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Resident urges board to limit post-approval oversight and not 'meddle' in projects
Summary
Dan Williams told the board that transparency is required before approval but that, once funded, projects should be allowed to proceed without continual interference; he warned excessive oversight becomes 'meddling.'
Dan Williams, a resident of Reed Avenue, urged the Board to distinguish pre-approval transparency from post-approval oversight and to avoid what he described as excessive meddling in completed projects. "Once the project has been approved and funded then you've got what you've got. The people doing the project should be allowed to do their work," Williams said.
Williams framed his remarks as support for local projects and praised Board member Kristina/Katrina Christofilakos’s initiative while urging clearer rules on when additional reporting or oversight is required. His comments were part of the public-comment period and raised governance questions but did not trigger board action.
