You need look no farther than the NGIC-Wendell Wood- BoS/Ken Boyd situation? fiasco? controversy? discussion? Taxpayers deserve to hear from Mr. Boyd exactly what happened.
Cvillenews has a nice roundup while Charlottesville Tomorrow has incomparable coverage.
From CvilleTomorrow:
In addition, the Supervisors had discussions behind closed doors that, while legal, meant the public didn’t have the benefit of knowing the details of their past discussions leading up to the vote on the resolution.
Few dispute the enormous positive impact that NGIC has on our region. Citizens deserve transparency.
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