I am livid that, yet again, this Planning Commission is powering through to pass zoning that has been objected to by countless citizens. Does the November 2024 rejection of 439 not mean a dang thing??? They have NO respect for the electorate and, in my opinion, legal options should be explored.
Not all actions by elected officials or by the bureaucrats who do the day to day work of implementing governmental policy are consciously executed with an attempt to keep the citizenry in the dark (although it is not unheard of for Government at all levels to at times be consciously opaque rather than transparent.) Often, opaque governmental activity is due to a significantly different culture in which the elected leaders and the bureaucracies work from the culture in which ordinary citizens live and work. When was the last time, as an example, that you tried navigating any governmental web site and found it easy, or tried contacting a governmental agency and found it easy?
I am livid that, yet again, this Planning Commission is powering through to pass zoning that has been objected to by countless citizens. Does the November 2024 rejection of 439 not mean a dang thing??? They have NO respect for the electorate and, in my opinion, legal options should be explored.
Not all actions by elected officials or by the bureaucrats who do the day to day work of implementing governmental policy are consciously executed with an attempt to keep the citizenry in the dark (although it is not unheard of for Government at all levels to at times be consciously opaque rather than transparent.) Often, opaque governmental activity is due to a significantly different culture in which the elected leaders and the bureaucracies work from the culture in which ordinary citizens live and work. When was the last time, as an example, that you tried navigating any governmental web site and found it easy, or tried contacting a governmental agency and found it easy?
Agree with you Dr. Zako. But, a small town should not be as difficult as state & federal government.
For sure. Where there is a will, there is a way to greater transparency.