Democracy - do we deserve it? [More]

It’s official. On August 17th 2009 Spruce Grove City Council voted unanimously in all three readings to prohibit the public from recording the Open council meetings. On September 14th at the open council meeting I asked council if the public could record the meetings. They deferred my question and promised that the City Administration would respond. Here is the email I received from Mr. Lagore, City Manager. “Mr. Weed, firstly I would like to apologize for the time that it has ta... [More]

Below is a letter that was addressed to Doug Lagore, Spruce Grove's City Manager. The letter speaks for itself but it does address an issue that affects us all. To: Spruce Grove City Administration Attn: Doug Lagore – City Manager I would like to voice my concern about a situation that has recently cast doubt on the transparency of the City of Spruce Grove’s Administration and Spruce Grove’s City Council. On Sept 14th 2009 I brought the following question, the contents of... [More]