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Resident urges Polk County commissioners to demand transparency from DA’s office
Summary
At the Polk County Board of Commissioners meeting Dec. 17, resident Robert Greenway criticized the county district attorney’s office, saying officials have provided no written records or names to support accusations against him and urging commissioners to produce phone logs or notes.
Robert Greenway, a member of the public who identified himself at the start of his remarks, used the Polk County Board of Commissioners’ public-comment period on Dec. 17 to accuse the county’s district attorney’s office of operating without transparency and urged elected officials to produce documentary evidence.
“Where’s transparency?” Greenway asked, saying he had received only “long-winded answers” and no written logs, names or notes to substantiate allegations made about him. “It’s all b s right now,” he said, arguing the county relies on secondhand officer reports rather than written records or phone logs that would show who spoke to whom.
Greenway told the commissioners he recently met with a person he identified as “Mr. Pope” and said the response he received did not resolve his concerns. He challenged the board to provide phone logs, names or notes documenting any conversations their staff or the district attorney’s office relied on and said the county, which funds the DA’s office, has a responsibility to ensure accountability.
The presiding official moved on after Greenway concluded; no response or formal staff report addressing the specific records Greenway requested appears in the meeting record.
Why it matters: Greenway framed his comments as a demand for public documentation of allegations that could affect residents’ reputations and asked elected officials to exercise oversight of a county-funded office. The transcript records no follow-up action on the request during this meeting.
What’s next: The meeting proceeded to routine agenda business and recognitions. The transcript does not record the board directing staff to locate or release the materials Greenway requested, nor does it record a formal response from the district attorney’s office during this session.
