Press: LCDC Wise To Remain Open

The reason people devote themselves to public service is so they can serve the public. In theory, anyway. Mary Souza, a local government watchdog whose skeptical views and strong remarks have targeted numerous public servants - and newspaper editors, for that matter - emailed a public records request late last month to the head of Coeur d’Alene’s urban renewal agency. Souza requested an updated, emailed spreadsheet showing current Lake City Development Corp. projects. What she got wasn’t what she sought. Souza and LCDC’s Tony Berns exchanged polite emails that amounted to a standoff: Berns was telling Souza to submit a specific form, and Souza was telling Berns the request as she phrased and submitted it fully met Idaho code/ Mike Patrick , Coeur d’Alene Press. More here .

Question: Is it possible that Mary is right in this instance?