Resident presses board on FOIA response and EDA transparency

Oct 7, 2026

A resident who identified himself as 'Liberty' read an attorney's FOIA response and said the Economic Development Authority and county treasurer should clarify which office holds records of incentive recipients and amounts; county staff and legal counsel described records provided and FOIA limits.

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A citizen identifying himself as 'Liberty' (also addressed earlier as Mr. Labadee in the meeting) told the board he had submitted multiple FOIA requests to learn which entities received incentive payments and the amounts. He read from an attorney's response supplied to him and suggested responsibilities may be split between the Economic Development Authority (EDA) and the county treasurer, who serves as the EDA's fiscal agent. Liberty said he believes the EDA may be withholding information and asked the board to clarify where responsive records reside.

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