LCDC is already transparent. Let's see, its meetings are held at 3 p.m. on a weekday. That makes it pretty tough for working folks to attend. LCDC meetings are not on TV. Its meeting minutes, while available online (good), are lacking in description or detail (not good). LCDC uses incredibly complex terms to describe their methods of operation and financing: OPA? DDA? Increment? LCDC is so deficient in transparency that it has no consistent method for making its project approvals or denials. As well, these important decisions are made behind closed doors in executive session.
