Who is “the public” when it comes to public comments?

An interesting thing happened at the March 11, 2015 meeting of the Clementon Housing Authority board of commissioners.  The vice chair of the board got up to speak “as a member of the public” during the public comment portion of the meeting. The topic was Community Development Block Grant money, for which the Authority may Read More …

It’s National Sunshine Week !

March 15-21 is National Sunshine Week, a yearly event that highlights the importance of open government and our “right to know” as citizens engaged in our own governance. Established in 2001, the New Jersey Foundation for Open Government (NJFOG) is the only organization in New Jersey dedicated solely to improving public access to government records Read More …