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Resident raises transparency concerns about River Falls Police Department
Summary
A resident told the council they had filed public-records requests and expressed concern about a perceived decline in transparency from the River Falls Police Department over the past year.
During public comments, Dana Linscott said she had filed Freedom of Information and public-records requests with the city and the River Falls Police Department while investigating matters at the request of constituents and that she had noticed "a distinct further lack of transparency in the past year, especially from the River Falls Police Department." Linscott said she tried to limit burden on staff when filing requests.
The council did not take action during the comment period in the provided transcript excerpt and no staff response to Linscott’s remarks appears in the excerpt.
Why this matters: Public confidence in records access affects civic oversight; Linscott’s comment documents that a resident has sought records and perceives changes in responsiveness, but the transcript does not include the city’s response or specifics about requests.
