Activists Push Pittsford for Open Government
A video posted on YouTube last week shows local activist Gerry Minerd giving the Pittsford Town Board a hard time. It also shows a clearly irritated Bill Carpenter (the Town Supervisor) asking her about her attendance record. (I wasn’t aware that there was a requirement..)
The issue? Attachments to town board meeting minutes and agendas are available only at the town hall, and not online. I’m a huge proponent of open, transparent government, but it’s entirely possible that Pittsford’s not trying to hide anything, here. Getting electronic copies of that type of document can be difficult.
Not shown on the video were two other residents who spoke at the meeting. Mike Slade discussed televising town board meetings; there was confusion about whether the town or Time-Warner is responsible for providing public-access television. Judy Braiman spoke about (rumor, here) balloon safety and the Town’s balloon policy.
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