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Residents urge clearer notice, records access and maintenance: garden, meeting schedule and records fees raised
Summary
Multiple residents used the public-comment time to ask for more predictable meeting scheduling and to complain about maintenance of the perennial garden; others pressed for easier public-record access and questioned public-record fees.
Several residents used public comment at the start of the meeting to raise distinct concerns about notice, maintenance and records access.
Barbara Kennedy asked the boards to return to a more predictable meeting schedule so residents without listserv access or daily notice could plan attendance. "I wonder when we might return to something that approximates our regular schedule," she said, noting the weekly newspaper notice lag.
Another resident described a four-year neglect of a perennial garden and requested simple remediation — weed-whacking, topsoil and plantings — rather than being offered to buy $2,200 worth of topsoil herself. Separately, speakers raised concerns about public-records response time and fees; one resident cited repeated public-record requests over 18 months and questioned charging residents for staff time in responding.
The boards acknowledged the concerns and asked staff to consider clearer notice practices and the costs of records production. Trustees said they try not to charge for paper copies but will sometimes assess fees when requests require significant staff time.
