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Resident accuses Poughkeepsie officials of secrecy, cites open meetings concerns
Summary
During public comment at the Sept. 2 Common Council meeting, resident Laurie Sandow criticized council communication practices and raised concerns about social-media blocking and transparency, citing the state's open meetings law.
Laurie Sandow, a resident of South Grand Avenue in Poughkeepsie’s Eighth Ward, used the Sept. 2 Common Council public-comment period to accuse council members and city officials of poor communication and secrecy and to urge compliance with open-meetings rules.
"Open meetings law declares that it is essential to the maintenance of a democratic society," Sandow said during her remarks, quoting the statute in arguing that public business…
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