Friday, April 13, 2007

 

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.