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Residents press Western Placer Unified for missing audits and CFD‑2 ledgers, cite public‑records concerns
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Residents demanded full disclosure of financial ledgers and audits tied to CFD‑2 and district facility funding, saying requested documents are missing or withheld; commenters invoked the California Public Records Act and asked the board to identify responsible parties for any missing records.
Speakers at the Western Placer Unified gathering urged the district to release detailed financial records and audits tied to Community Facilities District 2 (CFD‑2) and other facility funding, saying public ledgers spanning a decade are incomplete or withheld.
Robin Lague, a resident who addressed the board during public comment, said a district response to a public‑records request confirmed that key financial documents are “still missing, incomplete, or being withheld under board exemption.” Lague called for immediate transparency and a public explanation for any missing records.
"When millions of taxpayer dollars are involved, there's no exemption for transparency," Lague said. "Transparency is not optional. Accountability is not negotiable. The California Public Records Act exists to protect the people, not the bureaucracy. This community deserves the truth."
A separate commenter who identified herself as a former finance director and a Lincoln Crossing resident told the board she believed the CFD‑2 bond financing to be about $80 million and asked where funds had been spent and which schools were to be built with those proceeds. The transcript recorded the resident raising questions about maps and redistricting related to Lincoln Crossing but did not include a district staff response with project‑by‑project accounting.
Lague asked the board for three specific actions: full disclosure of all financial ledgers and development reports (not summaries), a written explanation for any missing or destroyed audits with responsible names and dates, and a public commitment to strengthen record retention, audit and oversight practices. She argued that withheld or missing ledgers undermine trust in district decisions about boundaries and new facilities.
The district’s written response to an audit request — described by speakers as invoking attorney‑client privilege and non‑disclosure for preliminary drafts — was cited by commenters as an insufficient explanation for missing records. The transcript did not record a formal board vote or staff presentation resolving the public‑records concerns during the meeting.
Speakers requested that the board publicly identify what records exist, what is missing, and what steps the district will take to restore full financial transparency.
