Editorial: St. Joseph fails in transparency

August 31, 2012 at 11:12 am

Did you ever have an experience that restores your faith in something while simultaneously reinforcing your frustrations with the topic at hand?

I’ve had such an experience in recent weeks, and it culminated last week … I hope. The good news: It restored my faith in everyday residents paying attention to their government. The frustration it restored? Leaders of government resistant to transparency.

Mike McDonald, referred to in this editorial, has been an early and consistent supporter and advisor to NAIOP’s transparency proposal. He is a CPA and a former city council member.

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St. Cloud Times, July 14, 2012

Entry filed under: Nexus Project, Public Policy | Government Affairs. Tags: .

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