If I were running for Park Board, I could not ask for a better example of something that should not have happened at a Park Board meeting. During last night's meeting (February 2nd) the Standards and Conduct Committee of the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board passed a motion to change OPEN TIME for public comment from 6:00 pm to 4:45 pm at future meetings. They did this to intentionally limit access to folks that work from 9 to 5 and to make sure that the public comment is never part of their broadcast. They also sought to limit access by making the sign up process to speak to the Board more arduous. I only heard the end of this proposal because I work until 5 and arrived during the discussion. This is such a bad idea for so many reasons that it just makes you wonder...this, at a meeting where the longest discussion was about log rolling. So what happens now? How can someone like Bob Fine not realize that now a bunch of people will have to show up for next month's televised open time and focus on the conduct of the commissioners instead of other pertinent park issues. Scott Vreeland Seward (A supporter of Lumber industry history and Lumberjack events at the North Interpretive Park) REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list.
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