No shortage of ways to shut citizens out
The Canton Repository
PLAIN TWP - Some weeks are better than others for Stark County citizens who want to know how their government operates. This has not been a good week, judging by these developments:
• You might assume that a public hearing actively involves the public, but don’t assume.
County Health Commissioner William Franks has asked his board to schedule a public hearing on the future of the Countywide landfill immediately after the board’s May 9 meeting. Franks has to hold a hearing only if he plans to recommend that Countywide’s operating license be yanked. But because he says he hasn’t made up his mind, he wants to schedule a hearing in any event....Read more.
PLAIN TWP - Some weeks are better than others for Stark County citizens who want to know how their government operates. This has not been a good week, judging by these developments:
• You might assume that a public hearing actively involves the public, but don’t assume.
County Health Commissioner William Franks has asked his board to schedule a public hearing on the future of the Countywide landfill immediately after the board’s May 9 meeting. Franks has to hold a hearing only if he plans to recommend that Countywide’s operating license be yanked. But because he says he hasn’t made up his mind, he wants to schedule a hearing in any event....Read more.
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